. >> brian jackson was found murdered inside in south baltimore home last week. he was laid to rest today. he is awaiting extradition to bear lead appeared >> if you wanted to travel to one of the most expensive cities in the country, you might go to new york. if you want to go to the most inexpensive, drive a couple hours west. >> forbes.com says it will give the beauty and bang for your buck. -- buck. >> the latest on the ravens in dairy and prove that talk is not cheap. >> cool temperatures moving into the been the atlantic could result in a >> the potential college merger. state officials are saying the benefits and cost of making university of baltimore -- university of maryland in baltimore and in college park when university. a public hearing was held today. >> it was the first of two public hearings held to get input on the proposed merger. it is clear that both sides are prepared to make their case. >> i have serious concerns about the potential development on the west side. we have a president who is focused on the west side fully engaged. that is how i

brian jackson was attacked inside his home -- ryan jackson was attacked inside his home. the body was later found in south baltimore. detectives caught up with orton in alabama. he spoke to a reporter as he was led to tell. >> his wife was with him in alabama. she was also arrested for tendering in the resting -- resisting arrest. a man accused of killing a john hopkins researcher will spend the rest of his life behind bars. a judge gave john wagner the maximum sentence. stephen pitcairn step to death while he was on the phone with his mother. during the trial, his mother testified about hearing his son's murder. >> it is hard to move on the with this. hopefully it will bring them a little bit of peace. i have to move on with their life. >> the family dispute -- declined to comment after the sentencing. >> the alleged trigger man and the higher -- murder for hire of a gas station owner goes on trial. barry simms is at the scene. >> prosecutors call the murder of a gas station owner cold- blooded and premeditated. the triggerman was pressured into committing the killing by

and brian jackson disappear from baltimore county last week and investigators say they found his body in south baltimore on saturday. if you have any information on his death, you're asked to call baltimore county police. as the wife of the former raven's owner became known for her giving, especially when it came to children. today, many familiar faces attended her funeral in downtown baltimore. >> actress, wife, mother and a friend. today, family and friends paid their respects to pat modell. >> marrying art, giving up her acting career. >> a woman who not only had such a distinguished career herself, but who cared so deeply about the state, the city, and especially about children. >> the people that live there, they devoted a big part of their life for being charitable in those ways. >> they say she was a special lady. >> she made a difference. there are some many charities and other things they have had their hands on that have impacted young people's lives and made the city better. >> is nice to come support art. it is good for us to be here. >> we want to make sure that they know

investigators confirm a body found on saturday was that of brian jackson. he went missing last -- ryan jackson. he went missing last wednesday. an autopsy confirms he has been killed. no information on the possible suspect or motive but anyone with any information is asked to give a call. >> the search continues for a missing montgomery county boy. the police, the third two parts this week and after receiving a tip that william mcquain's mahdi might be there. no one has seen the boy in two weeks. his mother was murdered last week in her germantown home. her estranged husband was found in north carolina driving her car several days later and is now charged with her murder. an investigation in the downtown baltimore where a body was found inside a dumpster. that discovery found tuesday -- sunday morning. the latest of permission is the body is that a female around 20 years old. they have not found any obvious signs of trauma to the body. the city homicide unit is investigating. >> tonight, the world is remembering that modell. >> an accomplished actress appea

they found 18-year-old brian johnson's body on saturday. -- ryan jackson. if you have any information, you are asked to call410-307-2020. a judge in a row but denied the release of maryland businessman connected to the disappearance of frederick residents robyn gardner, gary giordano. he said robyn gardner banister when they went snorkeling. he was waiting for a flight back when police found him. >> one person being treated for burns at a fire -- after a fire. the fire was contained to one room on the third floor. the victim was taken to the bayview burn center. because of that fire is under investigation. los melser is covering the keys of ulysses currie with the latest. >> we have reached a milestone earlier today. he's accused of abusing his power in office. the federal government rested its case. it was the defense's turn out to prove the state senator was innocent and began by asking the judge to throw the case out, standard procedure, and it was denied. he stated that he was interested in becoming a consultant for the grocery chain and suggested a fee

brian, thank you. >>> michael jackson's medical records were front and center today in the california trial of his doctor, conrad murray. intimate and raw, they detail the pop star's painful and powerful addiction. testimony that could help murray's case. abc's jim avila has been on this case from day one. >> reporter: the jackson family arrives in court today to hear devastating details about their most famous brother. michael jackson's life again put on trail in the case of conrad murray. this time, by two medical experts, key to the defense. dr. robert waldman, an addiction specialist, and paul white, who the defense calls the father of propofol. waldman, up first, calling the pop star an out and out serious drug abuser. >> i believe there is evidence that he was dependent upon demerol. and he was probably addicted to opioids. >> reporter: dr. waldman came to that conclusion after looking at the medical records detailing botox treatments from michael jackson's dermatologist, dr. arnold klein. records that show, in the months before jackson's death, repeated large doses of demerol, for those simple pro

jackson himself from audio recordings before his death. nbc's jeff rossen is outside the courthouse in downtown l.a. jeff, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. good evening from los angeles. that tape is chilling when you hear it. prosecutors played part of it in court last week and it shocked the courtroom including jackson's own family sitting right there in the first rows. they played the full recording today and as you are about to hear, michael jackson sounds drugged. he's slurring his words. he had a deep voice and he had plenty to say about children and his own pain as a child. dr. conrad murray sat in court today listening to the recording he made of his star patient, michael jackson. >> i didn't have a childhood. i had no childhood. i feel their pain. i feel their hurt. >> reporter: jackson was talking about his upcoming tour and seems focused on raising money for a children's hospital. >> i want to tell my children to always be my dream. i love them. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray recorded the pop star. they say he pumped him with more drugs and a deadly dose of propofol. >> it helps the jury see michael jackson as a real person a

los angeles dodgers the owner frank mock court predicts a jury will find -- brian stow partly responsible for beating. jackson it takes two to have a fight. stow's family is suing the dodgers. the dodgers have filed a counter suit against two men charged in the beating. jackson says, they and not the team should be held liable for stow's injuries. stow was in a coma for months. he was just recently released from the hospital to a bill facility. >>> 15 foot long white shark -- has been spotted off the coast of santa cruz. a helicopter crew spotted that shark yesterday below the you are fist quarter mile off sea cliff state beach. researchers say sharks typically come to that area in october to feed. the they say white sharks don't off bite people swimmers and surfers should be on the look out any way. they could get hungry. >> you definitely got to be careful. >>> oakland tribune will not change its name. the president of the bay area news group which owns the paper says reader complaints are forcing the company to backtrack on plans to create a paper way different name. the newspaper will invest in more local

jackson's nurse recounting their conversations just before his death. nbc's jeff rossen covering the case for us tonight in l.a. jeff, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brianod evening. watching dr. conrad murray's defense team at work today, and their strategy is really becoming clear, trying to paint michael jackson as an addict who needed drugs to sleep. and right off the bat today there was drama in the courtroom. >> i'm feeling really, really dizzy. >> reporter: first up today cherilyn lee, michael jackson's nurse. >> this is just a very sensitive for me. >> reporter: emotional as she told the jury months before his death, jackson came to her looking for propofol, brand name diprivan. >> he said "i know this would knock me out." >> reporter: defense lawyers claim michael jackson was desperate for sleep medication. ♪ and needed rest for his upcoming tour. so desperate, they argue, jackson essentially killed himself. don't blame dr. murray. but the concert promoter on the stand today said jackson didn't seem engaged at rehearsal. >> it was a concern that michael wasn't really taking it seriously enough or focused. >> reporter: sources close to the case

jackson's office. good to you have, brian. >> hi, nice to be here. >> we hear they played a never- before interview that conducted with dr. conrad murray. what do you know about that? >> ha is true. they played it in court. he administered multiple doses of larazapan and medazalan, sedatives of different types and admits giving michael jackson propofol two hours before the 911 call when michael jackson died and finally he said in this audio recording that michael loved propofol. and this is some serious evidence against conrad murray. >> you're going to get your pharmaceutical license after covering this story. >> yeah, right. >> and this is a price for the dog starring in harry potter. he's too famous to adopt in. >> yeah issue the stunt man who owned the dog originally gave the dog up. there is an adoption company in the u.k. they won't give him up. that their is too much hoopla and don't want someone to adopt the dog, use it in pictures and not care for the dog. it's become so famous, they can't adopt it out to anybody and they're holing on to it for now and that is -- holding on to it for now. it's

brian. >> also a potential glitch in the michael jackson trial. we're learning about this just this morning. why it could go on longer now than expected and why the judge is concerned he could lose some jurors in the process as a result. we'll get the latest from l.a. coming up. >>> and later a story that's hard to believe but doctors say it's happening more. women gaining weight so their insurance will pay for expensive weight loss surgeries. >> lots of risk associated with that. now the first snow of the season in the northeast. it's coming our way this weekend. al has more on this. good morning. >> good morning, ann. yesterday parts of the northeast, record-setting snow. albany got six inches. that was a teaser. we got a big area of high pressure on top of us in the northeast bringing in cold air. a storm system through the south starts pushing up late tonight spreading rain and snow early tomorrow morning. interior parts of west virginia into the virginias. into saturday morning we see rain and snow along the coast. during the day saturday the

dodger owner frank mccourt predicts a jury will find brian stow partly to blame for the beating he endured outside dodger stadium in march. jerome jacksonsays it takes two to have a fight. the family is suing the dodgers for failure to take measures to prevent the violent attack. dodgers have filed a counter suit against two men charged with beating stow. jackson says they, not the team should be held liable. stow was just recently released from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility. >> gentleman 15 foot long white shark has -- a 15 foot long white shark has been spotted off the coast of santa cruz. pictures were taken yesterday a quarter mile off sea cliff state beach. popular spot. researchers say sharks come to the area in october to feed. they say white sharks don't often bite people. swimmers and surfers should be on the look out. >> they do in steven spielberg movies. >>> the oakland tribune will not be changing its name. the owner says reader complaints are forcing the company to backtrack on plans to create a regional paper with a different name. he says the paper will invest in more local content and setting up a community

los defensivos stephen bowen y brian orakpo lograron dos de sus seis capturas de mariscal cerca del final, para sacar a los rams de posiciones de anotaciÓn. steven jacksonl inicio del cuarto perÍodo para los rams, que hasta el final del tercer parcial perdi Ían 17-0. los redskins de washington lleva una marca de 3 victoria y una sola derrota por primera vez desde 2008. en baltimore tambien se dio otro buen resultado. la defensiva de los ravens sumÓ ayer tres touchdowns, todos por balones perdidos del mariscal de campo titular de los new york jets mark sa nchez, y dio a baltimore una victoria de 34-17 en un extraÑo partido que impuso una marca de nfl con cinco anotaciones defensivas. los tres touchdowns son la mayor cantidad lograda por la defensa de baltimore en la historia de la franquicia. jameel mcclain recuperÓ un balÓn suelto de sÁnchez para recorrer seis yardas para anotar en la primera serie ofensiva de new york, jarret johnson anotÓ tras apoderarse de un balÓn suelto y correr 26 yardas. los jets han perdido siete partidos consecutivos frente a los ravens tienen una marca ahora de 3 victorias y una derrota. vamos con las grandes ligas en el playo

los angeles dodger owner frank mccourt is hinting that brian stow the injured giant's fan may be partly to blame for attack. yesterday attorney jacksones at least to to have a fight. his family is suing the dodgers for failing to take measures to prevent the attack. dodgers filing a counter suit arguing they the two men should be held not the team. stow was in a coma for months. he was just released from a hospital to a rehabilitation facility. >>> concord police arrested two in connection with this week's murph a woman in concord. the body of 21-year-old shelby barnes was found inside a vacant home tuesday afternoon. she graduated from high school in 2008. detectives have arrested 23-year-old concord resident and 20-year-old richmond resident. the homicide was concord's sixth this year, two more than all of last year. >>> police in cupertino are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who attacked a female student at de anza college. white male adult 5'4, blonde hair, speaks with a russian accent. >> according to police, the victim says the stranger approached her yesterday morning near a campus parking garage asking f

brian stow. it comes with news of a milestone in his recovery. >>> jurors hear dr. conrad murray talk about the aftermath of michael jackson's death. the testimony that could be a turning point in his trial. >>> and back here in just about ten minute as warming trend coming. you see the fog clearing from the coast. that's an indication of a much warmer day tomorrow. [people chatting] everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and chase what matters. >>> people who attend the music festival could see pickers. there is a giant inflatable rat. union states say they can't reach an agreement after working the festival for four years. another planet says this year it offered the union a 4% wage increase but the union wanted 11%. local 16 expects some venders will refuse to cross the picket line. >>> a nonprofit group removed a controversial study on crime n

brian orakpo registered a team high 2 1/2 sacks and the defense limited the rams to 172 yards of offense while limiting stephen jacksonnd the rams running game to 45 yards. the head coach was asked to evaluate his team with 1/4 of the season in the books. >> four games into the season, now this is just getting started. i feel very good about where we're at as a football team. obviously defensively i think we played you're best football game since i've been here. we have a -- our best football game since i've been here. we have a ways to go. hopefully we can keep doing what we've been doing. >> ryan torain made his season debut in the 2nd quarter. he rushed for 135 yards and looked like in the words of mike shanahan a man possessed. the coach decided midweek torain's role would grow and everyone knows the guy can run. clearly that showed with his fourth career 100-yard game. >> every single game they're always telling me to be ready, stay focused, keep working hard and finally got that opportunity to get out there and make some plays. >> ryan has had injuries in the past. hopefully he can stay healthy. i think everybod

brian? >> great reporting tonight. this issue isn't going anywhere for now. mike taibbi, thanks, as always. >>> still ahead, as we continue tonight, is it possible michael jackson was nothing more than a hopeless doctor-shopping drug addict? that seemed to be the portrait of him painted in court today in l.a. >>> and making sure the most important day in a kid's life really feels that way. >>> we're back now with the trial of michael jackson's physician conrad murray. his defense team is nearly done presenting the case they hope will sway the jury to come back with a verdict of not guilty on manslaughter charges. today, there were two final witnesses, both medical experts and the defense presented a portrait of michael jackson very different than the star we all saw on stage. our report tonight from nbc's jeff rossen in los angeles. >> reporter: it is dr. conrad murray's final push and today science was the star. the defense presenting its strongest evidence yet. dr. paul white on the stand. the self-described father of propofol. he literally wrote the book on it. >> if, in fact, murray had administered the drugs he described in his conversations with the polic

jackson's doctor, conrad murray. prosecutors called their final witness and showed jurors a video of how propofol is supposed to work in an operating room. >> good evening, brian. a noted propofol expert who helped write the insert included in every vial of the drug played a video demonstrating the proper procedures for using the anesthetic in a hospital setting and criticized dr. murray's actions calling them egregious for failing to have the proper equipment in michael jackson's bedroom. schafer capped 33 witnesses in a case many experts say is strong. it's now up to the defense to prove the reasonable doubt. they claim jackson took the final dose of medication himself. the prosecution expected to wrap up tomorrow with the defense starting its case on friday. >> kristen dahlgren at the courthouse in downtown l.a. tonight. thanks. we're back with more right after this. st >>> president obama continued his jobs promoting bus tour today. he was joined today by the first lady which, we have noticed, is happening a lot lately. our report tonight from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> this is nice. it's good to see you. you're looking good. >> reporter: on a military base

brian? >> great reporting tonight. this issue isn't going anywhere for now. mike taibbi, thanks, as always. >>> still ahead, as we continue tonight, is it possible michael jackson was nothing more than a hopeless doctor-shopping drug addict? that seemed to be the portrait of him painted in court today in l.a. >>> and making sure the most important day in a kid's life really feels that way. important day in a kid's life really feels that way. eaning de, the abrasives in the toothpaste actually create those micro fine scratches in the denture, and that's where bacteria can grow and thrive. these are the very bacteria that can cause bad breath. dentists do recommend that you soak your denture in polident. polident doesn't scratch the denture surface, and it kills 99.9% of bacteria that are responsible for causing bad breath. by using polident and soaking your denture every day you can feel confident your dentures fresh and clean. by using polident and soaking your denture every day i grew up bell bottoms in the '80s? not pretty. then she found them. she loved them, so i washed them in tide with downy and they're still soft and fresh. right? i'm blogging. really. i

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brian. >>> now for a look at what's trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. pulp fiction star samuel l. jacksonng jackson is the highest grossing actor in hollywood history according to the guinness book of world records. his films have taken in more than $7 billion. no thanks to "snakes on a plane." jackson's occasional costar bruce willis is a hot search on yahoo as well this morning. willis and his wife emma have just announced they are expecting their first child together early next year. willis, who is 56, has three daughters with ex-wife demi moore. >>> and this youtube video proves just how exciting babies can be. this poor pooch will need longer legs or maybe a lower bed there before he can snuggle with the new addition to the family. someone give the poor pup a little bit of attention there. he needs it. >>> it's 8:04 right now. let's go back outside to matt and ann. i think he is still trying to get up on that bed. >> i know. i'm glad he's not making it though. that looks like a brand new baby. thanks, natalie. >>> mr. roker is out in chicago. al, i hope the weather is nicer there tha

brian, at the manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray this morning. he says giving propofol to michael jackson monitored facility was inconceivable. a cardiologist testified that murray could have and should have saved jackson's life. >> giving propofol in an unmonitored setting without the personnel, without appropriate monitoring, without the appropriate equipment, not being prepared, not calling 911 on a timely fashion, these deviations would not have happened, mr. jackson would have been alive. >> wow. meanwhile, murray's lawyers dropping their claim that jackson accidentally killed himself by swallowing a mouth full of propofol. they had a study done and it showed drinking the drug is not fatal. so that changed everything. >> last week, we told you about america's peter pan crisis. grown men stuck acting like boys and that 18 to 34-year-olds actually play more video games than 12 to 17-year-olds. >> that's not a man. that's sandy duncan. that's a woman playing a man! >> i know. anyway, you understand the principle behind it. well, believe it or not, folks, a woman has come up with the sol

jackson. but his final witness says he's not convinced dr. murray was responsible for jackon's death. his testimony continues today. >> briangravy train is over. and i can live with that. madoff, who is serving 150-year prison sentence, also said he considered killing himself at one point, but, quote, didn't have enough courage to do it. >> steve: the tea party in richmond, virginia demand ago big refund from the city of richmond. they say that the city charged them $10,000 for three rallies at one of the local plazas, but at the same time now today, occupy richmond protesters aren't paying a dime for using exactly the same space. tea party says they paid for permit, port a potties, police presence and emergency services, along with a big insurance policy that they had to take out for a million dollars. now they want their money back. >> gretchen: october is breast cancer awareness month. what better way to raise awareness, bust a move with pink glow sticks. watch this. ♪ >> gretchen: earlier, 400 employees from the lexington medical center in columbia, south carolina performed for us live and they found out right here on o

jackson stopped breathing. >> steve: take a look at this video of bus driver from my state of new jersey, doing a good job? no. caught on camera texting while driving a bus. >> briand that says, cell phone use is prohibited. his bosses put the brakes on him. they have suspended him, giving him much more time to text his friends. and former passengers as well. >> brian: mexico city has a problem. like the u.s. one out of every two marriages ends in divorce. but they think they have a solution to that problem. they'll have a chance to vote on it. they are going to offer two-year marriage deals. so if you get married, you have a prenup well, you decide who gets the kids and who gets the house, you have two years. if it doesn't work out, you walk away, no problems, no questions. >> steve: no fault insurance. no fault marriage. if it doesn't work out after two, you just cut bait. we asked you whether or not you thought this was a good idea and let's take a look at some of the e-mails. >> gretchen: tonya in georgia says there must be an in for the long haul mentality. however, part of that is constant effort to work on the relationship. yes, anyone who is telling the tr