jackson names former supreme, diana ross. as we go to air, legal executors of jackson's will race to the courthouse to reverse mother katherine jackson's temporary control of jackson's billion dollar empire. reports of an alleged bio mom has resurfaced. in her attempt to seize custody of jackson's multimillion dollar estate and the children. who is she? tonight -- questions mount as police continue investigating jackson's home and those surrounding him at the time of death. the investigation now labeled multipronged. did jackson try to obtain a powerful sedative used during surgery just before his death? and tonight, there will be no public viewing at neverland. music icon, michael jackson, dead at 50. the fate of his three children unknown. ♪ beat it beat it >>> michael jackson's will is now on file with a los angeles court. ♪ i'm bad >> striking new voice in michael jackson's death with a shocking story to tell. >> i got this chill through my body. and i said, michael, if you take that medicine, you might not wake up. ♪ i'm

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diana ross when i did diana ross, when everything. it was very smart. in this case, i give them 180%. akon came in and played stuff that i should have written. i did not know why did not write that. -- i did not write that. and ne-yo. i taught michael jackson how to dance. he was saying, -- it was a great education. the question for me was how a deal last for 30 years. the question i wanted to ask them was what does it hit like -- a hit sound like in 2009? >tavis: what do you sound like in 2009? >> they are discovering melody. that is important. we did 15 years of taking melody of. we had beat and spoken word. lionel richie in 2009 is melody 2009beat -- melody with beat. we are going to bring it back in. i was talking to chris brown and he said i am bringing back melody. i said i am waiting on you. tavis: it is the 50th anniversary of motown which became when it became in large measure to allow people like diane at and the supremes and smokey robinson and stevie wonder and this guy here who had some hits with the commodores and so many soviets on his ow

diana, she is so hot, you can fry a chalupa on her face. and comedian jim norton. if hilarity were a tambourine, mammaass would bang him. already, it is creepy, it as story and a creepy, screeny story. a story as creepy as it is practical. the new york times reports that more families are skipping cemeteries and funeral homes and instead choosing to care tore their dead at home from everything from building the coffin and burial is done with the help of a death mid wife. scary title, maybe. what is even more frightening is the cost of an average funeral. traditional services $6,000. home burials only a hundred couple bones or a couple hundred bones depending on your ability to speak which i have none. diana, what do you make of this, creepy or marvelous? >> i think it is highly creepy. there is no way that granddad in his wishes was saying that i hope my grandkids are going to embalm me and bury me in the back yard. i think they are cheap and want to pocket the $6,000 and say whatever, we will have grandpa under the tree. that's weird. >> greg: i have mixed feeling

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thank you very much, diana. and do not miss us tomorrow night on "cnbc reports" at 8:00, have we hit a housing bottom. >>> david tice is with us and the ever-bullish bill paulson and steven staller of staller investment group and tom lieden, another bull, and cnbc's rick santelli. where should we start, gentlemen? who wants to start us off? i think this housing -- these housing numbers, despite what diana olick says, i think it's good news. >> what do you think? >> i think we've -- >> i'll jump in here, dennis. as diana said very succinctly, the numbers are the numbers. and the emotion might be there. we all want this economy to get better. i mean, i want my daughters to have a better future, et cetera. you know, i don't go home and kick puppies, dennis, as you have accused me of. however, i do believe this market, people buy more homes in june than they do in may. and unfortunately, we've lost 9 million jobs in this decline so far, and people are hurting out there. and as much as people try to think, okay, the

lady diana was to become princess diana. it was a fairy tale that would later unravel badly for the royal couple and the family. royal watchers want any match for william to be the right match. so is kate the princess the brits want her to be? >> william wales. >> with prince william set to finish military pilot training next spring, is there just enough time to squeeze in a royal wedding before he take his operational post with the air force? in the past, the prince has said he will marry when he is good and ready. the world is wondering if that time is now. all right. so there you have the background. is he good and ready? joining me now is author steve dennis. he co-authored a memoir "a royal duty." good to have you here, steve. welcome back. >> thanks, martha. good to be back. martha: do you think this is real this time? and how nervous would kate middleton be when you get that invitation? the queen would like to see you for lunch at balance moral. >> i think -- at balmoral. >> i think kate middleton is more than well-gr

and then the backup is diana ross?to prove that you're unfit under the supreme court precedent. we've got a big problem. >> ray giudice. >> bio mom, parental rights restored, her age relative to miss jackson. she's got a hand in this game. >> the thing is, ray, regardless of what any of us may think, all right, it is what he put in his will. that was his decision to name a nearly 80-year-old woman -- speaking of diana ross, here she is in her latest video. oh, that's a police car dash cam. sorry. that's at her dui arrest, where she -- the alphabet, ray, said, a, b, g, g, whatever. >> that's right, nancy. and, again, i agree, miss rowe has a strong hand. and the judge is going to do what was just said, what's in the best interest of the children. last thing, custody is not all or nothing at all. there's partial custody. there's split custody. you might see a wise judge -- >> put >> yes? >> the only time you have split custody is when there's no alternative. when you're trying to make the best out of a bad situation. >>

not since princess diana's death has a memorial service garnered so much attention. of thousands of fans descending on los angeles, today, are any clue, and if history is any clue, that renewed interest in a faded pop star is unlikely to go away anytime soon. sadly familiar scene here in l.a. today. >>> stay with us for a special edition of "goodorning america," as the michael jackson memorial services here in l

diana ross, era una de sus grandes amigas?formaciÓn. >> gracias a ustedes. >> un millÓn de personas, aunque sles ha pedido que no se acerquen al lugar. >> hay un perÍmetro al cual las personas no pueden ingresar, pero yo creo que se van a arrimar las personas. >> es entre las montaÑas de hollywood y burbank. estÁn hablando de h@h@que lo podrÍan enterrar antes de esta ceremonia. >> vamos con mÁs informaciÓn. >> muchÍsimas gracias. >> el rey del pop serÁ sepultado en los angeles, 12 dÍas despuÉs de su repentina muerte que conmocionÓ al mundo. estarÁ sepultado en un fÉretro de oro valuado en $25,000, el @ interior es de terciopelo. estÁ hecho por una familia que lleva 120 aÑos en el negocio fÚnebre. >> mÁs de un millÓn y medio de personas intentaron las entradas, pero sÓlo unos miles la consiguieron. >> no se pierda nuestra cobertura especial de la despedida a michael jackson, >> el depuesto presidente h@de honduras, manuel zelaya tendrÁ una h@entrevista con hillary clinton. dijo que relevarÁ a su embajador en estados unidos, ya

before we go to break, what do you make of diana sams being named? >> diana ross?so a pretty good singer. >> i think it's very interesting. there's been a long, close relationship with michael and diana for many, many years. and i think it's great. >> larry: so she would be a proper person to handle in case something happened to your mother? >> i think it's okay, really. but right now my mother has the children. >> larry: right back with more with jermaine jackson and neverland. don't go away. mom was diagnosed with moderate alzheimer's. it was tough news to hear. everything changed. i didn't know what to do. right about then, our doctor mentioned the exelon patch. he said it releases medicine continuously for 24 hours. he said it could help with her cognition which includes things like memory, reasoning, communicating and understanding. (announcer) the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. the likelihood and severity of these side effects may increase as the dose increases. patients may experience loss of appetite or weight. p

diana ross. dear jackson family, it is with great sadness that we learned of the untimely death of michael jackson. michael became close to us after he started visiting and performing in south africa regularly. we grew fond of him, and he became close -- a close member of our family. we had great admiration for his talent and that he was able to triumph over tragedy on so many occasions in his life. michael was a giant and a legend in the music industry. and we mourn with the millions of fans worldwide. we also mourn with his family and his friends over the loss of our dear friend. he will be missed, and memories about him cherished for a very long time. my wife and i, our family, our friends, send you our condole e condolences during this time of mourning. be strong. nelson mandela. >> just heard from smokey robinson, while we're waiting for the ceremony to formally start. 20,000 people inside the staples center and 5,000 or 6,000 watching on the jumbotron in the nokia center right next door. ar

thanks so much, diana. we want to talk a little bit more about the numbers and what the effect has been on the market. here, we have a market off 40 points despite this very, very bullish report. for more analysis, turning to my good pal, bob pisani. i hope odd great weekend? >> i haven't talked to you on over a week, congratulations to on your news. >> thank you. >> she is expecting. and yes, it was a topic of conversation for several weeks so thank you for announcing. >> some people were starting to wonder, you can't see me on this a whole lot. >> you are going to be a fabulous mother. >> thank you. >> talking about home sales. heard all the facts from diane a couple pieces of good news, not only beat expectations here but the inventory levels, 8.2 months, good heavens, great news, everybody has been waiting for some signs of that moving down. the bad news, trish, is inventories are really down. i think largely because the home price were continuing to decline, a 12% decline year over year. i certainly an

before we go to break, what do you make of diana sams being named? >> diana ross?s very interesting. there's been a long, close relationship with michael and diana for many, many years. and i think it's great. >> larry: so she would be a proper person to handle in case something happened to your mother? >> i think it's okay, really. right now my mother has the children. >> larry: right back with more with jermaine jackson and neverland. don't go away. taking its rightful place in a long line of amazing performance machines. this is the new e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz. this is the new e-coupe. you have questions. who can give you the financial advice you need? where will you find the stability and resources to keep you ahead of this rapidly evolving world? these are tough questions. that's why we brought together two of the most powerful names in the industry. introducing morgan stanley smith barney. here to rethink wealth management. here to answer... your questions. morgan stanley smith barney. a new wealth management firm with over 130 years of experience. >>

before we go to break, what do you make of diana sams being named? >> diana ross?very interesting. there's been a long, close relationship with michael and diana for many, many years. and i think it's great. >> larry: so she would be a proper person to handle in case something happened to your mother? >> i think it's okay, really. right now my mother has the children. >> larry: right back with more with jermaine jackson and neverland. don't go away. >> larry: in case you just joined us or have been on another planet, we're going to show you, again, a portion of that incredible last rehearsal of michael jackson. watch. ♪ don't really care about us ♪ >> go down in history for the greatest demonstration of freedom in the history of our nation. ♪ some things in life they just don't wanna see ♪ ♪ but if martin luther was livein' he wouldn't let this be ♪ ♪ all i wanna say is that they don't really care about us ♪ >> larry: that's unbelievable. unbelievable. back with more. i'd like one of those desserts and some coffee. - sure, cake or pie? - pie. - apple or cherry? - c

we're talking the queen of motown, diana ross. princess diana. the list goes on and on.porter: in death, he gave the greatest honor to diana ross. giving her care of his children if michael jackson's mother isn't able to do so. they met when she was 24, at the top of her game. he, the breakout star of the jackson 5. ♪ stand for the things you love ♪ >> reporter: and in 1971, when michael embarked on his solo career, he made his debut on ross' tv special. ♪ when i was 2 years old i was 4 years old ♪ >> reporter: in 1978, they would star together in an urban take of "the wizard of oz," "the wiz." she dorothy. he, the scare crow. in ross, he had a mentor and role model. jackson even went to live with ross at one time. >> he did see her in a way, diana ross, as a show business mother. >> reporter: if ross was jackson's showbiz mother. hollywood royalty told him she was his best friend. >> so many people have robbed him blind. why should he trust people? i think i'm the only person in his life that has not betrayed him. ♪ my friend, elizabeth >> reporter: for liz taylor's 60t

before we go to break, what do you make of diana sams being named? >> diana ross?t's very interesting. there's been a long, close relationship with michael and diana for many, many years. and i think it's great. >> larry: so she would be a proper person to handle in case something happened to your mother? >> i think it's okay, really. right now my mother has the children. >> larry: right back with more with jermaine jackson and neverland. don't go away. (announcer) we speak car. sure, but do we speak hybrid? yes, we do. and we can say 700 miles on a single tank and epa estimated 41 mpg city and all the words stick because they're true. we speak the most fuel-efficient midsize sedan in america. we speak the all-new 2010 ford fusion hybrid. get in... and drive one. ♪ so blessed with inspiration ♪ ♪ i don't know much ♪ but i know i love you ♪ and that may be ♪ all i need ♪ to know (announcer) customers love ge aircraft engines almost as much as we love making them. innovation today for america's tomorrow. >> larry: in case you just joined us or have been on another pl

diana has been following a dramatic day of developments in washington. diana, this is one of the things people were not talking about and all of a sudden, boom. it exploded. >> suddenly they were. a ranking republican called it martial law tactics and the house passed it by lunchtime. the barely three-page bill takes renewable loan guarantees and shifts them to cash for clunkers. >> i'm pleased with the progress made in the house today on the cash for clunkers program. i am guardedly optimistic about the direction that our economy is going, but we have a lot more work to do. >> the program which officially kicked off monday spent $150 million and has 800 to $850 million in commitments penning. at $4500 per car, that's about a quarter million dollars clunked and the same amount told. they could add a half million. several dozen voted yea, some said the government should not play favorites with business. >> the taxpayers are hurting. $80 billion to chrysler and gm and the auto industry does not have a monopoly on hard times in this economy. >> of course th

ahora vamos a presentar a diana. mira cÓmo llegó, y ahora... ¡esta es la nueva diana!or. me he esforzado por vivir de tus caprichos, pero mi paciencia ya se terminÓ. nuestra relaciÓn yo no es lo mismo. en mi camino ha llegado un nuevo amor. ¡mÁrchate! ya no voy a sufrir por tus reproches. yo no quiero llorar todas las noches. es un martirio estar cerca de ti. mÁrchate, ya no quiero sufrir toda la vida. lo nuestro es un infierno sin salida. pero con otro amor puedo vivir al fin. ♪ y asÍ es, hombre. ♪ >> ¡eso! >> ¡gracias, rieleros del norte!

ana ros' blicist just came up to our location and handed us a statement from diana ross sang that she's to pause an be sint. that she was athe memoal in her heart. a treasured part of my world is gone. part of thfabric of my life. mil wanted me t b there for his chilen, and i will be there if they ever need me, which is a statement that takes on new meaning given the fact that a lot people were surprised that after his mother heamed diana ross in his 2002 will as guardian of his three children who we saw a today's memorial. let's go back to the verly wilshire. jinah is standing with more informatn about this gathering of i guess several other people invited by the family, jinah. >> reporter: that's righ chris. we weren't able onrm it until just within the past couple hours whene talkedto the beverly hls police department who told us absolutely the jacks family along with about of their clost fily and friends will be coming ov re. heidn't know exactly what time. he just knew it s going to be over probably by about 6:00 this evening washat they were told, but they have rented a ballroo sp

diana ross has raised five great kids. i think michael saw that.se to her when growing up and saw that she was a good mother. >> larry: mark, i know it's not your specialty. >> you're not kidding it's not my speciality. >> larry: from lawyer, how well was this document prepared. >> looks like a standard last will and testament. and i know that john branca who is named in here was off and on affiliated with michael throughout the years and i think was instrumental in consummating the deal that obtained the beatles catalog. so he was somebody who he trusted for a long time. >> larry: anything surprise you? >> not really. i think the fact that the kids are with katherine who i have -- my experience with katherine is she was wonderful and his biggest supporter and the kids adored her and if grace is back in the picture, the long-time caregiver, i think that's great. it couldn't be a better place for the wizard. >> larry: is katherine with joe? >> no. >> larry: they're separated or? >> they have a dysfunctional marriage as many people in america do. >>

. >> what is the role diana ross plays in this? obviously katherine jackson getting up in age, that that may be the case which she cannot take care of the children, that those children would go to diana ross. does that seem like that is plausible or can somebody actually contend that? >> that is an excellent question. as you mentioned, suzanne, she's almost 80. "a," the trust that's been set up by michael jackson may provide for assistance for katherine which would make things easier on her but you can't get away from that age issue. it's a bit of a question right now. if katherine gets custody she better lickety-split start working on her will to establish appropriate guardianship as well for the kids. >> would it not be diana ross automatically? >> not necessarily. that's the original will that michael provided for. once the guardianship switches to katherine, it's a bit of a question as to whether her will and her wishes for guardianship might take precedence over his original will, and that secondary guardianship. and p.s., we

cnbc's diana olick is in washington with all those details. diana? >> reporter: in addition to that, melissa, just a few hours ago the manhattan district attorney announced indictments against 13 people in a $100 million-plus mortgage fraud scheme. the defendants include lawyers, bankers, appraisers, and mortgage brokers. and it is just one example of a growth trend. >> this one shot -- we say over $100 million. it could easily be $200 million. it's hard. we're still looking at it. but that's one group we've looked at with $200 million of bad loans that were then bundled and put into cdos and put out into the secondary market. in the new york metropolitan area alone if you talk to the various d.a.'s offices there's hundreds and hundreds of these cases. >> the fbi now reports losses of $1.4 billion to financial institutions last year due to mortgage fraud with cases rising 36% to close at 64,000. fbi fielgsz through march put fraud reports on track to hit 70,000 this year. fraud hot spots range coast to coast. the report blames falling home prices and

diana alvear reporting from chicago, this morning. thank you. >>> and abc news will have live coverage of the president's news conference tonight. our coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> robert byrd has made his return to the senate. byrd was brought on to the senate floor in a wheelchair, after being absent for more than two months because of illness. in his first vote, byrd ended up on the losing side. his senate colleagues voted to kill funding for the f-22 jet fighter. the plane were popular in the congressional district where they were built. >>> alaska governor, sarah palin, is in hot water again. an ipect investigator says she may have violated ethics laws by accepting money to fight other ethics violations. in alaska, officials are not allowed to do that. palin has faced at least 19 ethics complaints. most have been dismissed. but they contributed to her decision to design. >>> court documents are shedding through light into the murders of bed and melanie billings, the parents of nine special needs children. one suspect

. >>> and the last global television event of this kind was the funeral for princess diana.timated 2.5 billion people watched that service from around the world. >> fascinating story. thanks, jeremy. >>> a public memorial for murdered nfl star, steve mcnair will be held thursday. police say the gun found at the scene, belonged to mcnair's girlfriend, who was also found dead. but they're not yet calling it a murder/suicide. more from diana alvear. >> reporter: he was an athlete with a big heart. >> the steve mcnair i knew, was a great person. >> reporter: news of steve mcnair's murder has stunned tennessee titans fans, who laid flowers and messages at the quarterback's restaurant. police say a friend discovered mcnair's body at a condominium on the fourth of july. a gun was found underthe body of his mistress, who suffered a single bullet wound to the side of her head. >> the gun that was underneath kazemi's body was porched by kazemi. the classification of miss kazemi's death will not be made until ballistics are done and the results are back. >> reporter: mcnair, a married

cnbc's diana olick has the details. hello, diana. i also see distressed sales. distressed sales are coming down. >> reporter: that's right. we're getting to all of that, larry. this is the third straight month of increases in existing home sales, so that shows a real stabilization now in the housing market, but it is something of a disjointed stabilization. take a look at the stats. existing home sales rose 3.6% in june to 4.89 million units. that's down from may. still down 2.5% from june of 2008. medium home price at $181,000, less worse than last month. inventories fell to a 9.4 months supply. there is concern that there is going to be a shadow inventory. >> i believe there are many banks, including fannie and freddie, who are also holding on to some properties. they are releasing foreclosed property on a measure weights list, so not to flood the market and they feel that perhaps that could lead to even more drastic price cuts. >> reporter: so that inventory issue, we don't know exactly how much shadow inventory there is. on another side of the inventory whic

abc's diana alvear, is in chicago with the latest. >> reporter: the president continues his full-court press for health care reform today, through a town hall meeting. it's the latest of his several efforts to get something passed by the august recess. president obama will touch down in shaker heights, ohio, today, to take questions on health care, at a town hall meeting. and neighbors are ready. >> my mother is of -- 80 years old. and she's on a fixed income. and she's always complaining about purchasing medicine. it's an extreme cost. >> reporter: the cost of prescription drugs, just one of several issues the president says cannot wait when it comes to health care reform. >> i'm rushed because i get letters every day from families that are being clobbered by health care costs. and they ask me, can you help? >> reporter: in his primetime speech, the president renewed his pledge to provide a public insurance option for the uninsured. said he would not support a plan, primarily funded by taxing the middle class. and said the sick would be protected. >> it will prevent insurance companie

diana alvear, abc news. >>> pete rose is approaching the 20th anniversary of being banned from baseball gambling. it's been reported that baseball commissioner bud selig has been seriously considering reinstating rose. but sources tell our colleagues at espn, that selig has not changed his thinking about rose's status. >>> a new study finds texting behind the wheel may be even more dangerous than drunk driving. researchers at virginia tech, found texting while driving ins your chances of having an accident by 23 times. the study was conducted on truckers. but researchers say the high risk a applied to all of us. >>> could blue m&ms or blue gatorade, have healing powers? blue food die, may help in treating spinal cord injuries. rats were able to walk again. one side-effect, the rats' skin turned blue while they were undergoing treatment. >>> high school seniors looking to have a good time on campus, might want to apply to penn state university. the 2009 princeton review survey rates penn state as the number one party school. the university of florida slips from first to second place. and

diana has enough to worry about. >> ugly, bad. >> reporter: without repeated calls from debt collectorsrying to hunt down the army soldier. >> what type of welcome home is this, threatening to get legal action when he steps off the plane coming back into the country. >> reporter: diana says they receive many calls, even though randy hasn't lived with them in years. they say that even his ex- girlfriend gets calls, demanding money fr a car loan. >> it was bad. >> reporter: and to make matters worse, randy's rhode island based attorney says that the loan in question was settled years ago. >> i think the bank didn't record it in its records properly, and when they sold a bunch of old debt to a collection agency, it was bad. >> reporter: if this sounds bad, it is only the beginning, the fcc talks about debt collectors, more than any other industry. and with the economy in trouble, and defaults rising, the number is expected to go up. the phone recordings show just how far some will go. >> i will give you until noon today, and have the sheriff's office. >> you piece of -- pay your bills. >>

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diana, you have had a very busy week already. tomorrow's going to be no different. we get some foreclosure data, right? >> yeah. it's just a slew of data this week. and the mortgage applications number geez week to week. and i don't like to look at the week to week because it changes so much. it's a volatile number. the four-week moving average tells us a little bit more. and we are seeing that purchase applications have fallen .5% in the four-week moving average. now, this is a forward-looking indicator because it tells us what we're going to see in sales because these are the folks who are getting the mortgages as opposed to the backward-looking indicators that we saw yesterday with the case shiller price home report that went back to may. what's so interesting here is that purchases are just so reliant right now on price and price point is everything and that's why you have the mortgage applications moving when you see just a little tick up in the rates. what's interesting, though, is i asked the national association of realtors to pull some numbers for me this m

cnbc's diana olick now in washington with the details. diana?> well, maria, it took just this two-page bill and about an hour on the floor and suddenly the house had funneled $2 billion more into the cash for clunkers program. a ranking republican called it martial law tactics. but -- >> i'm very pleased with the progress that's been made in the house today on the cash for clunkers program. i am guardedly optimistic about the direction that our economy is going. but we've got a lot more work to do. >> the clunkers program, which officially kicked off monday, has spent $150 million and has another 800 to 850 million in commitments pending. commitments pending. at $4,500 per car, that's about 250,000 cars clunked and the 250,000 cars clunked and the same sold. >> let me tell you what we've seen since the official kickoff seen since the official kickoff on july 24th. we've had a 36% surge in traffic. now, here's the important component. the credit scores of the clunker traffic is higher than our normal traffic. >> though an additional $2 billion fu

diana alvear, abc news. >>> president obama gave a rousing speech before the naacp last night. the association is holding its 100th convention here in new york. the president said african-american children said they must be told they will face challenges unlike other kids who are better off. >> that's not a reason to cut class. that's not a reason to give up an your education and drop out of school. no one has written your destiny for you. your destiny is in your hands. you cannot forget that. that's what we have to teach all of our children. no excuses. >> the president also said that blacks are still feeling the pain of discrimination, despite the many advances that have been made over the past century. >>> mr. obama has doing a lot of talking about health care reform lately. a couple of moderate senators told the president yesterday, that pushing for passage of a reform bill before congress' august recess is an arbitrary deadline. and it may not result in the best product. the president seems to disagree, as jake tapper reports. >> reporter: at a rally in new jersey, preside

abc2 news diana avillar put this health care debate under the microscope. >> reporter: president obama will touch down in shaker heights, ohio today, to take questions on health care at a town hall meeting and neighbors are ready. >> my mother is about 80 years old and she's on a fixed income. she's always complaining about purchasing medicine and it's always an extreme cost. >> reporter: the cost of prescription drugs just one of several issues the president says cannot wait. when it comes to health care reform. >> i'm rushtd because i get letters everyday from families that are being clobbered by health care costs. and they asked me can you help? >> reporter: in his primetime speech the president renewed his pledge to provide a public insurance option for the uninsured. said he would not support a plan primarily funded by taxing the middle class. and said they will be protected. >> it will prevent insurance companies from dropping your coverage if you get too sick. >> reporter: the president did draw a line when explaining how washington would pay for such a plan. >> i'm not going to

we haven't seen anything like this outpouring of sentiment since princess diana, and at the time of herd she accomplish? what exactly had she done? winston churchill got a third of a million at his funeral. she got 10 times as much. he saved the western civilization. she wore clothes nicely, and jackson was sort of like that in america. i think, juan, there is an element here. she was never accused, princess diana, of the monstrous deeds that michael jackson was, some of us less monstrous than she admitted to. that was whitewashed away on account of his celebritydom. that is the uneasy feeling that people have, to worship a man who had a tragic and deeply affluent life. bret: and you had that position back then, we should point out. thats's it for the panel. stay tuned to see one morning showca guest who got more than she bargained for. . we can say one more thing. the new ford fusion is the most-fuel-efficient midsize sedan in america. and that's something no one else can say. we speak the 2010 ford fusion. get in... and drive one. you have high blood pressure... and you have high chol

in fact, they were single-handedly responsible for diana ross' single career.they wrote the whole album. those people, they were awesome. tavis: this is a story that i have heard so many times, but it is so moving for me and you have been so humble about it over the years that it's worth telling again. that is the hit that almost wasn't. you and marvin went back and forth over "what's going on." y'all went back and forth, maybe one of the best songs ever written. you went back and forth. marvin won in the end. tell me about that. what were you not hearing? what were you missing that day, mr. chairman? >> i wasn't missing anything, you know. i loved the record, but i was his manager and i was his record company and i was all those things and i was like the protector of these young people. marvin gaye was the biggest pop singer that motown had ever seen with his stature and everything. you're wonderful one, pride and joy. all the stuff that he did, "i heard it through the grapevine," marvin was our superstar single male and i was his manager. so when he came up w