dr. conrad murray is? >> there you go. confusion is exactly what the defense team is trying to create here. this is a side show. what's going on here -- >> in other words, i fell for it, huh? >> i don't think the judge is going to, though, because i don't think pfeiffer's ever even going to get close to that witness stand and here's why. you need expert testimony connecting this medical evidence. this is off the wall. the fact that dr. kline has been his dermatologist and had provided medication and controlled substances over the years is interesting. but they have to connect it. that's something i don't think the defense can do. there's no expert testimony in that. i don't think pfeiffer's even going to take the stand. i don't think you're going to see the guy. >> but what about this other case apparently pfeiffer has filed his own legal matter against dr. kline. that's going to kind of muddy the waters here, wouldn't it, richard? >> well, it is -- plus, dr. kline is suing pfeiffer for embezzling millions of dollars. you

dr. conrad murray. rrect? of the siblings are not going to go, they want to be there for the trial and see how that plays out and not be at the concert. >> even though the concert does have the approval of the family matriarch. >> katherine jackson is all for it, some of the siblings are all for it. some can't make it. they'd rather see justice prevail, whatever happens in that trial. >> it will certainly be a big concert, i'm sure. >> oh, yeah. hardly believe it's two years since he's gone, wow, but lives on. >> absolutely. >>> coming up, a big decision for the bravo network about "the real housewives of beverly hillll" >> and the cast of celebrity competitors of "dancing with the stars." finally revealed for next season. "the skinny" is next. finally revealed for next season. "the skinny" is next. >> >>> very exciting news for all you "dancing with the stars" fans. the cast of this season has finally been revealed. i'm going to go through them quickly. the men, david arquette, ron artest, rob kardashian, j.r

dr. conrad murray's hand when attorneys will being courted when he goes on trial >> huge controversy surroundingcase >> but the criminal trial hasn't even started all rein in the intense scrutiny is worrying the defense especially on the hill all on the massive cut with breach of the casey anthony they are calling it a most publicized trial in history they want the jurors sequestered during the trial and it would last six weeks. >> the only way to be done award which be to have a sequestered turin >> we have a 10 percent chance top of this jury being sequestered to >> some question the jury but on this very expensive and the state is broke. >> you have to have individual hotel rooms for each juror when an around- the-clock security. >> you eliminate the possibility of them talking to friends and family and seeing news and a case that is a high profile like this one it's not an unusual request to sequester >> defense expert to which set of this highly publicized case might be a high priest to pay for a all >> so lacking in lined of teen curfew and is one of the way to oakland and it counts member

dr. conrad murray plans to use at trial.luntary manslaughter for allegedly improperly administering propofol, a powerful sedative. in new court documents his attorneys say michael jackson used it repeatedly to help him sleep and was so familiar with the drug he that referred to it as milk. murray's team plans to get other doctors, friends, even jackson's own children to back their story. >> the defense strategy in this case is clearly that dr. murray was the last man standing and they're going to do whatever they can to show that michael was already predisposed and was on drugs and everything else. >> reporter: but on mondayayhe judge dealt the defense team a major blow barring a number of witnesses including jackson's dermatologist and his children's nanny. the judge also ruled witnesses will not be allowed to testify about jackson's molestation trial. over the weekend in his hometown of gary, indiana, prince, paris and blanket marked what would have been their father's 53rd birthday. >> in coming here, and seeing our dad's

dr. conrad murray who is to be tried for michael jackson's death wants the jury in the case to be cut offnews coverage. murray is making a request to sequester the jury today. murray's attorney says the doctor's trial will likely attract massive immediate why attention. he's charged with murder in michael jackson's death. the trial is set to begin next month. >>> you've heard location, location, location, right, for real estate. it also applies to marriage. a new u.s. census bureau found the south has the highest rate of divorce, the knee of the lowest. the report is based on data collected in 2009. the states you see here in blue are below the average rates, red states have above the average rate and arkansas has the highest rate in the nation. the reason may be ascisms as more people in the south get married earlier so more marriages equals more divorces. >>> two of the biggest names of the administration of george w. bush are putting the finishing touches on their newest books. joe johns will bring us all the details right after the break. i want to focus on innovation. but my data is

dr. conrad murray.d a detective to testify about drugs found during a search related to the molestation case. a judge said that's too far in the past to be brought up at the manslaughter trial. >>> and nancy grace will reportedly be competing on the new season of "dancing with the stars." we will be watching. it's not been confirmed yet. >> get out of here. >> seriously. i have this image. you have seen "dirty dancing". >> yes. >> you know the one where jennifer gray runs and is hoisted aloft by patrick swayze? i have that image of nancy doing that move. >> hm, wow. >> can't you see it? >> say that to her face. >> mm, no. >> you're scared. >> just a little bit. you say it to her face. >> she's sweet as can be. >> ask piers that, how sweet she is. >> really? >> ask him. >> did they have fisticuffs? i will. piers is next. do you want to weigh in? >> never mind irene. the sheer devastating impact of that news. nancy grace on "dancing with the star stars"? who would vote against her? there would be an erupt

dr. conrad murray goes on charge next month on a charge of involuntary manslaughter for his death.e jury handled. cnn wire entertainment correspondent allan duke is here with the story. what's happening regarding the jury? >> well, dr. murray's lawyers yesterday filed a motion asking for jury sequestration, to put them up in a hotel, not let them see "nancy grace." they specifically called her out and her commentary during the casey anthony trial. >> that's a fancy jury. >> stay in the hotel, don't watch tv, don't read the internet. >> that's the trial. explain the michael jackson tribute and how it's conflicting with the cirque de soleil performance dedicated to him. >> it's been a big mess. jermaine jackson and randy jackson, they onned through twitter saying they don't like the timing of the october 8th show because it conflicts with the dr. murray trial. but, guess what, they not objected to the october 2nd timing of the launch of the cirque de soleil immortal tour, michael jackson show. >> it makes you wonder, like, can they get on one page with the michael jackson tributes? w

dr. conrad murray's attorneys will be in court today.ury to be sequestered when the michael jackson trial begins next month. they pointed to the huge media frenzy around casey anthony saying this will be even bigger. murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in jackson's death. >>> forbes presented their annual 100 most powerful women's list. topping the list german chancellor angela merkel. bumping the secretary of state hillary clinton to the number two spot. the list is based on money and influence. that's the news you need to start your day. >>> we asked you to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. we asked you this question. what should happen if moammar gadhafi is captured? this from laura. he should be sent to the hague. i think without it help give legitimacy to the traditional government and give them enough distance so they can still work with people that supported him if necessary. this from brian. hopefully not the way saddam's death was broadcast. let him come to trial. my personal feelings are he will be kil

dr. conrad murray's trial is set to begin. >>> and today, we see nic robertson has tracked down to convictede bombing. >>> libyan rebels pushing toward moammar gadhafi's hometown of sirte and nato forces have been bombing scud missiles ahead of the tension that has been announced as former members of the gadhafi regime have been added to the new rebel government. >>> he was sent back to libya to die. the terrorist known as the pan am bomber was dying of cancer. but now the president is defending his decision amid international outrage. and since the chaos in libya, we lost track of abdel best ali mohmed alma gras hi. and now in a cnn exclusive, nic robertson actually tracks down the convicted terrorist in libya on his death bed. >> reporter: we found abdel bassett megrahi in and up skasc apartment. this is where he has been living for the past couple of years. we will knock on the door to see if we can get any answer. hello? for 15 minutes or so, nothing. i'm not sure if they have heard me, so let's try the last-ditch means which is to shout over the wall. hello? hello, hello. then, all of t

dr. conrad murray and he faces manslaughter charges for michael jackson. >>> in wisconsin police releaseew details about a weekend shooting spree that killed eight people. >>> it is now 10:00 a.m. on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. out west. i'm keara phillips and thank you for joining us this hour. police arrest people in connection with weekend riots. the working class neighborhood turned on police after officers shot to death a 29-year-old man. >>> in the middle east an extraordinary condemn nation, saudi arabia's king blasts syria for its crackdown on protesters. more than 60 people have been killed since yesterday. >>> across the u.s., grieving family members praised the loved ones killed in the nation's single deadliest incident in the afghan war. 30 americans killed in a helicopter crash, 22 of them navy s.e.a.l.s. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> now as i mentioned this morning we are witnessing history. wall street opens with the u.s. wearing a black eye of a downgraded credit rating. the prospect would have been unthinkable and laughable six months ago, but while congress bi

dr. conrad murray made the request saying media coverage could hurt their client. the judge disagreed. faces charges of manslaughter in the pop star's 2009 death. >>> former baseball great lenny dykstra charged with two counts of indecent exposure toward women he met on craigslist. police say he placed ads for housekeeping or personal assistant services and when those women arrived at his home, they allege dykstra exposed himself. dykstra will appear in court in september. >>> second time this morning all i can say is, weird. >>> coming up next on "american morning," how is this city, new york city, preparing for hurricane irene. how devastating could it be if irene makes a direct hit on new york city. very interesting. we'll tell you about it on the other side. >> this is the statute of liberty. it's a bus. it's the statute of liberty. we can still see it. it's 40 minutes past the hour. they're two of a kind. and, just like toddlers, puppies need food made for them. that's why there's purina puppy chow... with all the essential nutrients your growing puppy needs. purina puppy chow. bu