david jackson, can you hear me? all right, we lost david. we'll--we've been trying to get him for the last 15 minutes or so. we've been trying to get the view of the region with david jackson. israel said it held a joint missile test with the u.s. this morning. military sources say they landed a missile over the mediterranean sea in a test of an anti-missile system. we have more from jerusalem. >> the significance alarmed that was evidenced on tuesday morning has calmed down somewhat, but what we do know is that the israelis filed a new type of israeli known as ankor, and it's used to test the anti-missile capability in a system called arrow 2. now obviously it caused alarm because although the americans were informed in advance that this test was taking place it seems that the russians were not informed, and so the tracking of this russia missiles caused consternation. the strike is a nonchalant attitude towards this. i spoke with one official from the israeli government who said we're just practicing, making sure that everything worked, no

david jackson is standing by in beirut. standing bailiff as well to break it all down for us. hat can you tell us about this supposed new information? >> reporter: well, dale, that is right, there is new information coming out you have syria from a couple of different sources there. all sort of gathered together by the syrian national coalition. talking about the fact that the chemical weapon supplies have been moved around inside syria in these intervening days, now that they know there is this kind of delay. didn't surprise anybody terribly that that would happen. it was expected that they were moving a lot of military equipment of all sorts in many different directions so this was something of an expected statement. but now officially putting a stamp on it is something of news today. and it is also believed that the rest of syria is still in the middle of what has been called just its ongoing civil war by way of saying other syrian national coalition spokes people have said today, we are too business fighting a civil war right now to keep track of all these delays, we are in

joining us is david jackson from beirut. how are people there reacting to president obama's announcement? >> reporter: is there is something of a relaxation although they had their problems to contend with at the same time. this a nation that has gone through sectarian violence. we have had 75 people killed until car bombs over the past little while. >> that's something everybody is worried about now beginning to continue they don't want to e that go back into place and they don't want that to happen. the focus has been on syria lots of refugees coming across the border and now going back. with this week-plus after reprieve, many more probably will then go back into syria and wait out this next period of time at home active any question that egypt or another country would be involved in a military action against syria? >> is thethere social security chance and the one that stands most poised and israel says they are standing by with their finger on the trigger. they do not expect to be drawn into this, though. they don't see

while we continue to debate the situation on this side of the ocean, david jackson is on the other sidejoining us live from beirut. david, there is lots of debates going on about what to do in syria. you were there on the ground. what is the talk? >> well, there's a lot of on going talk today, certainly del in terms of the way lebanon is behaving. there has been the issue that we just talked about the other day about having people come out of the u.s. embassy here and have non-essential personnel removed. there is certainly a tension on the street here that follows that, that has heightened. the lebanese government has made a big point of saying they should not be quite so worried and have control over these sensitive locations in lobe no one so that nobody should panic over what has taken place, although the embassy staff is down to what they are describing as something of a skeletal staff now. >> there are so many syrians pouring over the borders. is this something that the longer it takes, the worse it gets on the ground. >> i guess something to that effect. on the ground, they've ha

richelle. >> david jackson live from beirut. thank you so much. lebanon isn't the only place the u.s. is taking precautions with diplomatic facilities. the state department is pulling non-emergency staffing and families from the u.s. consulate in turkey. we have more from southern turkey. >> reporter: the united states has authorized the drawdown of its consulate staff in the southern city of adana. this is not a mandatory pull-out of staff we're being told. it's rather a voluntary but highly advisable move. it's important to point out that this measure is not being replicated neither in the embassy, in the capital ancara or in the main consulate in the large city of istanbul. it's only in the city of adana. there's a specific american connection there, that being the airbase where we see nato and u.s. forces stationed there along the turkish-syrian border. this is a time when turkey is jittery and concerned about possible retaliation from syria, should there be any military strike targeting the syrian regime and military forces. now, of course, t

will probably have a response, an official response to what took place in washington, d.c. >> david jacksonuplate with us in beirut tonight. david, thank you very much. we have some breaking news at this hour. al jazeera has obtained a copy of a u.s. government report detailing failures in security at diplomatic posts around the world. these include benghazi which was attacked almost a year ago. al jazeera's investigative correspondent josh bernstein joins us with details from washington, d.c. josh? >> reporter: the 29-page report points out critical shortfalls within the department of state. it highlights systematic security flaws at u.s. diplomatic posts all around the world. the report was put together by a 5-member pam, a former high-ranking intelligence officials. it stopped short of focusing blame on any one individual but indicates that the department of state has known about many of these security flaws for decades. now, when it comes to benghazi, the department failed to identify worsening conditions in libya. they point out that there is a lack of accountability and no clear lines

our own david jackson al jazeera reporting life from beirut, telling us more about what is going on hered david, also making the point earlier, you made this earlier, it is important to stress this, the embassy itself is not closing down. so tell us what is happening many. >> the embassy will be functioning somewhat normally, it will be something of a skeleton that will be in there, but it will function as a normal u.s. embassy. that means that the friends and families rule, will take effect. and the friends and families of the people that work there, and the nonemergency staff as they call it will be asked to leave. it's all in an effort, really, to reduce the number of americans that are in this region. they want to make sure that americans understand that they should steer clear of this part of the world, the very extreme eastern end of the med train nan is viewed to be a dangerous spot, and they want to make certain that people are not in harm's way. one of the other things that happens when the embassy does work normally as it will, is that it does not become a safe haven, in other

. >> david jackson live from beirut, lebanon. thank you so much. we'll go to the story live from turkey. what can you tell us about what's going on in the u.s. consulate in turkey right now? >> richelle, a similar announce here in turkey. >>> those two places aren't seeing any closures or draw-down of staff. just in the southeastern city there's a specific reason to that. the american connection there being the airbase of inurlik. in that airbase nato air force and united states air force are stationed in that airbase. there comes the american connection so to speak. we understand that the consulate hasn't been shut down per se. this is not a mandatory pull-out of staff, but it is highly advisable. officials citing security concerns. now, of course, turkey has been quite jittery. the perspective of the larger picture of this, of course, is that turkey shares its largest border with syria, 560-mile border. we have seen over the past couple of days heightened military presence along the border. turkish troops are expanding their presence along the bo

al jazeera's david jackson joins us from beirut lebanon. what is the story, the line i'm reading about the assad - president assad going on the offensive? >> well that's what it feels like a little bit. we heard through the last couple of days that they have been moving equipment and personnel and men into different locations that were in residential areas, taking them away from the military bases and taking equipment from the bases and putting them in closer to what amounts to residential areas, areas far away from the military bases that they expect to have targeted if and when the strike occurs. it stands to reason that they would have considered something like that along the way because they had time on their hands, and that time was being put to use. that being said, the syrian national coalition, the sunni rebels fighting against assad's forces say they are taking advantage and they don't move things with impugn itty in the nation, they come under fire from the rebels. both sides are taking advantage of this to their own advantage. th

david jackson joins us live from beirut. david, how are people there reacting to president obama's announcement? david, i'm sorry. i think we are having some difficulty. david, we will come back to you later in the program. thank you so much. >>> meanwhile, legendary broadcaster, sir david frost has died. he was 74 years old. his journalism career spanned decades. recently he hosted hour-long shows for al jazeera. he worked as a comedy writer and a daytime television show called the frost report. but he was perhaps best known for a series of very revealing interviews he did with former president nixon back in the '60s. years later, those conversations were the basis for the award-winning movie: "frost-nixon." ford motors is calling three -- recalling ford crowne victoria, mercury march keen and lincoln towncar manufactured from 2005 to 2011. it will agents about 307,000 cars sold in the u.s. and in canada. the problem is decaying metal that may cause drivers to lose the ability to steer the car. ford said in a statement issue

joining us on the phone is david jackson, the white house reporter with "usa today." series of g 20 things is on the agenda. there will be an arrival ceremony. a workinghere will be dinner. in between all of that, he will have a one-on-one meeting with the japanese prime minister. earlier this week, president obama spoke with the prime minister by phone. i would expect to hear japanese endorsement of military action in syria. the committee voted 10-7 to advance the military plan for syria. what does that give the president heading into the leak -- into the meeting with the other leaders? they were hoping for a bigger margin. it may be notable that the press secretary sent out a statement hailing the senate vote, but we did not hear from the president himself. him a moment while he tries to prepare himself at the g20. host: yesterday, he said it was not his right ability all -- credibility on the line, he said it was the international community's. guest: the united nations has been skeptical and taking action and so has nato. that was the notion president obama was iso

david wright. ♪ >> reporter: this was michael jackson's last dance.inal rehearsal for what was to have been his comeback tour. final because he died days later, before the tour's first stop. in debt, how of shape and drugging himself to sleep at night, but still dancing his heart out. >> this is the final curtain call. >> reporter: footage shown again today in an l.a. courtroom to a jury who must decide if jackson's death was essentially self-inflicted with the help of his doctor or if promoter aeg live bears some blame, too. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, conrad robert murray, guilty. >> reporter: in 2009 jackson's doctor was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for administering the fatal dose of proep fol. in this lawsuit jackson's mother and three children are seeking $1.5 billion in damaging from aeg live. the jackson family claims aeg was paying murray's salary, $150,000 a month and putting pressure on him to get jackson fit for the tour. aeg insists the company had no idea what jackson and his doctor were up to behind closed doors. >> ae

jackson. and it's not just that he's a famous star. it's that someone lost their son. you know, their brother, their father. >> district attorney davidthe prosecution's case. >> michael jackson trusted his life to the medical skills of conrad murray. that misplaced trust in the hands of conrad murray cost michael jackson his life. >> to help prove their case prosecutors presented two very different portraits of the pop legend. ♪ from a vibrant singer, dancer and entertainer on stage to a completely different person behind the scenes. >> to michael jackson -- >> then midway through opening arguments, a stunning moment. >> the voice of michael jackson as he had never been heard before. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say he's the greatest entertainer in the world. >> jackson sounded fragile, impaired, incapable. >> you may be seated. >> and that's just what kenny ortega feared. ortega was directing the most anticipated show in decades, with a star he feared wasn't up to it. but murray insisted he was in charge of his health. >> he said i should stop being an amateur doctor and psychologist and allow michael health to him.

. - ok, carl david, it's your turn. - ken jackson may worry less about medical lawsuits than his colleagues, in large part because he knows and cares for entire families. - when you're a friend with a person and that person makes a mistake, it's a whole lot different. you get personally involved interaction with each other, and that's a great thing. he makes a big difference in your health. we come in here not feeling too well. when we leave, we feel pretty good. - ok. all right. ok. bye-bye. - and then there are the hugs and kisses. ken jackson knows there is healing in even the smallest gesture. - every day that she was in the hospital, he would make sure he'd give her a kiss. that's why she comes. she wants a kiss from the doctor. ha ha ha! - yeah. i like his kisses. - all right. - ken jackson wishes more medical students would follow his path, treating patients from toddler to twilight. but his assistant says ken's example may be changing some medical students' minds. - we've had several that say, "i was going to go "into whatever, but i've decided to do family practice "because this is

david jackson "usa today" white house reporter. thank you. >>> the science actually doesn't tell us what to do. it tells us what we think is going happen. we have to make choices about that, and because one of the implications of simon's line of argument is that the earth is always changing. we the societies can change and adapt in many ways. and of course, we don't know that necessarily the case with the climate problem. there may be something we can adapt to, but if you take that idea that societies can adapt. it leaves us with the question of even if we can adapt is a kind of world we want to live in with the extreme heat, the drought, the sea level rise? so many things we care about are being endangered by the changes that are happening. we have a choice about this. >>> paul on "the bet" sunday night at 9:00 on "after words." booktv's book club is back this month with "this town". read the book and see what other viewers are saying on our facebook page and on twitter. >>> executive from energy drink producers red bull, monster,

jackson's family asking a jury for up to $1.5 billion in damages. from a concert promoter. as abc's davidght reports, the late pop star, very much a presence in the courtroom. >> katherine jackson versus aeg live. >> reporter: who is to blame for the king of pop's death? that billion-dollar question, which has played out in this l.a. courtroom for five months, will finally be in the hands of the jury in a matter of hours. michael jackson's immediate family, now asking a jury to award $1.5 billion in damages. attorney brian punish representing katherine jackson and michael jackson's three children, argued that concert promoter, aeg live, is liable for hiring dr. conrad murray. murray prescribed the fatal dose of propofol that killed jackson. >> why did he do it? >> reporter: aeg insists the company is not to blame for the pop star's death. that murray was jackson's employee, not theirs. but panish argued this e-mail proves otherwise. >> we need to remind dr. murray that aeg, not m.j., that's paying him. >> reporter: that incriminating message, sent by top aeg executives less than two weeks

revisions of a book of his, black folk then and now, dubois conversed for a half hour or so with david stevens and jacksondavis of the general education board offering reasonable businesses, the real reason was still evident after some minutes of general discussion of the encyclopedia project. two young swedish academics had just arrived in the united states to conduct studies of the negro under the auspices of the carnegie corporation. their names, carl and richard sterner, were unfamiliar to dubois, but he to to lately agreed to discuss the project with him when, as dais -- davis informed him, they would come to atlanta at the end of the month. a 40-year-old economics professor with a major reputation in europe had been koeppel ooh,'s final product. the astonished university of stockholm professor and social democratic labor leader of the swedish parliament had received the invitation in august 1937. carl and his sparkling university-educated wife had spent is academic in 1929-30 in the united states on a study grant from the rockefeller memorial foundation arriving just as the stock market imploded. th

jackson's mother. >>> this morning on the "squawk on the street," i found myself stymied. david were all discussing about what's about to happen in washington. we could be looking at another debt ceiling showdown, as well as possible fear of government shutdown. judging by the current rhetoric, that's precisely what's going to occur. we'll stare down the barrel of another federal fiasco, fewer than three weeks from now. i then turned to carl and said when that occurs, we are going down. there's no way this stock market can handle that kind of pressure from washington. you know what it's going to be like. we'll hear about social security checks not going out, possible u.s. government debt downgrade. and those will all weigh on the stock market. sell, sell, sell. ask me a logical question, do you just sell now? i thought about it for a second and i said, you know, i've actually been advising people to do a little selling. but candidly in this september, i've been wrong. then david asked me what will i be thinking as we get closer to this political gun fight. i told him here's how

jackson wrongful death trial. the defense making its closing arguments. pointing the finger at the king of pop himself. saying his own bad choices, not concert promoters aeg lied. david wright has more. >> good morning, everybody. >> reporter: more than $1 billion of his clients' money hang on his arguments. >> you've been asked to decide if aeg lied, killed michael jackson. >> reporter: but if the lawyer defending concert promoter aeg against a wrongful death lawsuit felt the pressure, he didn't let on. >> aeg live would never have agreed to finance this tour if it knew mr. jackson was playing russian roulette every night in his bedroom. the attorney claimed that aeg never hired dr. can rod murray. that murray was jackson's private doctor for years. >> aeg live didn't hire him. on the contrary, they tried to talk mr. jackson out of it. >> reporter: on the incriminating e-mail in which paul gongaware, he wanted to remind murray, it's aeg, not jackson, paying his salary. >> he wanted to help mr. jackson any way he could. >> reporter: but they insist that the jacksons' demand for $1.5 billion in damages is outrageous. >> at the time he died, he was spending $20 million

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and i want to begin by saying i think yolanda jackson and david just spoke to what i believe is the primaryproblem that is race and america and the equal application of the law. but i think there's a secondary issue. david talked about it. i'm going to continue the dialogue. that has to do with guns, the accessibility of guns, and gun lobby. i have to tell you that the stand your ground laws, while they are take certainly a different configuration in the last few years, the reality is they have been on the books for many, many years. california has very, very similar laws that have been on the books for many years. now the difference between what occurred in california and what occurred in florida and 20 other states at this point, i think it eight to be a focus of attention here. because it has been the path, the journey, as to how the laws have become effective and how they're being implemented that i believe has led not only the outcome of the tragic event involving trayvon martin, but frankly very tragic events that we're not talking about here today. that has to do with who is supporti

and i want to begin by saying that i think yolanda jackson and david who just spoke to what i believe is the primary problem here, and that its race in america and the unequal application of the law. but having said that i believe that there is a secondary issue, and david talked a great deal about it and i'm going to continue the dialogue, and that has to do with guns. the accessibiaccessibi lity of guns and gun lobbying. because i have to tell you that the stand your ground laws, while they are taking certainly a different configuration in the last few years, the reality is there on our books in one way or another for many menus. in fact, i think some of you may be surprised here, but actually california as very, very similar laws that have been on the books for many years. now, the difference between what occurred in california and what occurred in florida and several other states am a 20 some states at this point, i think it ought to be the focus of attention here. because it has been the path, the journey as to how these laws have become effective and how they're being implemente

jackson. >> host: david in arlington virginia here in the suburbs you are on with steve vogel. >> caller: hii mr. vogel. good afternoon i should say mr. vogel. i have two questions here. one, the american war effort in the war of 1812 and present madison were a war effort -- [inaudible] and wartime commander in chief. also i am curious about what role the canadians played in the war of 1812. were they on the british side or were they on the american side or did they sit out and decide to let these two english troops slaughter each other? suggest go in terms of whether this was the worst performance, you know it's hard to make an overall assessment because they also saw some brilliant moments in american military history. some of the naval battles on lake erie and some of the single ship victories with the u.s. constitution. the defense of baltimore, daree effective force along with u.s. army garrison at fort mchenry augmented by a u.s. navy sailors overall we had some very poor commanders particularly when i say command i'm talking about the secretary of war john armstrong who was responsibl

david culver will be there. you can watch his report tonight at news 4 at 11:00. tonight's debate could be crucial in determining who wins that race. northam leads jackson by just 3 points. these results are from our latest nbc 4 nbc news marist poll. the race for attorney general also very close. democrat mark herring leads mark obenshain by 5 points. we will have the numbers for governor in this hour including who virginians think will be better. reminder, ken kuk chi nelly and terry mcauliffe square off in a debate tomorrow night. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey and i will be on the panel. nbc 4 will broadcast that debate live and online at 7:00 p.m. >>> now to a news 4 exclusive. we learned a set of metro keys was stolen from an arlington fire engine responding to a call. engine 105 was unlocked and briefly unattended during a medical call in crystal city. two men stole a forcible entry tool and a set of metro keys. those keys can unlock secure areas of a metro station, including surface hatches and tunnels. metro tells news 4 appropriate steps have been taken to ensure system security is not compromised. . the arlington county depart

jackson was playing russian roulette every night in his bedroom. >> reporter: in hindsight we know it ended badly. the question facing the jury, should someone pay? david wright, abc news, los angeles. >>> now to a medical alert about this season's flu strain and the importance of getting a shot soon. january and february are usually the peak months for the flu. in boston doctors say they are already seeing patients in the hospital fighting the virus. it decreases the chance of getting sick by 60%. the cdc says more americans need to get those shots to control outbreaks. >>> here's what is interesting. more children than ever are getting the flu shot, but the cdc says there still aren't enough people getting the flu shot. this needs to really get widespread according to to them for us to be protected. >> a lot of people don't like needles but it comes in so many options, the spray, the traditional needle and something called the microneedle. >> more on this story coming up on gma later on. >>> now to a 3-year-old arizona boy who is the toast of his local fire department after saving his mother's life after calling 811. earlier this month the little guy

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jackson's family trying to convince a jury that a concert promoter was responsible for the pop star's death four years ago from a drug overdose. here's abc's davidight. >> reporter: in the world of big money trials over big-name celebrities, it doesn't get any bigger than this. >> i'm confident this jury is going to do the right thing. >> reporter: after hearing from more than 50 witnesses in a marathon 84 days in court, the michael jackson trial comes down to the jury today. >> it's been five months. they've heard a lot of stuff. and now, they have to apply it to the law. >> reporter: the crucial question before them, number one, in the newly-finalized jury instructions, did concert promoter aeg live hire dr. conrad murray? >> we, the jury find the defendant conrad robert murray, guilty. >> reporter: a different jury, you'll remember found murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter. the question before this jury is, was he working for michael jackson? or for aeg when he prescribed that fatal dose of propofol? >> the facts show he was never hired by aeg. he was hired by michael jackson three years prior. >> reporter: but the jackson family insist

david gregory, who made news for his epic 21-hour filibuster-like speech. you can watch the interview on nbc 4 beginning at 10:30 this morning. >>> reverend jesse jackson is spendingin america in the hopes of helping some imprisoned u.s. citizens, currently in cuba. gross, serving a 15-year sentence, was arrested back in 2009. this, after being suspected of spieg for the u.s. he maintains he was just setting up internet for the jewish community on the island. >>> a midday robbery at a glen burnie bank has authorities asking for your help. just after 11:00 yesterday morning, a woman walked into the bank, walked up to a teller, passed a note demanding money. the teller cooperated and handed an unknown amount of cash to the woman. the woman walked out of the bank and walked down first street. you're asked to contact crime stoppers if you have any information. >>> happening today, final day of the gun show at the dulles . xpo center. the surge is mostly expected by marylanders in anticipation of the state's new gun legislation. on tuesday, maryland will ban 45 different kinds of assault rifles, 20-round magazines and enforce fingerprinting when trying to purchase a gu

jackson will be mentoring people. >> gretchen: yeah. and jimmy ivan. >> brian: i think this will be a great season. david hill took it over.get in. >> gretchen: he is a singer. maybe he'll be one of the guests. >> brian: his daughter is a singer. >> steve: that's right. >> gretchen: all right. stay tuned for that. in the meantime, let's do some headlines. while you were sleeping, a bombing in egypt targeting the interior minister. he survived the attack. this marks the first attack on a top government since morsi was ousted. >>> one person has died, 13 others may have been exposed now to a rare and deadly brain disease that has no cure. it's believed the patients were operated on with the same rented infected equipment in new hampshire. it's called cjd, but it's similar to mad cow disease. >> there have only been four cases in the world's literature of this type of transfer. four cases with surgical instruments. >> gretchen: unlike viruses or bacteria, standard hospital sterilization does not kill cjd from surgical equipment. >>> workers from new york and san francisco at wal-mart are walking off the job. they want their p

jackson. >> host: david in arlington, virginia, here in the suburbs, you are on with steve vogel comic goodafternoon. -- >> caller: good afternoon. i have two questions here. one, do you regard the american war effort and the war of 1812 and president madison in particular to be war effort effort -- war effort ever? i'm including vietnam in this, and also i just is about what role the french-canadians played in the war of 1812. worth a -- o were they on the canadian side or the british side of? do they just sit on the side? >> guest: well, in terms of whether this was the worst performance, you know, it's hard to make an overall assessment because it also saw some brilliant moments in american history. some of the naval battles on lake erie, some of the single ship victories of the uss constitution. the defense of baltimore, a very effective performance by maryland militia, together with u.s. army garrisons at fort mchenry, augmented by u.s. navy sailors. you know, overall we had some very poor commanders, particularly at when i sick man, i'm talking about the secretary of war, john armstro