conrad murray was an agent of michael jackson or an agent of aeg. aeg had no control over dr.kson selected him to be his in-house doctor, and he also took an advance from aeg. jackson was $500 million in the hole at the time. >> neil: the family would have known also about the doctor. >> exactly. >> neil: couldn't you argue that they family are equally culpable here? >> not in this situation there has been an e-mail provided where aeg stated that conrad murray works for them and didn't work for michael jackson. so you have these proof issues -- >> neil: we don't have any proof that the family is thinking -- >> we don't know exactly whether or not the family knew all the details about the doctor. all of these details about him being in debt came out later, afterwards. >> neil: the debt issue is a legitimate point. obviously went through a lot of his money. not the first entertainer to do that. but gets back to this issue whether the money he could have raised -- i guess he went on to respectfully disagree wouldn't be close to that -- wasn't he having problems just selling out t

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a judge sentenced conrad murray no four years in prison in jackson's death. a nurse who add mitt administered anesthesia to michael jackson ten years ago testifies he had a high tolerance. >>> a convicted sex offender is about to get out of prison and leave the state. they aren't saying where he is going next. but they say where he ends up, blonde haired, blue eyed boys, between the ages of 12 and 13 could be in danger. this admitted pedophile will be released tomorrow. he served all of his sentence and the government warns, he is at high risk for offending again. trace gallagher from our west coast news hub. what do we know about his crime? >> he was shooting bottles by a river in vermont when he noticed a 13-year-old fishing. he walked up, introduced himself to the boy, grabbed him and carried him away. he handcuffed him and raped hm twice. the only reason he is out of prison now is because prosecutors struck a deal to avoid a trial so the victim did not have to testify. if he had gone to trial, and been found guilty by a jury, he could have gotten life in

she wants to find out the truth about his death, and had no idea conrad murray had been hired as hisntil after her son died. she said it was the concert promoter who was ultimately responsible for the doctor in whose hands jackson died. but aeg live's lawyers say it was jackson who personally picked and directly supervised murray and there was no way they could have known about the dangerous injections of propafol. paris is still reportedly kept at a treatment facility, more than a month after being hospitalized, following a reported overdose of over-the-counter pain medication and cutting her arm with a kitchen knife. her grandmother told the court the 15-year-old has been especially sensitive about jackson's death. katherine jackson is scheduled to return to the stand monday with the plaintiffs expected to rest their case following her testimony. gina kim, nbc news, los angeles. >> chris, thanks for being here. let's start with this. katherine jackson here, how has she been handling the testimony so far? >> she's been pretty strong. i think she was the best person to call on last.

conrad murray issued an imminent nuclear warning. now, we have the voicemail. play it for you. >> a man died days after bicyclist ran him over on a crowded intersection. we'll have details from a plea deal that appears to be the first of its kind. that is coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and top of the news from studio "b." my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as uneected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these symptoms to your doctor. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and meditions. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet or body swelling; enlarg or painful breasts; probl

conrad murray who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.y is to personalize the family. mrs. jackson says she was hoping her grandchildren would see their dad in concert. take a listen. >> yes i did because michael never told them what his job was and they were shocked -- they were little kids, when they were at the 9/10 show. and he called me and was laughing about it. and when they got back they said so you are a big star, huh. they were saying that. >> and back with us now our legal team, defense attorney and former federal prosecutor faith jenkins. i want to talk with you. let's talk about the sound we just heard. do you think it is an effective approach by the jackson lawyers to personalize the family in court? >> not only is it effective but it is necessary in the case. you are talking about an icon that many people in the public believed they knew. he was a part of their every day lives so ethe plaintiffs want to put his family to show he is not just an icon but also a son. he is also a father. and this family lost someone who is ver

conrad murray gave that warning in a scathing voice mail he left for a friend. jackson's family is suing the convert promoter agency live for $5 billion in damages over michael jackson's death in 2009. tmz is reporting in that voice mail murray says, in part, consider this an imminent nuclear warning, enough is enough. i have no further tolerance for lies, your deception, nor your insosolenc if your calumny persists none of you will have to guess who is coming to dinner. this time the courthouse. it's time to tell the truth. be honest. michael had severed all relations with exmembers of his extend ited family before he passed and explain the reasons for this action i bet you won't do that helping to save one family is apparently not made up for the tearing apart of another. fox reports on how folks -- how the folks george zimmerman helped rescue have given him the cold shoulder. and, you want to avoid government surveillance? you should move to montana. we're live there to explain exactly why. my name is mike and i quit smoking. chantix... it's a non-nicotine pi

conrad murray. he's a physician convicted of killing the king of pop. aeg says it was jackson who hired murray. in from teen heartthrob to grandpa, charlie sheen welcomed his first grandchild. his oldest daughter kasandra gave birth to a baby girl luna. probably has a better head on her shoulders. >> wonder who will babysit who. >> yeah. >>> finally, kanye west may have the midas touch when it comes to fashion. his plain white tee shirts cost $120. they sold out in just hours causing a clothing website to crash. that was selling it. the shirt here, bill, made of egyptian cotton should only be -- >> oh, egyptian cotton. that's why it's so pricey. >> it is the cheapest item. >> i'm not going to pay 120 bucks. i'll have like a wing stain on it in a matter of moments. >> it costs more than the shirt you have over that. >> you can buy 12 t-shirts for that price. >> in bulk. >> i need to buy them in bulk. i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news on knbc's website, civilians to issue parking t

it took nine hours to convicted conrad murray for michael jackson's death.ray was jackson's personal doctor. in another case, jury took a fuel week and seven days to convict scott peterson of murdering his wife. one thing was clear when it came to all those juries and in fact the jury in the zimmerman case, that nothing is clear at all. anything can happen. >> anybody tells you they know how this jury is thinking or what they are doing is making it up. there is no way to tell. just because they are sequestered doesn't mean they are going to come back fast. >> one jury that did come back fast was o.j. simpson's trial, took about four hours. they came back with a not guilty verdict which goes to show which you never know. >> gregg: those are important words. will, thanks very much. >> heather: preparations underway as we await the verdict in the zimmerman trial. emotions are running high. we will take a look at what law enforcement is doing to make sure that everything remains calm. >> if it was trayvon martin who had shot and killed george zimmerman, what wou

conrad murray. but the company says jackson chose murray. >>> a southern california family is taking toyota to trial for sudden acceleration problem that forced millions of cars to be recalled. the family is suing toyota for the death of 66-year-old noriko uno. she died when her toyota camry accelerated and crashed into a telephone pole and a tree. toyota said there was no defect in the car but went on to recall 9 million cars due to accelerators that got stuck and floor mats that trapped the gas peddle. this is the first such case against toyota to be taken to trial. >>> it is 4:50. big name tennis stars getting ready to play in the bay area. we'll tell you about the tournament that starts this morning. >>> could brian "the beard" wilson be back in the orange and black? the new report is next. >>> a live look at the north bay, south 101, a little burst of traffic. yes, this is a burst for this time of morning. things will keep moving smoothly at the limit, all the way down to the richmond san rafae

conrad murray, it took nine hours to convict him in the death of michael jackson. and scott peterson, it took 7 days to convict him of the murder of his wife. there are just six days in the george zimmerman trial. >> her children are 11 and 13. she's a proud member of her church. her husband is an engineer. other specifics of the women deciding george zimmerman's fate? juror b-29 is originally from chicago. she's been married for 10 years, she's the only minority on the jury, black or hispanic. she has eight children, only one under 18. juror b-6 is married and has a son who is on attorney. she loves animals. one juror is the daughter of an air force captain. her child is a pet groomer and another who is a university student. and another one is not married. she's a retired real estate agent. and another one has one son, married to a chemical engineer, she likes to watch football, read and travel. >> we have our panel here. susan, let's start with you. what do you read into this? this is your area of expertise. they deliberated yesterday afternoon, decided to go hom

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conrad murray. but yesterday all eyes were on the pop star's mother, katherine jackson. casey wian has more. >> michael jackson's mother endured a second day of confrontational question from attorneys from aeg live, the company they are suing for millions over michael jackson's death. they displayed a letter signed by her and some of the siblings about a magazine report. putnam asked mrs. jackson was it a lie at the time to say your son had a problem with prescription drugs? she responded action yes, because i didn't know he had a problem action but earlier she admitted attending an attempted family intervention at the neverland estate five years earlier. >> she's now looking to blame someone else for the very things that she and her family knew. that's why the questions were asked. >> reporter: the jectionen family matriarch has appeared tired, confused and irritated. >> i think for 83 years old, she's doing a great job trying to answer the questions. she didn't remember everything, but i think it's clear what happened. >> aeg live, which promoted what was to be the big

conrad murray entered his life. >>> the rapper whose name is curtis jackson was hit with five criminal he went after the mother of his child and ransacked her bedroom during an argument in june. they found broken chandeliers. when she tried to hide, he kicked in the door then kicked her. he faces up to five years in jail if convicted. >>> many of us spend the fourth of july taking swim in the pool or ocean. one woman is no longer welcome at a water park because of her body. she says staff at adventure oasis in independence, missouri told her to cover up her bikini bottom because it's too small. she lost 100 pounds and was feeling confident. now she feels singled outlet. >> there's 16-year-old and 19-year-old girls wearing the same amount. no one is criticizing them or making them feel ashamed. it's summertime. it's a swimming pool. i'm wearing a swimming suit. >> can't argue against that. >> newfound confidence after losing that weight. >> good for her. let's see what's coming up on "new day." >> this is so weird from inside the box to inside the box. >> you jumped boxed. >> i did. >>

in the conrad murray case, the jackson family and many jackson fans wanted second degree murder. i did not. and i explained to family members and to fans. i said, look, if you do that you're going to help the defense. involuntary manslaughter is the appropriate charge. the prosecutors won't look look they're bullying the defendant, like they're overcharging and misusing their power. and i think you may see a mistake in this case by charging second degree murder. clearly they wanted lesser includeds because they want a conviction and they may not be that confident that second degree murder will fly. >> interesting. tomorrow is a critically important day for george zimmerman and for the parents of trayvon martin. we'll take a look with our panel at what is in store. plus of course we're following other news. every day we're learning more about that deadly plane crash in san francisco. we now have the 911 tapes from the crash, pleas for help seconds after the plane went down. that's coming right up. [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will retire when he's 153, which would b

we saw it in the conrad murray case. he never got on the witness stand. we heard his voice and he was convicted. it's something often times that prosecutors use. what i think is a bit difficult for the government though is that now they're not forcing george zimmerman onto the witness stand. he doesn't have to testify. often times i think it's better to have a witness live and in color and then cross examine because most prosecutors are well trained in cross-examination and you're going against someone who isn't trained. >> sunny sorry to interrupt. they've gone back into session. let's listen in. the lawyers are at the bench. i want to bring in mark. the fact that you do not have trayvon martin here to tell the kind of details and lay out what happened here but you have so much information coming from zimmerman, how does that impact what the jurors believe in terms how this played out? >> i think it's a great advantage to the defense and disadvantage to the state. i think you have a bulldog of a prosecutor and i think he would have a field day if he gets

conrad murray. >>> all right, who could forget this amazing video of two humpback whales surfacing right pair of scuba divers. off the coast of central california. now appearing from the divers who tell anderson cooper on "360" that they knew something might happen when a school of anchovies swam right by them. >> i had no idea that there was a humpback whale behind them chasing them. seconds later i pulled my head up out of the water because i heard some yelling. i made' beeline to the back of the boat. >> i think they're pretty intelligent creatures. i think they avoid us for sure. >> wow. >> note to self, when scuba diving, avoid anchovies because you could be lunch. >> a school of terrified anchovies means there's a whale chasing them. both expect to get back in the water despite the challenge with an enormous whale. he said he thinks they actually avoids the divers. >> i think so, too. >>> a man who nose many things about whales and fish and the like, let's take a look at what's coming up on "new day" with -- >> chris cuomo, kate bolduan. >> hi, kate. >> my first comment of the morn

you know, in the conrad murray case, the michael jackson family and the fans all over the world wantedecond-degree murder. i said don't do it. it's going to help the defense. the defense is going to -- the defense is going to say this man is overcharged. the prosecutors lack credibility. they misused the power, abused the authority. i felt they were a better chance of a conviction involuntary manslaughter. yes, overcharging a case can affect the prosecution's credibility and help the defense. i think it did in this case. i think manslaughter would have been the right -- with the right charge and would have been the right outcome. zimmerman drove to the scene. brought a deadly weapon to the scene. decided to confront trayvon martin. didn't have to do any of that. he was advised by the police not to get out of the car and not to confront him. the homeowner association rules said don't confront someone you suspect of committing a crime or about to commit the a crime. he brought unreasonable force to the situation and i think he should have been convicted of manslaughter. by the way, in nu

conrad murray for his death. they say the amount projected is inflated.ckson would embark on four more world tours. jackson has performing until he was 66 years old. aeg's defense team says that sponsors were wary of jackson who had been accused of criminal misconduct. as the show prepared to launch, promoters did not have a single dollar in sponsorship or endorsement. he was acquitted of all charges and like golfer tiger woods could win back multimillion-dollar endorsement contracts. about performing at age 66, she gave examples of senior citizen stars, mick jagger, age 69, barbra streisand, age 71. miriam hernandez reporting for abc news. >>> major evacuations continue near palm springs where a forest fire is entering its fourth day. more than 4,000 homes are threatened by the fire which is now only 15% contained. fire crews face several challenges including the steep terrain and hot and dry weather. many homeowners and visitors are prepared to leave when the time comes. >> we've had fires but nothing like this. not at all. >> nerve-racking for -- i don

conrad murray who gave the singer the lethal dose of propofol. >>> kate, sure making the world wait.lions of royal watchers are anxiously anticipating the arrival of the future king or queen of england. media crammed outside st. mary's hospital in london for the big event. we are hearing reports the duchess of cambridge may give them the royal slip when it's time for the delivery. max foster, live from london. it's so exciting, max. why is he going to give people the big slip? what's going on here? >> who wants to be in labor in front of all those cameras? come on. >> reporter: exactly. a very, very good point. she's staying at her parents. people think she's going to go to the hospital there. they are painting the railings outside that hospital yesterday. seems like nothing. probably is nothing. palace insists, it's still here. we have a new report out today. sources speaking to the telegraph, her due date is today. we have all been here for no reason for a week. i don't know what to say about this. we haven't been able to confirm it. the palace is not saying anything. if she is due

conrad murray, but the company says jackson chose murray. >>> a southern california family taking toyotato trial for a sudden acceleration problem that forced millions of cars to be recalled. the family is suing toyota for the death of 66-year-old noriko uno. she died when her toyota camry unexpectedly accelerated and crashed into a telephone pole and a tree. toyota said there's no defect in the car but went on to recall 9 million cars due to accelerators that got stuck and floor mats that trapped the gas pedal. this is the first such case to be taken to trial. >>> a new update on the health of leader nelson mandela. south african's president was just released a statement saying mandela is showing, quote, sustained improvement. the 94-year-old remains in the pretoria hospital in critical condition this morning. he was admitted about seven weeks ago with a reoccurring lung infection. >>> 5:51. coming up. could brian wilson will back in the orange and black? >> new details this morning leaking up about apple's plans for the next generation of the iphone? what we're learning now next. you k

>> not a bad deal for him, but let's remember conrad murray got the same deal. he never got on the witness stand, but his interview with detectives was played over and over again in the courtroom, and he was convicted. i have got to tell you, you know, i think there were so many inconsistencies that were highlighted by the prosecution and the prosecution's closing rebuttal argument that were pretty stark and obvious that they were maybe more than inconsistencies and perhaps lies. that was the implication and inference the prosecution drew and i think that's a difficult hurdle for the defense to get over. in the defense closing argument, they didn't really go into it and address those inconsistencies. mark o'mara, who is a terrific attorney, basically said he said things a little differently and then kind of moved on. i think that's pretty dangerous because a jury like this that asks for the exhibit list, you best be sure that they're going to listen to all of these statements and probably compare and contrast them. >> could i bounce off of that a little bit? the

then conrad murray, nine hours to convict him of involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. scott peterson, jurors took a whopping seven days in convict him in the murder of his wife, and unborn child. and in the o.j. simpson murder trial, jurors took less than four hours to acquit him in 1995. one thing to remember here. all these juries had 12 members. there are just six in the george zimmerman trial. and they are all women. so, again, i'm don lemon in sanford, florida. we're going to have more coming up after a break. the jury, we could hear from them and the judge coming at any moment. we're right back. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your ins

. >> catherine jackson claims aeg failed to properly investigate conrad murray, of course, the doctorng jackson a lethal dose of propofol. she's expected to take the stand later this week. >>> an extraordinary three-hour meeting behind closed doors was wrapped up on capitol hill without resolution. at issue are several of president obama's top nominations. the republicans have so far blocked. the senate is expected to start voting on seven of the nominees in the morning. democratic leader harry reid has threatened to invoke what's called the nuclear option. it would change senate rules to allow an executive branch nominee to be confirmed by a simple majority of 51 votes rather than the 60 votes required bit senate. >>> former president and first lady have returned to their old home in washington, just for a visit, though. abc's karen travers reports on this extraordinary rift. >> reporter: it was a touching white house return for a former president. >> it's like coming home. >> reporter: george w.h. and barbara bush were on hand. bush created the honor as president in 1990 after he co

. >> reporter: for weeks we've been told this trial is about who hired conrad murray, who's in jail foriving michael jackson the lethal dose of propofol, but for the last couple of days, all eyes have been on katherine jackson. michael jackson's mother endured a second day of confrontational questioning from the attorneys of aeg live, w. marvin putnam displayed a letter calling a 2007 magazine report about michael jackson's prescription drug abuse a lie. putnam asked mrs. jackson, was it a lie at the time to say your son had a problem with prescription drugs? she responded, yes, because i didn't know he had a problem. but earlier, katherine jackson admitted attending an attempted family intervention at michael jackson's neverland estate five years earlier. >> she's now looking to blame someone else for the very things she and her family knew, and that's why those questions were asked. >> caller: the jackson family matriarch has appeared confused, tired, and irritated on the stand. >> i think for being as old as she is, 83 years old, i think she did a great job trying to answer the quest

conrad murray. dr.ay has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. >>> two years ago, san jose chapter president, jeffrey pettigrew, known as jethro, was sparked at a casino in sparks, nevada. gonzalez is being charged for the murder. he's president of one of the chapters of a motorcycle claub in nicaragua. a hells angel will be on trial as well. >>> i know you are a fan of the oakland zoo, pam. two new warthog. the two additions are females. they were brought in so simon to get to know them and breed with one of them. the zookeepers say they are adjusting nicely. they are in the process of being introduced properly to simon. >> i love that. >> yes. >> i -- both the zoo, oakland zoo and san francisco zoo. i love them both. >>> 7:55 is the time. how's traffic? >> it's messy on the peninsula. >> we've been talking about it. >> 101 still improving, we had the crash, we still had the crash on 101 as they try to clear the vehicle from the -- the vehicles, i should say, a cou

conrad murray. sometimes a mother is the last to know, she said. another doctor, not dr. murray. katherine jackson is the final witness for the plaintiffs. she and her three grandchildren, prince, paris and blanket, sued aeg live, saying it was the concert promoter who was responsible for the doctor in whose hands michael jackson died. ag lawyers say it was jackson who personally picked and supervised murray and there was no way to know about the dangerous injections murray gave jackson in his home. the defense is scheduled to begin its case next week. for "today," los angeles. >>> still to come what one area is doing to get people to lose weight. here's a hint. it involves gold. awesome. right after this. [ female announcer ] say "hello" to crystal light liquid. ♪ because some days we're sweeter than others. introducing crystal light liquid. six flavors. zero calories. for every shade of you. [female announcer]g) looks like everybody's at our biggest sale of the year, the anniversary sale at petsmart. save up to $10 on fiproguard® and fiproguard®

the issue is whether or not aeg negligently hired conrad murray.estimony, fred. >> and given the case, avery, thus far is that being established? >> i think there's evidence that it jury's going to be able to consider it. it's not going to be thrown out in the middle of the case. let me tell you something. the jury has been there 12 weeks, fredricka, and the people that represent the estate are now trying to end their piece of it by -- by the -- by crescendoing the case and bringing in katherine jackson, and she's the simplethetic mother of michael jackson. what's very interesting is the judge even permitted a montage of the children and grandchildren with michael jackson singing in the background. i mean, ordinarily that's not evidence, but, remember, we're los angeles. so these sort of things get in, and then we will start up the defense. the defense of this case, we're going hear from aeg has to say, but up to this point, katherine jackson was exactly the witness that should have ended this case. >> pulling at the heartstrings. avery, richard. >

it's much like the conrad murray case. remember, he never got on the witness stand. but we all remember his interview with police. that interview was an audio recording. in this case you have his picture. you have a video re-enactment. it just -- i don't think the jury would fault him for not getting on the witness stand because they've seen him and heard him already. >> if he thinks he's going to hurt his own case perhaps he wouldn't want to get on the stand. still to be decided, we'll get a quick break in while there's a pause in the action there in the george zimmerman trial. will george zimmerman testify for himself? right after this break. everybody has different investment objectives, ideas, goals, appetite for risk. you can't say 'one size fits all'. it doesn't. that's crazy. we're all totally different. ishares core. etf building blocks for your personalized portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus, which includes investment objectives, risks, char

conrad murray, convicted of giving her son a fatal overdose of anesthetic. >> actor dennis farina diedying a detective on "law & order." farino was a cop in chicago before he turned to acting. in addition to police roles he played characters on the opposite side of the law in "get shorty." farina suffered a blood clot in his lungs and died yesterday in scottsdale, arizona. dennis farina was 69 years old. >> with the nation in the middle of a racial battle over his acquittal, george zimmerman rescued a family trapped inside of an overturned vehicle. zimmerman and a man helped free a family of four whose suv ran off a highway in sanford, florida. no one reported injured. the crash happened less than a mile from where trayvon martin was shot. and there is a new abc news/"washington post" poll that shows an overwhelming racial gap when it comes to public attitudes. about the trayvon martin case. 86% of african-americans asked, disapproved of the acquittal of george zimmerman. while 51% of whites approved. and for the question whether the u.s. justice department should level civil rights ag

conrad murray, but for the past two days in court, all eyes have been on katherine jackson.live, the company she and jackson's children are suing for billions of dollars over the singer's death. marvin putnam revealed a letter signed by mrs. jackson calling a 2007 magazine report about michael jackson's prescription drug abuse a lie. putnam asked mrs. jackson, was it a lie at the time to say your son had a problem with prescription drugs? she responded, yes, because i didn't know he had a problem, but earlier katherine jackson admitted attending an attempted intervention five years earlier. >> she's looking to blame someone else for the very things she and her family knew and that's why those questions were asked. >> reporter: the jackson family may tree yark has appeared confused, tired, and irritated on the stand. >> for being as old as she is, 83 years old, i think she did a good job trying to answer the questions. she didn't remember everything, but i think it's clear what happened. >> reporter: aeg live is trying to show there was no way it could have prevented michael

conrad murray and is responsible for the singer's death. >>> the u.s.n the caribbean. the street value, $35 million. video shows the boat speeding away. but a coast guard helicopter shot out the engine. the boat stopped. the cargo seized. and the smugglers arrested. >>> you know the mystery of the incredible drum playing grandmother has been solved. viewers called out 63-year-old mary hvizda. we now know she isn't actually a grandmother. but she did jam in a bunch of bands when she was younger, then decided to give up the dream. >> i have wanted it. i never pursued it because i never thought i was ever good enough to get it and because so many people try but never succeed. >> mary picked up the drumsticks again about a year and a half ago. she says she doesn't have a compu comput computer, didn't know about youtube and had no idea the video had gone viral. 63. not a grandma. boy, she can play. >> smacking those. she's got quick hands. >> yes, she does. impressive. >> i can't get enough of that. >> i know. it's actually -- >> we keep following the story