conrad murray told police it was a restless and ultimately a drug-filled night with jackson battling ve him a powerful and dangerous drug anesthetic called propofol. anesthetic called propofo randy taraborrelli is a jackson biographer and a life-long confidant. >> he used to say, and i believed it, michael would have paid $1 million for a good night's sleep. that's not an exaggeration. he actually would have. >> michael jackson was plagued with insomnia for years. >> he spent years covering jackson. >> he was just plagued with this horrible inability to go to sleep. and he would rely upon doctors to provide him with medication so that he could sleep. >> according to police, jackson's final hours, beyond these windows, involved a cocktail of drugs, allegedly administered by dr. murray. based on the affidavit, dr. murray's efforts to get jackson to sleep began with a 10 milligram tablet of valium around 1:30 a.m. it didn't work. so according to the affidavit, dr. murray injected the singer with an anti-anxiety drug. by 3:00 a.m., however, jackson was still awake, so murray told police h

one of the things we see in this trial is, oh, conrad murray is on trial. at the rest of the people who are responsible for michael's death and make no mistake, there are others, the producers of this show had dr. murray involved in it. they were pulling the strings, causing to happen what happened. and yet nobody is interested in going after them. they're very upset about the tire process. >> we were talking about this earlier. at the end of the day, what do you think michael jackson's legacy will be? will it be the music? will it be be the controversial way he lived his life? >> i think there's so much we didn't know about michael during his life and so much that we still don't know and may never know, but i think that the tragedy of his death allowed people to focus on his musical achievements, his achievements as an entertainer and in the end, that's what survives. if there's a good part to this story, it's that that's what people can focus on moving forward. >> thank you all very much for your insight. we appreciate it. >> thanks. >>> up next, the dog w

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

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

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.

conrad murray goes on trial in september, manslaughter charges.ves to happen to him? >> what i hope happens is that justice is done, you know, the right way. the true justice. that's what i hope, yes. >> okay. well listen. i have to ask you this real quickly, a venture that you're in. two years ago you and i spoke just a couple days b.e.t. awards after michael died and you viewed the interview as contentious on my part and i thought it was on your part because i asked a very simple question. i said it's been a tough time for you and your family. you said yeah, and? and you sort of gave me a flippant response but you thought i was being contentious to you. why is that? >> i don't know why, because i probably was still upset over what happened to michael because michael was a wrongful death in his situation. >> i'll take that as an answer. thank you for talking about that. you have a new venture in vietnam. what's going on? it has something to do with michael jackson. >> this venture is with madame kow here and she did everything possible to make th

conrad murray, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and is scheduled to go on trial come this fallsuper bowl ticketholders who lost their seats earlier this year after some temporary seating was declared unsafe in the new stadium? well, they, those ticketholders, now want to be compensated for lost income. will that happen? our legal guys are back. afterafterin cleveland and richard herman in las vegas. gentlemen, this is very interesting because they were compensated, right? they may have gotten a refund on your tickets because the seats they were going to be there were not there. now they say, i want lost income. avery, how do you argue this and get your way on this one? >> not successfully, i'll tell you that. >> i had a feeling you were going to say that. it's just mind-blowing to me. ultimately if the case goes to trial, everyday texans are going to have to decide if these people who spent thousands to come to dallas should get, among other things, lost income. they're asking the jury to put themselves in the rich people's shoes to award this and punitive damages and everythin

conrad murray. he's accused of giving jackson a fatal dose of a powerful anesthetic.will be, katherine jackson vows to be in the court for the duration. >> very difficult just looking at him, knowing that he was there to see after my son, and he died under his care. so that -- that makes me feel really bad. i can't stand to look at him. >> reporter: katherine is also raising prince, paris and blanket, and as she told matt lauer, an michael's kids don't have to be reminded of the tragedy. >> they're off doing the things that children should do. i don't talk about it with them. they're young. and i want them to be happy. >> reporter: and for the jacksons, giving his children a normal life may be the most lasting tribute of all. the book is "starting over" and is in stores now. la toya jackson, good morning. >> good morning. how are you this morning? >> i'm doing very well. this morning, today, is a very painful anniversary for you. it is the second anniversary of your brother michael's death. and you dedicate a large portion of this book to him. in fact, you talk about

conrad murray responsible for his death that someone actually murdered your brother? e fall guy. i think that they need to invest gate this a bit more. go deeper into it. >> this idea of yours, and this belief of yours, has put you at odds with other family members. >> not at odds. >> you write in the book how the family always came together, for example, at the trial of michael. >> of course. >> -- earlier in 2003. but they're in the on page you in this. >> in the beginning they were, oh, no, he's passed, let him lie to rest. you can't not let that be because his children thanks need to know what happened, they want to know what happened to their father. they were there. they understand. >> have you gone to the police now with information that you have uncovered in your own investigation? are they now looking in a different area? >> in the beginning i was with the detectives right there with them and i wanted the surveillance camera, i want to no everything and everyone who came in and out of that house. all of a sudden that's eradic e eradicat eradicated. they erase

conrad murray has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. scheduled to begin in september. >>> if you look now at some of the other stories we're keeping a close eye on, michele bachmann going to make a big announcement tomorrow. yes, she is going to say she's officially launching her campaign for president even though you've noticed she's already running. the a new poll of iowa republicans show she is virtually tied with mitt romney. she's going to be in waterloo, iowa today. >>> an attorney in the casey anthony trial said he expects testimony to resume tomorrow. the defense is trying to prove 2-year-old caylee anthony was not murdered but instead accidentally drowned in the family pool. the judge suddenly ordered a recess over what he called a legal issue that came up. he didn't say what it was. it had nothing to do with the testimony of a chemistry expert the defense had planned to question. >>> and the souris river is expected to ride 12 feet below flood stage. it should start to fall starting tonight, maybe. this is yesterday in minot.

brown of ohio, whitehouse, casey, coons, tester, cardin, udall of new mexico, shaheen, stabenow, murray, conrad, durbin and manchin. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to calendar number 75, s. 679, the efficiency and streamlining act. the presiding officer: the motion to proceed is now pending. mr. reid: madam president, i want to say a word before i leave the floor to -- to and about my friend, the senator from california. as i've indicated, chair of this most important committee, the environment and public works which i had the good fortune of chairing on two separate occasions. she has been tireless in bringing legislation to this floor and attempting to. she has been talking about this bill for months about how good it is, and when she sat down and reminded me of the merits of this legislation, i thought this should be a good one. a job-creating measure. we need that right now. and i have been very disappointed that we haven't been able to move forward, but it is not because of any lack of effort on her behalf. she and i came to washington together many, many years ago and served together in