conrad black has been sent back to jail after charges were upheld. he was jailed in 2007 but released earlier this year. >> conrad black has lost the latest stage with his contracted battle with the courts. but not without a fight. today he gave a 20-minute address to the judge. and he said, i never asked for mercy, i seek no one sympathy. i do ask for the avoidance of injustice. the judge followed that with a 3-1/2 year sentence, that is likely to be reduced to a little over a year due to time already served in prison. and even that was enough for conrad black's wife who collapsed in court and was attended to by paramedics. the opposition argued that the charges were severe. even though you recall a year ago conrad black was released from jail due to a change in the law. the supreme court argued that the basis of which he was convicted in 2007 was constitutional vague. and that lead to a successful appeal of two charges against conrad black. but the charge of fraud and obstruction of justice was dismissed and that's why the judge sent him back to pr

it is in writing, it is in the e-mail from aeg to conrad murray.ad been there as promised, michael jackson wouldn't have died. >> aeg declined repeated requests by cnn to comment about joe jackson's complaint. in an interview with me before the complaint was filed, randy phillips, aeg live ceo, says the decision to hire dr. murray and pay him $150,000 per month, was solely michael jackson's choice. i said $150,000 a month on a doctor making protein shakes for you, whatever, makes no -- it just makes no sense. and he shot back with this really just -- he stared at me with this very deep stare and he said, you don't understand. his voice got lower, his demeanor changed, and he said, you don't understand. my body is what fuels this entire venture and like barack obama, i need my own physician with me 24/7, okay? that's not negotiable. and he was so strong about it, that i just backed off and said this is a battle i can't win. >> but phillips says aeg never officially employed dr. murray, because the contract was never signed. to you this contract is n

but that was more than enough for conrad black's wife, barbara. collapsed in court and had to be attended to by paramedics. the prosecution argued that the charges were sufficiently severe even though, as you will recall, a year ago crab ballad was -- conrad black was released from jail due to a change in the law. it was argued that the basis on which he was originally arrested in 2007 had been constitutionally vague, and that led to a successful appeal against two of the charges against conrad black last october. but then his efforts to appeal against the remaining charges of fraud and obstruction of justice were dismissed. that is why the judge today sent him back to prison. his defense team thad argued that he had been -- defense team had arguing that he had been a model prisoner while in jail. but the prosecution really argued that the severity of the crime and the fact that he had shown no remorse so far meant that he needed to go back to jail. >> judge, you have made very clear that it was important to impose a serious sentence on people who

next speaker, please. >> my name is dennis a conrad. -- vanessa conrad. we've lived here 27 years. it is a victorian down the block from booker t.. i understand the root projects result in a compromise. i urge you to consider the compromise submitted before the earlier some middle -- earlier one. that is of compromise i believe everyone can live with. i urge you to consider that support supervisor farrell's compromise. >> next speaker. parmy name is charles ferguson. i am currently the district two representative on the citizens' advisory group for advice in the planning department on housing. our position is that we support the use of the building. our problem is with the size and bulk. we believe it is your job to balance the societal interests in the building of this size against the interests of the surrounding neighborhood in preserving its character and environment. i have lived there a long time. it is truly an historical area. each one of us learned with balancing means an average of food -- in our childhood on a se esaw. it is creating equilibrium between two opposing forc

his personal physician conrad murray faces manslaughter charges.s urn way in september. >> dr. murray is going to go after michael jackson, his lifestyle, his history, every piece of evidence prosecution presents. >> reporter: dr. murray may be responsible for jackson's death seems to be the one thing his famous family agrees upon. my right in saying the family is united in that they blame conrad murray rather than michael jackson for his death? >> the family is totally united in that they all agree that conrad murray is responsible for michael jackson's death. it's tough. you know, they really lost the heart and soul of the family. >> reporter: while the adults struggle, jackson's children are faring well. >> they're having a different kind of life now. i don't know that it's better but definitely different and definitely works for them. >> reporter: also thriving, the value of jackson's estate. due to legal woes and wild spending, the singer was nearly a half billion dollars in debt at the time of his death. >> most experts say the michael jackso

it's back to jail for former media mogul conrad black. a federal judge today said black will have to serve 13 more months on his convictions for fraud and obstruction of justice. he's already served over 2 years for cheating shareholders of newspapers he owned out of money. last october, a federal appeals court threw out two fraud counts against him. his total jail time was cut today, from 72 months to 42 months. >> tom: the recent stock market weakness has not left any major stock sector untouched. since the beginning of june, all 10 major stock sectors have lost money. alan lancz is the director of research at lanczglobal.com. >> tom: welcome to nightly business report. nice to see you. >> thanks, tom. >> tom: so when we spoke six months ago you were looking to get defensive. is being protective in the market today still the right strategy? >> i think so i think we've still got some tough sledding. half of the gains in the s&p 500 are purely from dividends. so if you didn't abide by our recommendation to get defensive and look at divide

conrad: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. conrad: i ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 12:30 p.m. with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. conrad: and, madam president, i am going to put in a quorum call at this moment, but then i'm going to ask to be given time to speak on a dire emergency facing my state, so i'll put in a quorum call at this point. quorum call: quorum call: mr. conrad: madam president? prom the senator from north dakota -- the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. conrad: madam president, i ask further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. conrad: madam president, i would ask unanimous consent to use such time as i might consume. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. conrad: madam president, the city of minot, north dakota, my hometown, is facing a dire emergency. minot and o

ruth clay, steve williams, and vanessa conrad. please line up. >> good afternoon. i am the managing director of programs at first place for you. our mission is to work with young people emancipating out of foster care. we provided with housing, employment, and healthy living services to maintain their independence and interdependence. mr. clarke already talked about the difficulty of finding housing for youth raised in san francisco. it drains san francisco of its use and affects the youth and the city by separating them from each other. it makes it harder for them to maintain connections they have had as youth. this project is unique. i believe it should be recognized as a model and replicated across the country. you are utilizing the strength of local organizations to maximize the strength of the city's greatest asset which is our young people. i want to point out that for young people in foster care in san francisco, theyar

. >> my name is marcel conrad, i have resided in this neighborhood for 28 years since 1983. i have a san francisco resident and the voter. ellis to express my deep dissatisfaction and any full build out of the junta to washington community center. when the so egregiously violates the plans. with virtually no auto parking, this neighborhood has already seen its share of undue disregard for citywide planning and zoning requirements. we are approached by a continued expansion of the medical observed. most notably the huge building that was 15 years ago. the west side court housing project is just half a block from my front door. and it is just a block west from my house. any share the pain argument is trumped by the severe impact already in place. a compromise to this project, the supervisor was a compromise is supported by the surrounding neighborhood associations. the reality is opposed in its entirety by the numerous neighborhood associations, including members of the pacific heights residents' association. in the jordan park improvement association. we have moved to support

conrad murray, will be tried for manslaughter in september.e to speak today to jackson's father joe jackson. he defended himself against rumors that he was too rough on michael and his brothers and sisters. >> everybody back in those days abused -- they didn't abuse the kids, they whipped the kids when they did wrong. now, you can't do that these days because if you whip a kid now, they call 911 on you. >> more from my interview with joe jackson later on in this show. >>> north carolina's governor declared a state of emergency today in 29 of its 100 counties because of massive wildfires. the flames scorched more than 70,000 acres in the eastern part of the state, mostly in dare county. state has put 12 counties under a code purple alert meaning the air is very unhealthy due to fires. >>> record flooding in minot, north dakota, now threatens to wipe out a large part of the city. about a third of the residents have evacuated. officials say the city will have to deal with the high water for at least a week. we get the latiest now from cnn's jim s

they wrote that senator conrad said -- guest: i am on the committee, and i think senator kent conrad has done a very good job, and i trust his judgment. i do not know the answer to that. i know that as a member of the budget committee i have been working very hard with senator conrad to come up with a budget that is fair, much stronger than what the president is talking about, and certainly tells republicans that we are not going to move to deficit reduction solely on the back of the week and the vulnerable. we're going to ask the people that have the capability, those they're doing very well to pay their fair share. that is what we will see the budget committee resolution. host: the article goes on to say that all settingamt relief with revenue elsewhere -- guest: kent conrad is a smart guy. host: we will leave it there. ga., on ourrome, line for independents. caller: we should keep all effective tax rates the same, get rid of all loopholes, even for the poor, that way everyone in america pays their fair share. guest: everybody knows r-texas and is enormously -- everyone knows that

the umpires went to the video after a player brooks conrad appeared to hit a triple off the wall, but further review, that's a home run. chalk one up for replay. braves beat the blue jays 5-1. >>> the cardinals had trouble scoring runs facing roadway roy halladay. he threw a no-hitter. it will be a tough few weeks for the cards without pujols. the phils won it 4-0. >>> the first player in franchise history to win the award and add another piece of hardware to tim thomas's trophy case. he took home top honors. >>> finally, the u.s. soccer team punched their ticket to the final. they avenged last week's game against panama beating them 1-0. usa plays mexico in saturday's final. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred rogan. >> narrator: early today sports is brought to you lectric shave. blade close, electric smooth. >>> one of hollywood's former eligible batch lorps is eligible again. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, buckle up. this may not look like child's play, but next we'll show you how kids are saddling up and trying the

. >> tom: former media mogul conrad black finds out next month if he'll go back to prison. the u.s. supreme court has refused to take a second look at black's fraud and obstruction of justice convictions. a year ago, the high court ruled in black's favor on one issue, but today's move has the former owner of the "chicago sun times" and "daily telegraph" of london looking at more time behind bars. he's been free on bail for nearly a year after serving 2.5 years of his original 6.5-year prison term. >> susie: despite near-zero yields, people continue to plough cash into money market funds. jon waggoner thinks he knows why. he's the mutual fund columnist at "u.s.a. today." >> life is full of mysteries. how were the pyramids built? if ants are so strong, why don't they break into houses and steal our sugar cubes? and why is there $2.7 trillion sitting in money market funds? the popularity of money market funds is indeed an enigma. the average money fund yields 0.02%. if you invested $1 million at that rate, you'd earn $200 in the course of a year. and the industry's reputation for safet

he not only boards conrad but he also answers any questions that i have ever had, whenever i have an emergency, his phone is on 24 hours, not only for me but also my friends who have had issues. not only with their birds but other pets. he was also so well regarded, he was in the parrots of telegraph hill as one of the people they talked to about animal safety. the other thing i'm going to say is he is extremely dedicated to the education of the people who own their animals and will bend over backyards to help you better your relationship not only with your birds but other animals. and i really believe he has a lot to offer this commission. so i would hope that he can be moved forward. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you, mr. hyde. next. >> hi, my name is paul koskie and i appear to ask you to support pam hemphill in her application for animal welfare and control commissioner. in the four years that pam has been on the animal control and welfare, i have attended many of the meetings and through those meetings i have come to know pam as a dedicated, compassionate advocate for both pe

they wrote that senator conrad said -- guest: i am on the committee, and i think senator kent conrad has done a very good job, and i trust his jgment. i do not know the answer to that. i know that as a member of the budget committee i have en working very hard with senator coad to come up with a budget that is fair, much stronger than what the president is talking about, and certainly tells republicans that we are not going to move to deficit reduction solely on the back of the week and the vulnerable. we're going to ask the people that have the capability, those they're doing very well to pay their fair share. that is what we will see the budget committee resolution. host: the article goes on to say that all settingamt relief with revenue elsewhere -- guest: kent conrad is a smart guy. host: we will leave it there. ga., on ourrome, line for independents. caller: we should keep all effective tax rates the same, get rid of all loopholes, even for the poor, that way everyone in america pays their fair share. guest: everybody knows r-texas and is enormously -- everyone knows that our ta

prosecutors in the hague say they want to shorten trial for the former bosnian serb general conrad it also considering combining his case with that of the former serbian leader rather than correct which has already been ongoing for more than eighteen months both men are accused of war crimes during the bosnian conflict including the last killing of around eight thousand people in tripoli it's not enough to. record about it with here before the trial and. whether his family and lawyers say his health problems would be unable to understand the. supply of the trouble. and they still have the rich says the tribunal is prejudiced against which the hague is simply doing america's bidding. the people who actually try this is a good job just so the prosecution not subject to the same rules as we accuse i mean the principle of all civilized countries legal. would be to use all those who participate in the legal process must be subject to the same laws or he was no one is above the fray here everybody but everybody. is a bob war album what's going through a poor example of one bring up your tel

talks because in the end that's going to be the solution is actually you were in belgrade when ross conrad each was arrested and shortly before that you announced and extra billion euro was available for partners under the neighborhood policy what i call incidents you were involved great. was arrested yes it was a coincidence i had the privilege of talking with. the president and with the deputy prime minister and those engaged in the action and although i never doubted the president thought it was very good try and. find a lot it should seem just as. i think that the expectation they were finding on that particular day was not was not there it was good to be that it was good to be able to congratulate the civil authorities and to see how people reacted to that across the world of being a real indication of closure but also seeing how long it takes justice will be done the parliamentary assembly will be council of europe report finding a course among leadership is a mafia involved in organ harvesting what you propose to ensure that justice is done in kosovo well you know i went from belgra

guys like conrad ho come who come out of canada or australia. they come from around the world.. you name it. they are coming out of france. even germany sent an m.m.o. to work with us because we recognize how important it is that we have that kind of expertise in doing policing. so there is a real difference being made today in the police effort, but it is being enabled because we finally are paying them the right wages. they were paid one-half the wage of an army private when arrived. went back to the international community and requested to make it equal with an army private so at least it is a minimum level wage. we then said where are getting this equipment? they did not have one single armored vehicle in november 2009. we recognized they were dying at twice the rate of the army. we were not equipping them or training them. we were just not doing what was necessary to make that police force effective and to gain trust and confidence of the people of afghanistan and believing in it. today they have well over 1,000 armored humvees. they are going above 5,000. we are giving th

thought greece had been getting more for their money until the collapse of the financial markets john conrad on the other hand he doesn't seem to care who gets more stuff out of the debt he just wants it all to stop his recommendation how about not spending more than you could afford dennis came back and said u.s. congress will never have the courage to cut as deeply as the greek legislature but as we all know greece is being forced to cut pensions and benefits increase taxes and bump up the retirement age all the losing jobs but the u.s. has had to do the same and the reality is in this race to the economic bottom the u.s. it's not far behind so when and our viewers they don't seem to care who has more so your real concern is how are we going to pay for it all. well thank you for giving us your input and here's our next question for you we just told you that the supreme court is taking up the case of warrantless g.p.s. tracking so we want to know what you think should the feds be able to attach a g.p.s. to your car and track you without a warrant you can respond with on facebook twitter and

well your head you say i have a two pronged attack now we've conrad out of time so i want you to tell us final thoughts on the global debt crisis based on what is being prescribed by governments and the i.m.f. people can do to extend across this even further austerity is not what europe needs if it's the private system is not producing the credit which you want doing this level of debt in the government's got to come in and produce money supply to keep growth going over rather than austerity you need prosperity from the public sector which means. wage rises you've got to reduce the deprive a debt burden anything that doesn't do that is not going to work all right steve king thanks again for being on the cars report thank you and that's going to do it for this is on the kaiser report me max keiser and stacy herbert and i thank my guests steve king author of the soon to be released debunking economics part two if you want to send me an e-mail please at kaiser report at r t t v dot ru until next time this is nice guys are saying bye you know. with intensified nato bombardments claiming c

conrad martin.m chris balesh. >> and animals in unusual places and ened species that bay area scientist found in a fleet of military ships . >>> and a kitten rescued from inside of a metal pipe and what they had to go through to get him out. >> finally friday free stuff. slipping the waist without hurting the wallet. >>> and look at the traffic backing up near san jose. you want to be in the car pool lane tonight on friday at >> it appears a collection of abandoned warships are home to unlikely inhabitants. they boarded the moth ball fleet to capture the barn owl. they found nests of other bird and believe that raccoons and a possum may have found their way on board. the owl is treated in the hospital in walnut creek. >> an unusual rescue operation to free a small kitten found stuck in a rusty pipe. it got itself wedged in a sevenfoot leng of pipe. it is barely bigger than the kitten's head. after three month're - minutes, the kitten was freed. >> several times we have done rescues out of a tree. i

conrad murray will get a private screening for the "this is it" film. prosecutors want to show jurors excerpts to prove jackson was in good health days before the death. tomorrow will park the second anniversary of michael's passing. and a grey's anatomy star has gotten engaged to long time boyfriend. the spokesperson confirmed the proposal happened last week. for more celebrity marriages and break ups visit otrc com. >> and still head a little bug causes a giant mess, knocking out power to a popular tourist area. >> now, the company bringing jobs to san francisco. >> then later at 5:00 state cost cutting move involving gbs tracking on paroles now cutting into public safety. >> checking bay bridge, you can see traffic heading into san francisco as you know, fast track is the way to go. >>> almost 7,000 pg&e customers lost electricity this afternoon after a car lost control on levenworth is took out this power pole. it knocked out power to north beach, pier 39 and russian milledhill neighborhood. power restored except for those closest to the accident be

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conrad murray is charged with his death, murray's attorney wants the start of his involuntary manslaughter delayed. it was supposed to start come this fall. the judge says he will issue a decision on delaying in trial next month. >>> tonight on cnn, don lemon speaks exclusively with friends and family about michael's last days. watch "michael jackson: the final days" and see piers morgan's entire interview with latoya jackson. >>> they used to be a hot item, now justin timberlake and cameron diaz are back together, this time on the big screen. but is their new movie "bad teacher" scoring an a with critics? but could too much of a good thing be bad? dr. bill lloyd joins me to tell us which vitamins to take and which ones you just ought to avoid. that's coming up. >>> a disney pixar sequel races back to theaters this weekend. and cameron diaz and justin timberlake pair up one more time in "bad teacher." gray, lightning mcqueen back on the screen, very much anticipated. not just for kids, but for adults too. let's take a quick peek at lightning, mater and the rest. >> you've got to be joking.