dr. conrad murray, michael jackson's physician. 'll return you to this trial after this very quick break. >>> welcome back to our live coverage here in los angeles, i'm randi kaye, we've been watching the trial of dr. conrad murray and the prosecution has now finished its opening statement for the day. they are in a short recess. so i'm joined once again by well known california defense attorney michael cardoza, thanks for joining us on this day. >> you're welcome. >> you and i have been watching the opening statements so far. what do you think the prosecution really had to do to get the jury's attention fast? >> well, let me start by saying in an opening statement, you want to begin to convince a jury that in the da's case, it's easier to convince somebody than to change their mind, that's why it's important for the district attorney to make the first opening statement. if he can convince them, the defense has to change the minds of the juror and that's hard to do. the district attorney laid the case out from a to z, did it rather

who caused the death of michael jackson? >> dr. eated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death. >> the scientific evidence will show you that when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lore azepam created a perfect storm that killed him instantly. >> tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michael's lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. an extraordinary first day in the trial of dr. conrad murray today. michael jackson's parents, his brothers tito, jer maine and randy joined janet and la toya and rooeby there. it wasn't because it was right but because he was making $150,000 a month off the singer. he charged the doctor with gross gl

dr. murray's repeated incompetent antiunskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: in opening statements, prosecutor called conrad murray grossly negligent. a dr. for hire willing to give michael jackson what he wanted, the powerful anesthetic propofol. it killed the singer on june 25th, 2009. prosecutors played an audio recording dr. murray made just weeks before jackson's death. they say the singer was clearly under the influence of something. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say, i've never seen nothing like this in my life. >> reporter: prosecutors also showed the jury this photo. michael jackson's dead body lying on a gurney. they argued he ended up there because over the course of two months, they say dr. murray gave him propofol almost every day. they say he left him in the bedroom after giving him the drug that is normally only used in a hospital. >> he left him, abandoned him to fend for himself. >> reporter: dr. murray admitted giving michael jackson propofol and other sedatives but they say jackson killed himself while murr

dr. jackson -- michael jackson's dr when he died. >> this will be a high profile case. is there a lot of interest in this in the u.s.? >> oh, yes, there is a huge amount of interest. people were milling around already. the opening statement will not take place until next tuesday. this is an unusual trial. this involves the death of michael jackson, the pop superstar that he was, and the man who is accused of killing him. this could be a detailed trial in terms of the evidence, in terms of how the doctor use powerful anesthetic to kill michael jackson. >> thank you very much. this is "bbc news." >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank offers unique insight and expertise in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles. 

dr. murray has admitted giving jackson propofal, but the defense says it was jackson who ultimately killed himself, while dr. murray was in the bathroom. >> michael jackson self- administered a dose of propofal that with another created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> defense attorney ed chernoff says it was too late for dr. murray to save jackson. >> he died so rapidly, so instantly, he didn't even have time to close his eyes. >> dr. murray who charged jackson $150,000 per month was emotional as his lawyers talked about his relationship. members of the jackson family were also in court, including his sister janet. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >>> all right ms. berta. >> highs across the bay area, 91 degrees in sonoma. i want you to take a good look at today's high temperatures. today in san francisco, 6 degrees above average. 8 degrees above normal and santa rosa had 90. tomorrow, even warmer for your wednesday. in addition to that, it's the spare the air day. we will have rain possible. at least certainly possible by sunday here in the bay area. but let's b

jackson's family made it clear that they blame dr. murray for jackson's death. dr. murray denies involuntary manslaughter but the prosecution claimed he was well aware of the effects of drugs were having on michael jackson. they played a rambling, incoherent tape recording the doctor made of? and days after he was hired. >> [unintelligible] >> central to this trial is a powerful surgical anesthetic known as propofal, an overdose that was caucaused michael jac's death. the question is to administer the fatal dose? the prosecutor saw to leave the jury and no doubt as to who was irresponsible. >> did dr. conrad murray abandon michael when he needed help? it was dr. conrad murray's gross negligence. it was dr. conrad murray's unskilled hands and his desire to obtain this lucrative contract of $150,000 a month that led dr. conrad murray not only to abandon his patient but to abandon all principles of medical care. >> a contrasting picture of dr. murray as a caring physician brought the defendant to tears. his lawyer said michael jackson's dependency on drugs was what ulti

dr. murray did not cause the death of michael jackson. there's no way that dr. p michael jackson full of propofol sufficient for major surgery and walk out of that room. >> reporter: dr. murray could get up to four years in prison for the death of the king of pop. randi kaye, cnn. >> memories of those terrible times. tom mesereau joins me. he represented michael jackson in his child molestation trial. you believe that dr. murray is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. but it's difficult to convict doctors in criminal cases. how hard a case do you think this will be for the prosecution? >> here's what i think the prosecution has to do. the prosecution has to effectively and powerfully educate this jury that this particular drug is not like a prescription medication. it's not like a pill to help you go to sleep, not like an anti-depressant pill. this is so radically different from prescribed medications and this is something that's powerful, dangerous and should never be in a home. every doctor i talk to was shocked it was in a home, not to mention you didn't have t

dr. murray did not cause the death of michael jackson. there's no way that dr. opofol sufficient for major surgery and walk out of that room. >> reporter: dr. murray could get up to four years in prison for the death of the king of pop. randi kaye, cnn. >> memories of those terrible times. tom mesereau joins me. he represented michael jackson in his child molestation trial. you believe that dr. murray is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. but it's difficult to convict doctors in criminal cases. how hard a case do you think this will be for the prosecution? >> here's what i think the prosecution has to do. the prosecution has to effectively and powerfully educate this jury that this particular drug is not like a prescription medication. it's not like a pill to help you go to sleep, not like an anti-depressant pill. this is so radically different from prescribed medications and this is something that's powerful, dangerous and should never be in a home. every doctor i talk to was shocked it was in a home, not to mention you didn't have trained personnel and you did

listen to this recording by jackson's personal physician, dr. nrad murray, made six weeks before his death. >> reporter: prosecutor david walgren says jackson was drugged up and that dr. murray was not only aware of his addiction, but continued to feed it by supplying and administering drugs that eventually killed the pop star. >> it was dr. murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death on june 25th 2009. >> reporter: prosecutors continued to hammer murray's so-called gross negligence, leaving the room while jackson was hooked up to a propofol iv, calling the pop star's bodyguard when he stopped breathing instead of 911, and urging him to hide the drugs and vials in the room. and this bombshell -- prosecutor walgren told the juries a paramedics fought to save jackson's life, dr. murray held back a critical piece of information, that he had given michael jackson propofol, the powerful anesthetic. >> conrad murray never once mentioned the administration of propofol. >> reporter: then it was defense attorney ed che

murray to save jackson. >> he died so rapidly, so instantly he didn't even have time to close his eyes. >> reporter: dr. murray, who charged jackson $150,000 per month, was emotional as his lawyers talked of his friendship with the singer. now, members of the jackson family were also here in court today, and scott, that includes michael jackson's parents and his sister janet. >> pelley: ben thank you very much. the charge of involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison. republican governor chris christie of new jersey is making a high-profile speech tonight at the ronald reagan presidential library in california. his appearance there is adding to speculation-- or for some wishful thinking-- that christie could still throw his hat in the presidential ring despite his repeated denials that he will run. bob schieffer is our chief washington correspondent and anchor of "face the nation" and, bob, i wonder, why the continued interest in christie as a candidate? >> reporter: well, i tell you, scott, i don't know if he's going to run or not, his brother just this afternoon was th

dr. jackson's personal in-house doctor. rray is accused of causing the death of michael jackson. the defense says murray was trying to wean jackson off the anesthetic but jackson took drugs that he didn't even know about. on the stand now is jackson's personal assistance. the personal assistance is expected to relate after a long and sleepless night. now, earlier today, they focused not on drugs but specifically on $5 million. murray originally saw to work for jackson full time. >> and just so we're clear, it's conrad murray who said, i need $5 million a year for my services, krikt? >> that's correct. >> in your experience, is $5 million a year a usual sum for physicians for a one-year time? >> no. >> it's not unusual? or it is unusual? >> it is quite unusual. >> now, dr. murray eventually settled for $150,000 a month. joining me now to talk about the trial, the law, and the medicine are l.a. attorney, ellen garapalo and dr. sanjay gupta. i know that you have some new information? >> yes. sources close to the fence, i just g

. >>> the second day of the trial of the michael jackson's doctor dr. conrad murray. dr. onrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter with giving the king of pop overdose of the anesthetic propofol kron 4's andrew spencer reports from los angeles. >> reporter: michael jackson family filed in for the second day of testimony in the trial of dr. conrad murray. next on the witness list was the attorney for aeg live who negotiated dr. conrad murray contract to serve as michael jackson doctor. >> he told me that michael jackson was perfectly healthy, excellent condition. >> reporter: the prosecution says dr. conrad murray new otherwise. tuesday may play recordings of michael jackson slurring his words in the weeks before his death. michael jackson's assistant testified about a request dr. conrad murray made. >> we are making small talk about how horrible this is and we had tears. and he asked -- he said there is cream in michael's room or house, room, that he wouldn't want the world to know about and he requested someone get it. >>> the prosecution argues dr. conrad mur

the day before jackson's death, dr. negotiating with concert giant aeg to join jackson on tour as his personal doctor. >> dr. murray told me repeatedly that michael jackson was perfect healthy and in excellent condition. >> reporter: murray would have been paid $150,000 a month except michael jackson never lived to sign the contract. members of the jackson family left court to chants of justice for michael. his sister la toya tweeted it was another day of sadness. kendis gibson, cbs news, los angeles. >>> this morning, on "the early show," the latest on the foiled terror plot. >>> i'm betty nguyen. and this is the "cbs morning news." fight plaque and gingivitis and invigorate your way to better dental check-ups. crest pro-health invigorating clean rinse. use the hand towel analyzer at kleenex.com and find out what could be on your cloth hand towel. [ ribbits ] upgrade to kleenex hand towels for a clean, fresh towel every time. your nutritional needs can go up when you're on the road to recovery. proper nutrition can hel

who caused the death of michael jackson? >> dr. murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death. >> the scientific evidence will show you that when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazepam created a perfect storm that killed him instantly. >> tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michael's lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. an extraordinary first day in the trial of dr. conrad murray today. michael jackson's parents, his brothers tito, jer maine and randy joined janet and la toya and rooeby there. it wasn't because it was right but because he was making $150,000 a month off the singer. he charged the doctor with gross negligence towards his patient. mr. chernoff called it a perfect storm that killed him instantly. murray wiped away tears during his lawyer's statement. but the most extraordinary statement of all came from michael jackson himself in a rambling recording played in court

dr. jackson, a friend of all of us. >> the doctor died on august 6, 2011, at age 74. he is survived by his beloved wife, both of whom are retired teachers, his daughters, and eight grandchildren, cousins, and friends. he often used to say he had been involved in the school district for 70 years and went on to study at 11 institutions of higher learning. he received a doctorate from the university of southern california and continued as a lifelong learner. he spent many years as an educator, was an aspiring teacher -- inspiring teacher. i had the privilege of representing at his funeral and took a turn to say that he always referred to his students and never his former students. were you his student, you were his students forever. he was a theater manager, an actor, and an avid san francisco giants fan of your your -- giants fan. if you got his business card, it looked like a baseball card. he received the founders' award interior -- award. he received many awards for his education work and was a member of many jewish organizations and a dedicated member of the club. h

. >>> later, the michael jackson death trial. dr. conrad murray's actions that fateful day as described by jackson's personal assistant and head of security. what they say they witnessed as michael jackson lay dying or even dead. >>> anderson, where is moammar gadhafi? that is the question. tonight we might have the answer. we'll bring you the latest word on his whereabouts and tell you who he's said to be hiding out among. that and much more when 360 continues. woman: saving for ours college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some money, we taught our 5 year old how to dunk. woman: scholarship! woman: honey go get him. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl projec

but when they get upstairs to jackson's private quarters, they find dr. murray and a lifeless michael jackson. >> the patient was wearing a surgical cap or something similar, covering his hair. and he appeared to be underweight, to me. >> reporter: richard senneff said michael jackson was cold to the touch. and his partner says -- >> he was not breathing. he was not moving. and his eyes was fixed and dilated. >> did you have an opinion as to whether or not mr. jackson was alive? >> i felt he was dead, ma'am. >> reporter: richard senneff says dr. murray tells him he's treating jackson for dehydration and exhaustion and nothing else. when asked about what drugs jackson might be taking, never mentions propofol, that killed him. >> he said no, he's not taking anything, and then he followed that up with, i just gave him a little bit of lorazepam to sleep. >> did dr. murray ever mention to you having administered propofol to michael jackson? >> no, he did not. >> reporter: the paramedics notice there's no medical equipment in the room, not only a $40 alarm that

dr. murray at michael jackson's home. to express his concerns and dr. murray told him not to worry and not to try to blame michael jackson's doctor and getting under way. so far we're expecting it to begin about 15 minutes ago and so the crowd out here waiting and, of course, family inside now watching to see what will happen as opening statements get under way, craig? >> if he's convicted, what does he face. and it would also lose his medical license. kristin dahlgren from los angeles where she will be stationed for the next several weeks. thank you, kristin, appreciate that. >>> real action movie stuff. some amazing pictures on the left there. those are not superheroes or spies. those are structural engineers rappelling down the washington monument. they are checking that monument for cracks and they're checking it for other damage as well from the earthquake that hit last month. on the right side of your screen there, or on the left side of your screen, this is surveillance video just released yesterday from the day of the quake and you can actually s

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what the evidence is going to show you is that michael jackson died when dr. on, according to the defense, to take the drug himself. later in the day, prosecutors called their first witness, kenny ortega, the director and choreographer behind jackson's "this is it" tour. prosecutors attempted to establish jackson appeared in good health and played this rehearsal clip in court. ♪ >> one more time. ♪ >> second verse. >> what was his demeanor, his condition on tuesday, june 23rd. >> he endered into rehearsal full of energy, full of desire to work. full of enthusiasm. and it was a different michael. >> reporter: two days later, michael jackson was dead. randi kaye, cnn, los angeles. >>> the coroner says michael jackson died from acute propofol intoxication combination with sedatives. propofol san anesthetic commonly given to sedate during procedures like colonoscopies. in his open statement, they talked about how much of the drug jackson's doctor ordered. >> we learned from shipments from april 6th and the shipment of june 10th conrad murray ordered 255 separate vi

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a four-second phone call from jackson's second floor bedroom. on the line, a stressed out dr. conrad murray, to michael amir williams, jackson's personal assistant, who saved that voicemail on his smartphone and played it for the injury today. >> call me right away. please. please call me right away, thank you. >> reporter: moments later, williams calls dr. murray back and finds him smack in the middle of a struggle to revive jackson, who was not breathing. >> he said, "where are you?" i sam, "i'm downtown." and he said, "get here right away, mr. jackson had a bad reaction. get here right away." and i said, "what's going on?" he said, "get somebody up here immediately." >> reporter: but murray does not call 911, and neither does the young assistant. instead, he calls jackson's ply vat security team and reaches fa people muhammad, the chief of security, who goes upstairs and seeps murray working on the boss. >> i saw mr. jackson's feet near the side of the bed, on the ground and as i continue to walk over, i could see the rest of his body and i saw dr. murray near his side. i as

dr. conrad murray murder trial is underway in los angeles for the death of michael jackson. dr. conrad murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. he is accused of giving michael jackson a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic on june 25, 2009. today a concert promoter returned to the witness stand. this time prosecutors asked him about michael jackson's health in the days before his death. >> did you also see mr. jackson perform at his last rehearsal on june 24, 2009 at staples? >> yes. >> what was your impression or opinion of mr. jackson's performance on his last rehearsal date? >> he was fully engaged. >> prosecutors say dr. conrad murray should have known better than to keep giving powerful drugs to jackson. dr. conrad murray's lawyers claim the pop star took the drugs himself when connecticut had left the room. can you see more of the trial on ktvu.com. it's streaming live. click on the u.s. and world news tab on the home page. >>> a rally is about to get underway at st. mary's college in response to two reports of students there being raped in the past three

jackson. the defendant his personal physician, dr. conrad murray. l that is certain is that jackson died from a fatal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol. prosecutors wasted no time telling the court who was to blame. >> i was dr. murray's repeated, incompetent and unskilled acts that lead to mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: murray's attorney disagree, claiming it was jackson himself. experts say it is possible. >> not at all i am plausible, in my opinion that he -- implausible, in my opinion he could have pushed an injection in that port and kill himself. >> reporter: first on the stand choreographer, kenny ortega. exy dr. murray brushed off his concerns that jackson looked ill and weak telling him the star's health was not his business. also on the witness less jackson's two oldest children. prince and paris saw paramedics trying to resuscitate their father. >> first of all, you don't know what they are going to say, they are kids. second, the fact that whoever calls them is the one who is forcing them in a way to recount some very difficult

jackson. the defendant his personal physician, dr. conrad murray. that is certain is that jackson died from a fatal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol. prosecutors wasted no time telling the court who was to blame. >> i was dr. murray's repeated, incompetent and unskilled acts that lead to mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: murray's attorney disagree, claiming it was jackson himself. experts say it is possible. >> not at all i am plausible, in my opinion that he -- implausible, in my opinion he could have pushed an injection in that port and kill himself. >> reporter: first on the stand choreographer, kenny ortega. expected to testify dr. murray brushed off his concerns that jackson looked ill and weak telling him the star's health was not his business. also on the witness less jackson's two oldest children. prince and paris saw paramedics trying to resuscitate their father. >> first of all, you don't know what they are going to say, they are kids. second, the fact that whoever calls them is the one who is forcing them in a way to recount some

dr. murray and michael jackson in michael jackson's bedroom on that fateful day that he died. he's expected to talk like he did in the preliminary hearing about how dr. murray ordered him to get rid of propofol bottles and what looked like an i.v. bag before he was ordered to call 911. we're expecting to hear from michael jackson's personal chef today. she has said in preliminary hearings that dr. murray yelled down to her the kitchen that he needed help, that something was going on with michael jackson but she said she wasn't told to call 911. time permitting we'll also hear from two paramedics on the scene who have said in preliminary hearings that when they got there it appeared to them like michael jackson had been dead already for 20 minutes but dr. murray said he just lost consciousness and they asked dr. murray if michael jackson was taking anything and he told them no, craig. >> one of the things yesterday that was particularly striking to me, at least, was when we heard a description of the kids watching their father die after the overdose out there. how emotional was

jackson. the attorney went on to testify that dr. murray was never paid. neither aeg nor jackson signed the contract before the singer died. abc news, los angeles. >>> a judge in tucson has ruled the man accused of wounding congresswoman gabrielle give fords -- giffordss mentally stable to stand trial. she believes loughner can be restored to competency. loughner is forcibly medicated and remains on suicide watch. he will continue treatment for schizophrenia for another four months. 15 people were injured including the congresswoman. >>> 26-year-old furdow graduated from northeastern university and lives in massachusetts. fbi agents posing as al-qaeda recruiters say he planned to use a large model plane packed with powerful explosives to slam into his targets. he told the fbi he wanted to wage jihad or holy war against the united states. >>> in vacaville, a sneeze has cost a bunch of students precious points off their grades. this freshman -- these freshmen are best friends. they are both taking a health class they need to graduate. the class is fine, but t

jackson. the attorney went on to testify that dr. murray was never paid. neither aeg nor jackson signed the contract before the singer died. abc news, los angeles. >>> a judge in tucson has ruled the man accused of wounding congresswoman gabrielle give fords -- giffordss mentally stable to stand trial. she believes loughner can be restored to competency. loughner is forcibly medicated and remains on suicide watch. he will continue treatment for schizophrenia for another four months. 15 people were injured including the congresswoman. >>> 26-year-old furdow graduated from northeastern university and lives in massachusetts. fbi agents posing as al-qaeda recruiters say he planned to use a large model plane packed with powerful explosives to slam into his targets. he told the fbi he wanted to wage jihad or holy war against the united states. >>> in vacaville, a sneeze has cost a bunch of students precious points off their grades. this freshman -- these freshmen are best friends. they are both taking a health class they need to graduate. the class is fine, but t

the trial of michael jackson's doctor continued today. dr. conrad murray is accused of giving michael jackson a lethal death of propofol. kron 4's grant lodes has more. >> reporter: michael jackson person chef took the stand in the trial of dr. conrad murray. she testified dr. conrad murray game into the kitchen in a panic the day he died. >> his energy was very nervous and frantic and he was shouting. >> dr. conrad murray said get help, get security and get prince. but he did not tell her to call 911. the prosecution called jackson director who got emotional when a recording of his call to 911 was played for the jury. >> he is not breathing? >> he is not breathing. >> reporter: the prosecution is trying to show dr. conrad murray did not know cpr. he recounted what the doctor said to him. >> after a couple or few breaths, he came up and says, this is the first time i do mouth to mouth but i have to, he is my friend. >> he testified dr. conrad murray asked him to put viles in a bag and remove a iv bag before voling 911. prosecutors say he was t

a chilling audiotape of jackson just weeks before he died. lawyer accuse dr. ol to help him sleep. the defense says jackson is to blame himself for that fatal overdose. >>> jared loughner to decide whether he is competent to stand trial. he has been on suicide watch and he's been forced to take his meds in prison. >>> and andy rooney, one of america's most famous curmujens is signing off "60 minutes." his last regular appearance on the cbs broadcast. >>> that's the news you need to start your day. "american morning" back after a break. >>> good morning, atlanta. it is 63 and sunny. that is a beautiful atlanta morning. partly cloudy later on, about 83 degrees. >> awesome. >> yeah. >>> good morning to you, the listeria outbreak from canada is one of the most deadliest outbreak in the united states in a decade. 13 deaths are now linked to the tainted fruit. the illnesses have been reported in 18 states from california to maryland. investigators say the source of the outbreak appears to be jansing farms in the rocky ford region of colorado. >> just seems healthy fo

jurors also heard a recording of michael jackson made by dr. michael jackson made by dr. lf before his death. >> joining me now, michael jackson's friend, the reverend al sharpton host of msnbc's "politics nation" which airs nights here at 6:00 p.m. what's it like to be taking in this new information. you might have had a feeling for some of the goes on around michael but now you're getting a level of detail of neglect and exploitation. >> it is heart wrenching. when i went -- i did the eulogy at michael's burial and spoke at his funeral. the family and everyone was saying, how could they let this happen? when you hear that tape, how could any not have gotten michael into a medical facility? why would you drive this tour if you're hearing this, what the world has heard now? this is inexcusable. it shows the level of exploitation and incensetivity that many have seen we thought was over in the music industry. no one knew it better than michael. he used to say it all the time. they're trying to take my money and use me. to see and hear this was heart wrenching. >> yesterday

this pokes holes in the defense theory that jackson got up when dr. ft the room, downed eight lorazepam pills and then returned and gave himself the fatal dose of propofol, not realizing the mix would kill him. >> randi, jackson's personal chef testified late this afternoon. what was in her testimony? >> anderson, she gave new details about dr. murray's behavior when michael jackson actually stopped breathing. she told the jury that she was preparing lunch for jackson in the kitchen downstairs when conrad murray came down from upstairs in a panic. she described him as frantic. he shouted to her to, quote, get help, get security, get prince, that's jackson's oldest son. what's key here is she said dr. murray did not tell her to call 911 and this all happened, according to the chef, at 12:05 or so local time. that would be 15 minutes, anderson, before 911 was ever called, a critical 15 minutes. >> yeah, critical indeed. randi, thanks. digging deeper now with chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta and criminal defense attorney mark geragos, both in

jackson. he testified that dr. rray told him to take the vials of medicine from jackson's bedroom and put them in a bag, to get rid of them, in a sense, also to take the bag from the iv stand. how damaging could that be? what does that say to you? >> it's very damaging. it indicates consciousness of guilt. when you factor that with his not telling paramedics or police that he had given propofol, when you add to that that he went to the hospital and never told people at the hospital that had he had given propofol and these are people trying to save michael jackson's life, they're trying to revive him. it all looks very damning for the defense. >> and sanjay, i want to bring you in here. a lot of what we heard yesterday in court was about what happened in the bedroom at the moment that michael jackson died. you've been able to get from your sources some information. >> right. i talked to sources with the defense team who basically laid out a pretty specific description. they say that dr. murray did give michael jackso

michael jackson's head of security told the court what he saw in michael jackson's bedroom on the day he died. prosecutors say that dr. murray gave jackson a little dose of the drug that caused his death in 2009. the defense claims that he had taken an overdose. >> another day in court for michael jackson's family. they were supposed to hear the most heart wrenching evidence of the trial. it came from this man, he rushed to the bedroom when he found that michael jackson needed help. he found dr. conrad murray attempting to revive the pop star. >> he appeared to be administering cpr. he appeared to be unconscious. >> at one point, they asked the security guard whether they knew what to do but it was too late. >> his mouth was slightly open. >> did he appear to be dead? >> yes. >> the frantic scene was witnessed by two of his children. >> paris was on the ground and prince was standing there. he was slowly crying. >> another witness to describe this scene at the hospital. the singer was pronounced dead. it was there that michael jackson's personal assistant received an odd request from dr. murray. >> he said that there

. >> now to the developing story opening statements wrap up in the trial of michael jackson's physician driving it what happens to be a lethal dose of a powerful sleeping aid of jack and the night he died he is video of jackson's family arriving to the courthouse center has more on the first day of the trout. >> dr. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly administering the lethal dose of propofol to michael jackson. >> it was the commander it unskilled hands in his desire to obtain his lucrative contract of 150,000 polish per month that live dr. marie not only to abandon his patient, but to abandon all principles and medical care. >> prosecutors clinton met according to jackson captured on dr. maria iphone officials the king of pop highly under the influence of an unknown agent. prosecutors said that this is evidence that dr. murray knew about jackson's health issues weeks before his death. the defense argued that it was michael jackson who himself the additional post of propofol which killed him. cut the producer of michael jackson's this is a concert tour was

dr. murray looked nervous as he was giving cpr to life was michael jackson. >> the doctor asked you if you knew cpr? >> yes. >> today one of the prosecution's most damaging witnesses is expected to take the sting, the security guard against dr. murray ordered in to remove drug vials from the singers better before calling 911, and ordered prosecutors say proves dr. murray was trying to cover up his negligence actions, actions they claim directly led to jackson's death. we're also expected to hear from jackson's personal chef and the paramedics rushed into the hospital. wbal-tv 11 news, downtown los angeles. >> a verdict in the amanda knox appealed trial is days away. closing arguments began today. a defense attorney told the court amanda knox is innocent and a victim of this tragic judicial case. the defense hopes the credit it dna evidence will be enough to free her. the seattle stood and is serving a 26-year jail term after being convicted of murdering her british were made in 2007. >> we had yet another foggy start to the day. through the day, it has not turned out to bed. we have got a

the attorney negotiating the contract says she asked the doctor grower jackson's five year medical history. >> dr. murray told me repeatedly michael jackson was healthy and in excellent condition. >> she says she was surprise whed requested a cpr machine for jackson. >> that turn testified dr. murray was never paid and michael jackson didn't sign the contract before the singer died. larry, back to you. >> thank you. and back here in the bay area officials are investigating two suspicious overnight fires in antioch. saying it started in the grass outside of a building. there are only minutes apart this, is video of the second location outside of the apartment building and no buildings were damaged and two fences were destroyed there. >> and massive apartment building fire in san francisco remains unknown broke out after 4:00 p.m. inside of a building and investigators believe it may have started in a top floor apartment. the flames caused damage to the building and $350,000 in damage to contents. two people, one fire fighter suffered injury autos a gas leak forced some santa clara neighbors to eva

in los angeles, paramedics who responded to michael jackson's mansion the day he died are expected to testify today at the trial of dr. murray. jackson's bodyguard alberto alvarez was on the stand yesterday. murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. he says the doctor ordered him to call 911 the day jackson died. he told the jury the doctor asked him to get rid of drug vials in the singer's bedroom before paramedics arrived. >> reached over and grabbed a hand full of vials. he reached out to me and said put these in a bag. -- >> then alvarez said dr. murray pointed to the i.v. bag and asked that it too be put away. inside that bag was a bottle dripping milky white lucky. prosecutors argue murray gave jackson a fatal does of the powerful sedative. >> beware bags of chopped romaine lettuce, ground beef and more that colorado cantaloupe. medical and legal advisers say you need to staton on top of specific recall information. >> reporter: the attorney rep agents more than a $sick from eating cantlope one food crisis in a state -- that recalls beef, lettuce and tomatoes that is everything in the a burger but the br