conrad murray's ability to practice medicine in the meantime. he revoked his medical license in california, saying there was extraordinary circumstances that meant the continued practice of medicine posed an imminent danger to the people of california. he is allowed to practice medicine in his home state of texas and nevada. the ruling may encourage authorities to look again at his ability to practice medicine while he goes on trial. >> what about the timeline of all this? how long is this likely to take? >> it is not entirely clear. this is a case of that will come down to the scientific evidence. even aa couple weeks ago, the sides were arguing in court over certain items of evidence, test- tube evidence. this is continuing on some of the items that were taken from michael jackson's room. they could be a matter of weeks or months before this comes to trial in front of a jury. >> more fatal clashes in tunisia sparked by protests over unemployment. police fired warning shots to try to disperse a crowd. four more civilians have been killed southw

conrad murray grabbing -- saw dr. conrad murray grabbing items and told them tohim to put thema sack before he called. he told the court he tried to help resuscitate the start but the singer appeared dead. mr. alvarez said that one point, his children came into the room and his daughter paris screamed and started to cry. prosecutors accused dr. murray of using a powerful anesthetic to treat insomnia. they said he gave a lethal dose on the day he died. one of the paramedics said dr. murray did not mention he had given jackson propofol and said it was a different set of. -- sedative. he denied manslaughter and faces up to four years in prison if convicted. the jackson family left when the day was over. it could be up to two dozen more witnesses and the judge will decide if he stands trial. >> officials in the netherlands have been put on high alert after a fire at a chemical plants sent out a thick plume of smoke. people had been warned to keep their windows and doors shut as fears of the smoke may be toxic. >> on a cri

conrad murray said. it would still be considered a homicide because of murray's actions. dr. conrad murray could face up to four years in prison if convicted. >>> that homeless man whose smooth radio voice made him an internet sensation was briefly detained by police in los angeles last night. ted williams was in l.a. for television appearances. williams and his daughter apparently got into an argument at a hollywood motel and police had to be called. officers took them to the police station. calmed them both down. and then released them. williams has been open about his problems with alcohol and drugs which led to his homelessness. >>> last night the season finale of the television show "hoarders" showed an episode of a man with thousands of pet rats running around his house. you may recall that a few months ago we showed you how some of those rats ended up here in the bay area. kiet do is in san jose tonight to show us there are still plenty of rats to go around. >> reporter: we are live outside of andy's pet shop in downtown san jose where that episode of "hoarder" gave th

. >> mejor les cuento que conrad murray fue revodada su licencia. >> pienso lo mismoq, se demoraron mucho y ahora raúl nos habla de cristian castro. >> nos tiene acostumbrados cristian castro de hablar de cosas que no tiene nada que ver con su música, él lo único que le hace falta es posar desnudo para una revista. >> cristian castro se vuelve a abrir, y nos sale con que sus fanáticas, de hueso colorada, se

conrad murray for the pop star's death. ckson died from an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol. investigators claim murray was on the phone and did not properly monitor the singer after giving him the drug. security guards and paramedics testified that the doctor did not administer cpr correctly. delayed calling 911. and withheld information about the singer's medication. jackson was working on a comeback tour when he lost his life. he suffered from insomnia and reportedly took propofol to sleep. bodyguard alberto alvarez tearfully testified about seeing the singer on his bed the morning he died. he says jackson's children followed him into the room, and paris jackson screamed "daddy" and started crying. members of the jackson family attended the preliminary hearing daily. in murray's defense, his attorney suggested that jackson administer the propofol to himself. but on tuesday, the coroner testified that even if that were the case, jackson's death would still be considered a homicide, because of murray's actions.

conrad murray was ushered in through an underground garage. no cameras were allowed in court as the proceedings began. the judge heard evidence to determine if dr. murray will stand trial for involuntary manslaught manslaughter. >> mall lass does not require there be any mean-spirited or intent to kim all that means is there is a reckless disregard for how dr. murray conducted his duties. >> reporter: members of the jackson family, including his son prince michael are not expected to take the stand. prosecute letters call more than two dozen other witnesses, including the jackson bodyguard who called 911 on the day the pop star died. >> the prosecution's opening statement made it very clear where this case is headed. it is all about the coverup you can the glad dr. murray would waited to 21 minutes before calling for life-saving help while he scooped up propofal bottle that is the core of the case. >> reporter: prosecutors plan to call medical experts to testify that murray did not give jackson proper medical care after he went into cardiac ar

conrad murray. >> dr. murray did not cause the death of michael jackson. >> reporter: the judge released murray on $75,000 bail and ordered him to discontinue administering heavy sedatives. he was however allowed to continue seeing patients. if ordered to stand trial and convicted, murray faces a maximum four year prison sentence. dr. conrad murray has pled not guilty. last week his defense attorneys indicated they may focus on a mysterious syringe found near michael jackson. they're suggesting that perhaps someone else, perhaps even michael jackson himself, may have injected the singer with the fatal dose of propofol. >>> time now 5:46. here's a quick look at some of the other top stories we're following for you right now. today's nancy pelosi's last day as speaker of the house of representatives. tomorrow john boehner takes over as house speaker because republicans now are in the majority in the house. nancy pelosi will become the house minority leader. >>> san francisco board of supervisors is scheduled

conrad murray. >> dr. rray did not cause the death of michael jackson. >> reporter: judge released murray on $75,000 bail and ordered him to discontinue administering heavy sedatives. he was however allowed to continue seeing patients. if ordered to stand trial and convicted, murray faces a maximum four year prison sentence. now dr. conrad murray has pled not guilty last week. his defense attorneys indicated that they're going to focus on a mysterious syringe that was found near michael jackson. they're clearly trying to persuade this judge and perhaps eventually a jury that someone else incorrected michael jackson with that fatal dose of propofol. dave. >>> that's our report. casey reporting live from los angeles. here's a quick look at some of the other top stories we're following for you right now at 6:46. today is nancy pelosi's last day as speaker of the house of representatives. tomorrow john boehner will take over as house speaker because republicans now are in the majority. nancy pelosi will become

conrad murray. his personal physician. with the drug and several others to help jackson sleep as he prepared for a growing series of performances. an autopsy report included the proper procedures were not followed and administering protocol to a thick year-old singer. >> they filed a felony counts of involuntary manslaughter against conrad >> murder> he said his client is not responsible for jackson's death. >> there's no way that might dr. murray would paul michael jackson full of pro ball. sufficient for major surgery and walk out the room. >> if convicted he faces a maximum 40 year prison sentence. prosecutors say they will call 20 to 30 witnesses over eight days of court testimony. defense attorneys are expected to focus on the theory that someone else perhaps even michael jackson himself administered the fatal dose of pro ball. casey reporting from los angeles. >> the actress lindsay low and, investigators now what the actors to recharge the battery for skirmish last month with a technician at the betty ford center. t

conrad murray declared he's innocent. sively with the lawyer for jackson's father, cbs news correspondent bill whitaker has more now on the case against dr. murray. >> reporter: surrounded by his attorneys, before the camera and the world, conrad murray, michael jackson's doctor, answered the charge against him. >> involuntary manslaughter. >> your honor, i am an innocent man. i definitely plead not guilty. >> reporter: prosecutors call the evidence damning. the coroner blames jackson's death on the powerful surgical anesthetic propofol. murray admits administering the drug to help jackson sleep, but denied giving a lethal dose. at the preliminary hearing, murray's girlfriend, a paramedic, and jackson's bodyguard, testified the doctor was on the phone, was frantic to clean up evidence of propofol, and waited some 21 minutes before having bodyguard alberto alvarez call 911. at one point ordering al vr ez to get jackson's children out of the room. >> paris came into the room, and paris yelled, dad dy daddy! >> dr. murray has

conrad murray. a security guard described murray's behavior in the moments after jackson stopped breathing. here's stephanie stanton. >> reporter: michael jackson's parents arrived at court as did sisters janet and latoya for day two of dr. conrad murray's preliminary hearing. security guard alberto alvarez was the first to take the stand. he made the 911 call that fateful day back in june of 2009. a tearful alvarez testified about the frantic scene, how he rushed jackson's children out of the bedroom crying. how dr. murray ordered him to place several vials into a brown canvas bag before making the call for help, and how dr. murray asked if anyone knew cpr. >> the emotion that he displayed on the stand was genuine, was real and was authentic. >> dr. murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors are trying to prove murray did not meet the standard of care when giving jackson propofol and that he should face trial for his death. on tuesday the judge heard from some of jackson

conrad murray gave jackson a lethal dose of prescription drugs in june 2009. dr. murray admits giving his patient the anesthetic propofol to help him sleep but he contends he did not administer a life-threatening amount. defense attorneys may argue that jackson killed himself with an overdose of the powerful drug. this hearing, like just about anything concerning michael jackson, is attracting lots of media attention. it's expected to last about two weeks with more than 30 witnesses take the stand. and as usual, jackson fans are also here to see what unfolds. >> i'm here to see him get justice. >> reporter: what do you hope, you know, happens with dr. murray? >> i hope he get what he deserves. >> reporter: murray thanked his supporters on youtube in 2009. >> i told the truth and i have faith that the truth will prevail. >> reporter: prosecutors will call medical experts, investigators and staff members who were around murray and jackson in the days and hours before the singer died. the judge will decide if there is a strong enough case for a trial. if that happens,

conrad murray could be televised. the judge will decide that after a hearing next month. dr.urray's trial is scheduled to begin march 28th. yesterday, he entered a plea at an arraignment. sandra hughes reports. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray maintained he did nothing wrong as he answered to the charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with michael jackson's death. >> i was innocent then. i definitely plead not guilty. >> reporter: members of jackson's family came to the courthouse for the brief arraignment. the superstar was working on a comeback when he died from an overdose in 2009. murray says he gave the singer the powerful anesthetic propofol to battle jackson's insomnia. prosecutors say murray did not administer cpr correctly, he delayed calling 911, and he didn't tell paramedics that he had given jackson the powerful drug. murray's defense attorneys suggest that jackson administered the propofol himself while the doctor was out of the room. murray's lawyers say they fully expect their client to be acquitted, and are not interested in a plea bargain. >> dr. murr

conrad murray in a preliminary hearing. >> reporter: michael jackson's mother and brother arrived forarings to decide if the singer's personal physician should stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in his death. today prosecutors told the judge that michael jackson was already dead by the time dr. conrad murray called 911 and that he used extreme deviation from the standard of care including the use of the anesthetic propofol in a home and without proper monitoring or equipment as well as using propofol to treat insomnia. dr. murray admits giving jackson propofol to help him sleep but he contends he did not administer a life- threatening amount. defense lawyers may argue that jackson killed himself with an overdose of the powerful drug. this hearing, like just about anything concerning michael jackson, is attracting lots of media attention. it's expected to last about two weeks with more than 30 witnesses taking the stand. and as usual jackson fans are also here to see what unfolds. what do you hope, you know, happens with dr. murray? >> i hope he get what he deserves. >> reporter:

here's bill whitaker. >> reporter: before the camera and the world, michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray against him. >> to the charged defense of involuntary manslaughter, a felony, dr. murray, how do you plead? >> your honor, i am an innocent man. i therefore plead not guilty. >> reporter: his attorneys say murray is ready for trial. >> dr. murray is looking forward to the opportunity to finally tell his side of the story. >> reporter: prosecutors call the evidence damning. the coroner says jackson's death was caused by the powerful surgical anesthetic propofol. murray admits administering the drug to help jackson sleep but denies a lethal dose. at a preliminary hearing this month, prosecutors called jackson's bodyguard, a paramedic and murray's girlfriend to show the doctor was on the phone instead of monitoring jackson, was frantic to clean up evidence of propofol and other drugs and waited up to 21 minutes before having the bodyguard call 911. >> the most explosive possible defense that we've heard about is that michael jackson injected himself with the lethal amount of propofol. >>

we'll see. >>> also, later on in "good morning america," on the day that conrad murray is arraigned,e jackson talks about how her family is trying to move on, nearly a year and a half after michael jackson's death. do his kids also have dreams of show business? that's coming up later on "good morning america." >> certainly been fascinating to watch those kids grow up, after the funeral. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, the late-night comics weigh in on oprah's big family secret. safe driver, online, homeowner's -- more discounts than ever before. and they still get great service. ♪ ow! [ disco music plays ] ♪ whoa, yeah is it just me, or is it getting funky in here, huh? get your groove on, y'all! catch you on the flip side! i'd tell him the sign's not finished, but it would just break his funky little heart. more discounts, more ways to save. now, that's progressive. call or click today. [ male announcer ] there are snacks. and there are better snacks. quaker chewy, 25% less sugar than the leading sweet snacks, no high fructose corn syrup and the g

>> y hoy también tes partílaó un especialista en teléfonos que dijo que el celular del doctor conrad murray tras las rejas está una maestra por tener relaciones sexuales con un alumno de una escuela en illinois y la profesora de educación física de 27 años fue sorprendida en un auto con el menor de 16 que estaba se mi desnudo y ahora investigan la conducta. y lo que hizo un hombre en la florida atrapada con manos en la masa escuchenuy bien, y colocando material porno cerca de una escuela y una madre se dio cuenta que estaba dejando en la re-halled colegio revistas y películas y tarjetas con los teléfonos de prostitutas y preservativos y fue arrestado ya lo ven. >>> y se retiró un jefe de policía por comentaos poco apropiados sobre la comunidad gay el oficial fue captado criticando en público con frases ofensivas la conducta de miembro de las comunidad en la ciudad. >>> y un crucero británico llegó a la capital cubana con 1500 pasajeros a abordo pasarán en la isla por vacaciones y el gobierno busca ampliar el comercio y el turismo como fuentes de ingreso. >> y la pausa comercial. >> . >> y t

she is nicole alvarez, conrad murray's girlfriend. she also lives in the apartment where conrad murray was staying, and where those shipments arrived. alvarez says she didn't ask what was in the packages, claiming, he would just let me know there was a delivery coming. jackson's family have been in court every day, to hear the evidence against the doctor. >> this case is far from over. the defense is simply trying to learn the prosecution's case because the prosecution has to reveal their best hand. >> reporter: for "good morning america," ashleigh banfield, abc news, in los angeles. >>> finally, a dream come true for one of the chilean miners who was trapped in the mine in chile late last year. edison pena visited graceland on friday and sang at elvis' former home. he sang the king's songs to lift the spirits of the 32 other miners trapped underground for 69 days last year. he's been running the marathon, on letterman. i don't think he's going back to the mine. >> probably not. i like his story. >> the latin elvis. >>> we have reliev

conrad murray.eral others to help jackson state as he prepared for a growing series of performances. and autopsy report concluded the proper procedures were not followed administering proper fall to the fifth year-old singer. >> today the d.a. filed one felony count of involuntary manslaughter against dr. conrad murray. >> he said his client is not responsible for jackson's death. >> there's no way dr. maury would pump michael jackson full probe with all, sufficient for major surgery and walk out at room. >> if ordered and convicted he faces a maximum four year prison sentence. prosecutors say they will call between 20 and 30 witnesses over eight days of court testimony. das are expected to focus on the theory that someone else perhaps even michael jackson himself administered the fatal dose of pro ball. casey reporting administered the fatal dose of pro ball. casey reporting from l.a.. @ the night's big stories in one big block of news, more crews more stories right now our top story. >> in san fra

conrad murray going on the witness stand. it could also mean, hey, prosecutors, maybe you can come forward with a better deal. >> reporter: so far murray's lawyers have said the doctor would not seek a plea bargain and he wants his day in court. >> the doctor has a right to go to trial. the defense wants to go to trial with this in 60 days and so does the prosecution. we're ready to go. >> reporter: meanwhile, dr. murray remains free on $75,000 bond. the doctor's license to practice medicine has been suspended in california. while he's awaiting trial here he can see patients in las vegas and houston. tom mezero successfully defended michael jackson against molestation charges in 2005. good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, matt. thank you for inviting me. >> we should mention you are not unbiassed in the case. based on the evidence you have seen come forward, especially in the preliminary hearing, you're not buying dr. murray's story, are you? >> i am not buying his story at all. i think he's guilty. i think he acted

chicos, estoy en los Ángeles, donde en el día de ayer, el juez dio su veredicto que el doctor conrad murrayén las declaraciones de los guarda espaldas, de los detectives de las personas que trbaajan en el forense, también les quiero comentar algo muy importante que el doctor tiene que volver a corte el 25 de enero, de ser encontrado culpable el doctor puede pasar hasta 4 años en prisión, nosotros tenemos todos los detalles en la tijera, regresamos a los estudios >> muchísimas gracias Ángel de los santos, y obviamente, la tijera cubrirá día a día el juicio. >> es importante recalcar que dos veces el boreau de médicos había pedido que le revocaran la licencia al doctor, también me llamó la atención que el fiscal dijo que michael jackson no estaba con nosotros por la negligencia del doctor murray. >> por eso fue suficiente ir h hasta los 20 días. >> vamos al tijeretazo del día. >> el tijeretazo del día se lo lleva la señora edith gonzález, qué les parecd que les quiere decir a los periodistas como hacer el trabajo. >> mírenla. >> constanza por favor, pero, todas esas preguntas son muy personal

conrad murray. prosecutors are likely to shift the to the science that killed jackson. dr. murray has not plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter. >>> well, check your purses and wallets. mega millions ticket that matched five of the six numbers was sold in livermore. it's close to $200,000. the winning numbers for friday nights drawing are 4-46-22-42- 53-the mega number is 20. the ticket matched every number but the mega number. no ticket matched all six numbers. tomorrow's jackpot will be worth $20 million. >> wow. >>> let's go right back to sal. sal. >> dave and pam, traffic is moving along realtively well. if you will hit the road soon. i think this is a good time. you can see traffic looks good getting up to highway 17 and beyond that into the valley. also this morning if you are driving on 17 it looks good down to the valley. 680 also from pleasant ton down to fremont and san jose is at the speed limit. we don't see a big crowd at the toll plaza. there is a little bit of a weight here in the cash lanes. now let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you, sal. the new face o

. >> mejor les cuento que conrad murray fue revodada su licencia. >> pienso lo mismoq, se demoraron mucho de cristian castro. >> nos tiene acostumbrados cristian castro de hablar de cosas que no tiene nada que ver con su música, él lo único que le hace falta es posar desnudo para una revista. >> cristian castro se vuelve a abrir, y nos sale con que sus fanáticas, de hueso colorada, se tatúan en honor a él. >> en las partes nobls, se tatuaron, not está bonito, porque se ve bien en el muslo. >> (risas). >> y hay que explorar, hay que explorar. >> la verdad me impresionaron mucho que en argentina se tatuaron mi nombre. >> las que no están tatuadas, tomen nota. >> cómo es cristian en la intimidad?. >> soy bien efectivo, pregunten a la gente en las calls. >> alguna mujer que le pagues un dinero para estar con ella?. >> nunca hay que pagar, hay que enamorarlas cantando. >> qué ridículo, yo creo que por este tipo de declaraciones, que si esto fuera a suceder en la vida real, no le queda que salga de su misma boca, además el tenor de las declaraciones de cristian saben que dará que hablar, y que

conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. jackson's personal assistant testified that marie called bodyguards to help jackson the day he died but did not ask him to call 911. >>> the coast guard appears to have won the battle tonight to keep diesel fuel from spilling into waters. it was a long, tense struggle after a fishing boat ran aground. robert honda was on the story all day and has this to reports. >> reporter: eight began early this morning -- it began early this morning and the coast guard says there's fishing boat ran aground with three fishermen sleeping on board. the crew members got off the boat safely much to the relief of owners and friends. >> it could have been worse. >> there were no fatalities or loss of life. at this point we are concerned about the environmental component of the diesel inside the fuel tanks. >> reporter: the coast guard said about two dozen gallons of fuel needed to be pumped out and the first step was heavy machinery to remove sand from around the boat and a large tow rope was attached to

conrad murray faces charges of involuntary manslaughter. more protests of unemployment in tunis. they're trying to rebuild their lives of to the earthquake. we have a special report on haiti. and new leadership to take on challenges. thousands of families have been -- as the capital faces the worst flooding in 50 years. 20,000 homes anin low-lying ares to be swamped. 14 people are reported dead. around 90 are missing. >> after weeks of flooding, this was the most faithful -- fitful hour. the scene of the muzzle violent and deadly flash floods since the crisis began. locals spoke of a terrifying inland tsunami with the power to wash away cars and vans. it took people from their homes and left dozens scrambling for rooftop refuge. an amateur cameraman captured the speed of the raging storm. a complete free to nature. >> oh, no. there it is. >> more video. look at how quickly the waters are rising. >> it is horrible! >> a daily mccain almost out of nowhere. -- a day louche -- a deluge that came out of nowhere. >> you see the kitchen and the laundry. >> this is the home of leroy. the

conrad murray picking up vials' of a drug, a local anesthetic, from the floor of michael jackson's bedroom and putting them into a bag. this is why it dims were under way to revive michael jackson. and the paramedics said he was surprised to see this because dr. murray, he said, had told him that he had not given michael jackson any drugs at all. he also said he had been told by the doctor that michael jackson collapsed about 1 minutes before the emergency services were called, which seems to be in the face of previous testimony that said that when the paramedics got there, michael jackson was already turning blue, and the indication was that he could have been dead for 20 minutes. >> obviously, the timing will be crucial. dr. murray's defenses that he did not do anything that could have killed michael jackson. >> yes, ever since the death, there his spokespeople, he has said that he did not give michael jackson anything that should have killed him. clearly, so far in this hearing, his side is not had an opportunity to go into detail. this is a form for the prosecution to prove that they h

médico de michel jackson ira a juicio por homicidio involuntario, dicen que estaba muerto cuando conrad murraypodría ser de una semana. >> y la armada norteamericana destruyo al comandante por el video producido abordo de la embarcación y fueron grabados en el 2007 cuando owen se del personaaba como director del barco de guerra. >> y en kentucky investigan el origen de lluvia de pájaros muertos que sorprendió a los residentes, y la caída de miles de pájaros comenzó en año nuevo y comenzó en luisiana, y expertos dicen que la causa pudiera ser estrés o consecuencia de fuegos artificiales lanzados, y varios laboratorios hacen exámenes a los pájaros y pruebas indican daño en sus órganos internos. >> vamos con un delan todo última hora. >> muy buenas noches gracias. el ex jefe del gabinete presidencial puede seguir aspirando a la alcaldía de chicago según decisión de un juez. >> y el ataque contra el príncipe carlos y su esposa para pudieran ayudar a identificar amente a taco antes. >> y fiebre de millones aumenta a 355 millones de dólares el sorteo del mega million esta noche los detalles aquí núm

michael jackson's position now faces trial charges of involuntary manslaughter in said doctor conrad murray acted outside of the standard of care giving jackson a drug in failing to monitor jackson. >>> match the latest in a mass shooting in tucson. dr. said congresswoman gabrielle giffords was able to breathe on her own and about an hour ago services were underway for the committee to honor the shooting victims could we are learning more about one victim in the shooting. she moved from arizona to marin county. >> reporter: she is recovering from surgery, her second round after being struck in her stomach, chest, and hip. she was holding the hand of christina green waiting to meet representative gabrielle gifford. >> she had her breathing tube removed late saturday. the first thing she asked, she said, what about christina? >> reporter: he says he had to tell his wife the truth that christina was dead and the outing had become a national tragedy. >> what a wonderful thing to do quite honestly. we want our children to meet elected officials and be involved. >> reporter: cris carter, a longti

. >> conrad murray es sospechoso de haberle administrado el poderoso necesaren este sico y ocultado pruebasfo dijo que 6 días antes de su muerte había aconsejado que le había visto muy mal en un ensayo a la declaración el doctor murray se enfrentó con él le dijo que no intentara hacer ni el médico ni el siquiatra personal del artista. >> nos vamos ahora a méxico donde fue desmantelada una banda de secuestrares que s hacían pasar por miembro de los ceta uno de los detdetenido, padre y líder de una popular secta está acusado de secuestrar a una pareja de ancianos yobrar el rescate que había depositado en su cuenta. >> en medio de la violencia que vive méxico, los niños están pagando una elevadoísima cuota de sufrimiento como víctimas, como huérfos o ejecutores directos en las masacres. >> su inocencia los protege de la realidad, sus padres han muerto víctima de la violencia. >> (llanto). >> ellos viven en un orfanato y solos se enfrentarán a un futuro doloroso q hoy no distinguen porque están sumerge idos en el sueño de la infancia. >> la pérdida más importante que puede tener un niño, pues e

conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in jackson's death.irst day of his preliminary hearing. >>> another dead bird mystery in louisiana. 500 birds fell from the skies. this was the disturbing scene. hundreds of birds scattered on the road. just a few were alive but very weak. this happened just a few days after thousands of blackbirds fell from the sky in arkansas. >> i'm going to go take a look at the birds and try to determine if there is any common factor if we see environmentally in the location where the birds are if there is an obvious contaminant or obvious cause of dead death and look in the birds and see if there are gross lesions. >> dead birds also turned up in louisiana. they will be sent to labs in wisconsin and georgia for more testing. and a woman in western kentucky says she discovered dozens of them near her home and didn't think a lot about it until she heard the story in arkansas. the national wildlife health center is investigating it. some theories are winter weather or fireworks on new year's eve. >>> the raiders' coac

conrad murray stand trial on one count of involuntary manslaughter.hat charge could carry a f our- year prison term. his defense attorneys have indicated they are gonna try to persuade this judge that perhaps someone else may have injected michael jackson with that fatal dose of the powerful anesthetic. they've been testing a mysterious syringe found near michael jackson on the day he died, trying to show it was someone else, perhaps even michael jackson himself who administer the -- administered that fatal dose. however, the coroner said it would be very difficult for michael jackson to have administered that dose. >>> can you tell us what the doctor has been doing? is he still practicing in california or i thought he was practicing in another state as well. >> reporter: the judge did put some restrictions. the only thing, he cannot issue powerful an necessary theyics to his patients. he has practices in las vegas and houston. he's continued to see patients throughout this time. some of these patients a -- arranged by conrad murray say he's a good do

conrad murray's medical license has been suspended after a california judge ruled he must stand for involuntaryslaughter for the death of michael jackson. but one license is being renewed, that of james bond. 007 and daniel craig will return to the big screen in 2012 with the working title "bond 23 an ode to the 23rd installment of the spy series." and finally, the man whose golden voice made him after overnight sensation may be singing a different tune after calls to police of a domestic disturbance. ted williams was in los angeles with a reunion when the group apparently got into a heated argument. no charges were fired and filed and williams has been released. >> nobody wanted to see that. a good story way sad turn. >> no more. >> i'm work on that. >>> this comes to us from wcmh nbc 4 in columbus, ohio, where one young boy overcoming hard challenges is now looking forward to his most rewarding. doug was born with no fingers on his right hand but has fought through his disability to accomplish some amazing things like playing the violin and as a boy scout meeting the president. now with his n

conrad murray got under way yesterday. he's been charged with involuntary manslaughter. uard testified that murray didn't seem to know cpr. and the star's personal assistant testified murray phoned him for help, never called 911. >>> a texas man has been cleared of wrongdoing after spending 30 years behind bars. cornelius dupree's conviction on rape and robbery charges was set aside by a judge in dallas. new dna evidence proved he did not commit those crimes after all. it predictably was an emotional scene when the 51-year-old dupree learned about his freedom. >> words really won't make up for what i have lost. i lost both my parents. i just feel that, you know, the system needs to be fixed. by whatever means. so this won't happen to anyone else. >> texas has freed 41 wrongfully convicted prisoners through dna evidence since 2001, more than any other state. >>> federal prosecutors are looking into allegations that new york city sanitation workers sabotaged the cleanup efforts after last week's blizzard. a city councilman says a number of sanitation supervisors instigated

conrad murray is on trial in california on manufacture 28. -- on march 28. the lawyers said they had a solid case that they believe will result in dr. murray's acquittal. >> still ahead, the film fit for a king. but is it worthy for an oscar? >> the first guantanamo detainee has been jailed for life. ghailani's legal team promises an appeal for his sentence. dominick caine reports. >> ahmed ghailani is jailed. he is responsible -- accused of a bombing that killed over 200 people. >> ghailani was a vital member of a cell that murdered 224 innocent people and wounded thousands more in 1998 bomb lingsings -- bombings in kenya and tanzania. >> he is the first detainee to face trial in a u.s. civilian court. much of the evidence obtained about him was withheld from his trial. he was acquitted of 284 other charges. his defense team continues to protest his innocence. >> our client was just sentenced to life without parol in a federal prison. today we still believe our client is innocent. >> ghailani's lawyer asked for lienencey on account of torture they say he su

conrad murray a dministered a dangerous anesthetic and failed to provide adequate and prompt treatmentbefore he die -- before he decided. jackson's personal assistant described the chaotic scene. the hearing is expected to last about seven or eight days. >>> want to check in with steve paulson mostly sunny. a midwest kind of cold. kind of damp. there is still a little bit of fog holding on in the east bay. we had a lot of 30s, even some upper 20s. i know kenwood was in there. it is mostly sunny and that sun does feel good. right now we're looking for mostly sunny skies, maybe a few high clouds. but the morning lows, kenwood, there's the 29. sonoma was 22. morgan hill, 25, blossom hill 36. sancarlos at 36 -- 37. if you thought it was cold, we even had the fog and the cold makes for a very, very tough morning. the fog burned off most locations pretty fast. but it's still hanging on a little bit. it's not burning off in the valley. so that footprint in the valley for the fog is there. we're not seeing an easterly breeze. one low moved up the coast, the other is moving up to the pacific no

. >>> conrad murray will stand trial for the death of michael jackson. that's the ruling from a judge today after a week-long preliminary hearing. also, the coroner that performed the autopsy said he would have ruled it as a homicide en if jackson gave himself that final dose of propofol. murray, charged with involuntary manslaughter, murray's attorney said that jackson could have swallowed the drug on his own even though it's meant to be administered intraveen yously. >>> topping our health watch tonight, a vaccine to prevent shingles has been around since 2006 and there is strong evidence that it works. and that more adults should be getting the shot. shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox and can lie dormant in the body for years. it's extremely painful and can cause severe cases leading to lasting nerve damage. a new study shows that a single vaccine can cut the risk of the disease by more than half. >>> so what do young people want most? it turns out it's not money or alcohol or sex. they want compliments. researchers at ohio s

conrad murray gave jackson a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic.he hearing will determine whether murray should stand trial for the death. >>> we could certain learn if lindsay lohan will head back to jail. she violated her probation during the alleged attack on a betty ford worker according to an investigation. investigators say they are going to take the case to the d.a.'s office in the next few days for possible prosecution. >>> time now is 6:24. senator dianne feinstein preparing for surgery today in san francisco. the 77-year-old will have a knee replacement operation. she won't be able to travel for about three weeks following the surgery. the senator says she needed the operation for a while and will work from home while she recovers. >>> governor arnold schwarzenegger is making vacation plans with the president of russia. he sent his tweet on monday inviting dmitry medvedev on a ski trip. the foreign leader responded by writing, will definitely find the time. the unlikely friendship began when dmitry medvedev visited silicon valley last yea

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conrad murray. >> murray's attorney says his client is not responsible. >> there's no way that dr.ug sufficient enough for major surgery and walked out that door. >> in order to stand trial and be convicted he faces a maximum four year sentence. they say they will call 20- 30 in witnesses, defense attorneys are expected to focus on the theory that someone else even roused michael jackson and administered a fatal dose. >> we will be back with more couple of minutes.

conrad murray ordered 250 vials in the three months before jackson's death. >>> topping our health watch tonight, there is new hope for stroke patients, and it could come from the common anti-depressant. researchers in france started over 50 patients on prozac, just days after their strokes, and kept them on the drug for three months. they found that those taking the anti-depressant had greater improvements in motor function than those who were not given the drug and they were less susceptible to depression. researchers don't know if the drug actually helps motor recovery, or if it just makes patient more optimistic about participating in physical therapy. >>> we all know that to stay healthy, some kind of daily exercise is essential. now doctors say a couch potato lifestyle is deadly. nbc's erica edwards has more. >> reporter: americans have developed some bad habits in the last few decades. many of us spend our work days slouched over a desk, sitting in front of a computer. we sit during our commute home. then sit some more vegging out in front of the tv or computer during our down tim

conrad murray were cited in the decision. fans of jackson around the world protested the show which was to be a fictional account of what the autopsy must have been like and its results. >>> while the preel of don't ask, don't tell is about to take effect through the ranks of the u.s. military, gay and lesbian troops are coming out on a new website. outmilitary.com is described as a facebook for the gay community serving in the airplane, the navy, the air force and the marines. 53 members are listed on the newly launched site but the number is expected to rise after the repeal takes effect sometime in 2011. we'll be right back with the president's very talented new year's eve. >>> president barack obama will ring in 2011 with friendly competition at his family's annual new year's eve talent show. several friends and family members are joining the obamas at their rented ocean front vacation home in hawaii. the white house is keeping the president's talent closely guarded secret. his book list includes two biographies on presid

conrad murray will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter. a judge issued that ruling today after six days of a preliminary hearing. >>> and an update from the voice we hear every night, updates us on his fight with cancer. >>> we have a health update tonight on the announcer of our broadcast. the man whose voice you hear at the start of the broadcast every night, michael douglas. in his other job as an actor, he he has won two academy awards. he's been undergoing treatment for throat cancer over the winter, diagnosed in august. this week he announced some good news in an interview with matt lauer. >> i feel good, relieved that the tumor is gone. but, you know, i have to check out on a monthly basis now to maintain. i guess there's been a total euphoria. i'll probably take a couple of months of getting checked out to feel -- but it's been a wild six-month ride. >> he looks good and his voice sounds great. our friend, michael douglas, told our friend matt, he lost 32 pounds during his cancer treatment and he's now, quote, eating like a horse t

conrad murray is accused of giving jackson a powerful anesthetic before jackson's death. murray's trial is set to start at the end of march. the judge indicated he may allow television coverage of the trial. >>> 4:48 is the time. if you're joining us, we want to let people know there is a lot of fog out there and there is an update causing traffic problems? >> reporter: this morning, they're on the scene of that deadly crash and that is following a police chase. yesterday's trash kept a series of events and with two vehicles stolen from the same woman. the police say she spotted the stolen subaru hours after it had been taken from her home in moraga and show also saw the pickup truck. she contacted police and began chasing the stolen pickup truck. >> and an orinda officer got behind and activated the lights and viren and somewhere -- and siren. somewhere on camino pablo in pursuit, the officer lost sight of the vehicle. >> and that driver then smashed into a power pole and was crushed to death and pg&e crews are working on the repair and claudine wong is at the scene. >>>

conrad murray should face trial in the death of his patient megastar michael jackson. along with family attorney brian oxman it's difficult to witness. >> they are so very upset by all this. >> reporter: authorities believe jackson died of intoxication from medication administered by dr. murray. primarily the surgical anesthetic propofol on top of prescription sedatives. coroner's havingive alyssa frick recounted all the paraphernalia she found in jackson's room in his house including 12 bottles of propofol, most partially or completely emptied. nbc l.a. legal analyst. >> the very fact the investigators saw a dozen bottles of propofol is dramatic evidence of the nature and extent of the use of that drug by dr. murray and really bolsters the d.a.'s skas. >> reporter: earlier during the prosecution's questioning of nicole alvarez about murray her unease was clear. they had a child together three months before the jackson death, and he was staying with her at her santa monica apartment then and now. the prosecutor inquired about packages addressed to dr. murray in care of

conrad murray picking up three containers of a local anesthetic, a painkiller, from the floor of the room of michael jackson's bedroom. he said he was surprised because the doctor had previously told him he had not given michael jackson any drugs. he also said the doctor had told him that michael jackson collapsed about one minute before he made the emergency calls. that does not tally with what another paramedic said in describing michael jackson's condition when they got there, which was as if he was turning blue, which indicates that he was dead for possibly 20 minutes. >> the jackson family are there. presumably, the doctors there. is there any reaction in court in the hearing between them? >> there is very little, if any, interaction between them. dr. murray is sitting on the left. michael jackson's family is on the right. i have not seen them look over directly at the doctor. certainly, reaction to the testimony. you can tell this is a difficult time for his mother, katherine jackson. during some of the more detailed evidence about the moment when michael jackson died, you coul

conrad murray says he's innocent. ben tracey reports on day two of the hearing. >> reporter: michael jackson's family including janet were at the los angeles courthouse for a day of dramatic testimony. jackson bodyguard tearfully testified about seeing the singer sprawled out on his bed, eyes and mouth idea open the morning he died. he said jackson's children followed him into the room and paris jackson screamed, daddy, and started crying. it was alvarez who called 911, yet he says dr. conrad murray, jackson's physician, first ordered him to put several vials into a bag while the doctor frantically performed one-handed cpr. >> he opened a clear bag into which dr. murray dropped many vials. he removed another iv bag which he described as containing a white milky substance. >> reporter: prosecutors say dr. murray waited up to 21 minutes before an ambulance was called as he tried to hide the powerful sedative propofol he had been giving jackson six times a week to help him sleep. >> and when paramedics got there, by all

conrad murray acted too slowly the day michael jackson died.ackson's mother, brother and sister listened to details of how dr. murray tried to revive the pop star. one witness testified that murray asked if anyone knew cpr. murray is charged with involuntary man slaughter in jackson's death in june of 2009. >>> police in st. louis are investigating an officer for a beating caught on tape on new year's day. >> oh, my god. that guy told the cop to shut up, oh, my god. >> the officer working as a security guard hit the man with his baton and used pepper spray before taking him or taking him off those handcuffs. the police department called the video disturbing and said all the details of what happened are not known. the officer has been placed on administrative le limbed nearly 15% and chrysler sales were up 17% compared to 2009. >>> taxpayers have an extra three days to file a return because april 15th falls on a local holiday in the district of columbia. the deadline has been pushed back to midnight monday april the 18th. the irs expects to proc