dr. murray. based on the affidavit, dr. orts to get jackson to sleep began with a 10 milligram tablet of valium around 1:00 a.m., that didn't work. so dr. murray injected the singer with an anti-anxiety drug. by 3:00 a.m., however, jackson was still awake, so murray told police he tried another drug, a sedative. that didn't work either. what jackson really wanted according to murray was the anesthetic propofol. murray told investigators jackson repeatedly asked for the drug that final night but insisted he repeatedly denied the singer. murray claims he was actually trying to wean jackson off of propofol at the time fearing he had formed an addiction. ed chernoff is murray's attorney. >> he doesn't have any specialized training in addiction recovery, that's true. who else is addicted to a drug like propofol? there's no protocol for how to wean someone off a drug like that. >> the theory that conrad murray was trying to break jackson of a propofol addiction in the last hours of his life is kind of an interesting theory. there

dr. murray still has an up hill battle. >> right there. yup. there's fluid in it. you look at it and think wow, there's a lot going in there. there's bowel filled with bamboo. it's hard to see the reproductive tract. >> pandas are fertile just 24 hours once a year. so when one of the four female pandas in u.s. zoos get pregnant, it's a big deal. but the tricky part is, it's almost impossible to predict the blessed event in advance. >> we know for sure that a panda is pregnant when a little baby is born. then very often that's the only way. >> all right. try and get to this other side. >> each year, a female can have a real pregnancy or a false one, called a pseudo pregnancy. >> the hormonal profile is the same. the ultrasound findings up until the last ten days are also identical. it's very difficult to figure that out. >> the last panda cub born at the national zoo was six years ago. the arrival caused an international stir. >> when tai came along, the entire world was excited about it. >> with only 1600 in the wild, giant pandas are extremely endangered. there ar

dr. murray was there to try to help him.e by using an illegal drug in an illegal way in an illegal location, a private home. >> it will be tough. is the family concerned about the emotional toll that it could take with michael jackson's name possibly being dragged through the mud in this trial? >> you bet yeah. there's autopsy photographs which are going to be shown to the jury. those are likely to come out in the public. it bothers mrs. jackson just terribly. it's very upsetting. also, the attacks which are going to happen to michael. they're going to be very, very upsetting. one of the things we see in this trial is, oh, conrad murray is on trial. it's upsetting to this family that the rest of the people who are responsible for michael's death and make no mistake, there are others, the producers of this show had dr. murray involved in it. they were pulling the strings, causing to happen what happened. and yet nobody is interested in going after them. they're very upset about the tire process. >> we were talking about this

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policy interest rate policy for a country where dr murray who is now. me. with a lack of expertise with an echo of its craft a experts and with a snipe the growing figure of inflation. having the same interest rate policy for germany like for spain with. twenty five per cent of people with. no growth and so on this is very hard why are you against turkey joining the european union. a strong a developing country from this state of development. its. would be the country with the most people. at the start right from the start. having. still large disparities between booming reach and more rural regions. and i think this. would be a. it's a change of perspective we're working together with the turkish and very. few. of cooperation we have a lot of trucks people within our own front yours it's. the third biggest. city infected spurling so we don't have problems in cooperating with them we have them as partners and they're not home and they're. not about a treaty organization. but i think their political project of europe should. be concentrated on europe why sho

dr. suzanne murray must get 13-year-old giant panda, mei xiang, to lie still for an ultra sound. >> looksteady stream of carrots and apples keep her occupied. >> right there. yeah, there's fluid in it. you think, wow -- there's a lot going on in there. big loops filled with bamboo. it's hard to see the reproductive tract, even if you have a compliant patient. >> pandas are fertile just 24 hours once a year. so when one of the four female pandas in u.s. zoos get pregnant, it's a big deal. but the tricky part is it's almost impossible to predict the blessed event in advance. >> we know for sure that a panda is pregnant when a little baby is born. very off, that's the only way. >> we're going to try to get to the other side. >> each year a female can have a real pregnancy or a false one called a pseudopregnancy. >> the hormonal profile is identical whether she's pregnant or not pregnant. the ultra sound findings up until the last ten days are also identical. so it's very difficult to figure that out. >> the last panda cub born at the national zoo was six years ago. the arrival of little tai

dr. conrad murray, will be tried for manslaughter in september.e to speak today to jackson's father joe jackson. he defended himself against rumors that he was too rough on michael and his brothers and sisters. >> everybody back in those days abused -- they didn't abuse the kids, they whipped the kids when they did wrong. now, you can't do that these days because if you whip a kid now, they call 911 on you. >> more from my interview with joe jackson later on in this show. >>> north carolina's governor declared a state of emergency today in 29 of its 100 counties because of massive wildfires. the flames scorched more than 70,000 acres in the eastern part of the state, mostly in dare county. state has put 12 counties under a code purple alert meaning the air is very unhealthy due to fires. >>> record flooding in minot, north dakota, now threatens to wipe out a large part of the city. about a third of the residents have evacuated. officials say the city will have to deal with the high water for at least a week. we get the latiest now from cnn's jim s

dr. christopher murray and his team looked at life expectancy for every county in united states. they found wide disparities in life span from county to county, even within the same states. >> the big high-level message here is for large parts of the u.s., for many, many counties, we are not achieving the improvement in life expectancy that is medically possible. >> reporter: women in collier county, florida, lived the longest, 86 years. the racial makeup there is mostly white. just 12% are below the poverty line. but women in holmes county, mississippi, have one of the shortest life expectancies: 73.5 years. holmes is overwhelming african american with 48% below the poverty line. the decline in longevity comes despite significant gains in screening and treatment for women's diseases. researchers blame high rates of obesity, smoking, and other unhealthy lifestyle choices for the declines, but do not fully understand the reasons behind the disparities from place to place. researchers are hoping to use this county-by-county data to watch some public health problems individualized,

dr. conrad murray will get a private screening for the "this is it" film. prosecutors want to show jurors excerpts to prove jackson was in good health days before the death. tomorrow will park the second anniversary of michael's passing. and a grey's anatomy star has gotten engaged to long time boyfriend. the spokesperson confirmed the proposal happened last week. for more celebrity marriages and break ups visit otrc com. >> and still head a little bug causes a giant mess, knocking out power to a popular tourist area. >> now, the company bringing jobs to san francisco. >> then later at 5:00 state cost cutting move involving gbs tracking on paroles now cutting into public safety. >> checking bay bridge, you can see traffic heading into san francisco as you know, fast track is the way to go. >>> almost 7,000 pg&e customers lost electricity this afternoon after a car lost control on levenworth is took out this power pole. it knocked out power to north beach, pier 39 and russian milledhill neighborhood. power restored except for those closest to the accident be

dr. conrad murray is charged with his death, murray's attorney wants the start of his involuntary manslaughter delayed. it was supposed to start come this fall. the judge says he will issue a decision on delaying in trial next month. >>> tonight on cnn, don lemon speaks exclusively with friends and family about michael's last days. watch "michael jackson: the final days" and see piers morgan's entire interview with latoya jackson. >>> they used to be a hot item, now justin timberlake and cameron diaz are back together, this time on the big screen. but is their new movie "bad teacher" scoring an a with critics? but could too much of a good thing be bad? dr. bill lloyd joins me to tell us which vitamins to take and which ones you just ought to avoid. that's coming up. >>> a disney pixar sequel races back to theaters this weekend. and cameron diaz and justin timberlake pair up one more time in "bad teacher." gray, lightning mcqueen back on the screen, very much anticipated. not just for kids, but for adults too. let's take a quick peek at lightning, mater and the rest. >> you've got to be joking.

dr. conrad murray responsible for his death that someone actually murdered your brother?he fall guy. i think that they need to invest gate this a bit more. go deeper into it. >> this idea of yours, and this belief of yours, has put you at odds with other family members. >> not at odds. >> you write in the book how the family always came together, for example, at the trial of michael. >> of course. >> -- earlier in 2003. but they're in the on page you in this. >> in the beginning they were, oh, no, he's passed, let him lie to rest. you can't not let that be because his children thanks need to know what happened, they want to know what happened to their father. they were there. they understand. >> have you gone to the police now with information that you have uncovered in your own investigation? are they now looking in a different area? >> in the beginning i was with the detectives right there with them and i wanted the surveillance camera, i want to no everything and everyone who came in and out of that house. all of a sudden that's eradic e eradicat eradicated. they erase

dr. conrad murray goes on trial in september, manslaughter charges.ves to happen to him? >> what i hope happens is that justice is done, you know, the right way. the true justice. that's what i hope, yes. >> okay. well listen. i have to ask you this real quickly, a venture that you're in. two years ago you and i spoke just a couple days b.e.t. awards after michael died and you viewed the interview as contentious on my part and i thought it was on your part because i asked a very simple question. i said it's been a tough time for you and your family. you said yeah, and? and you sort of gave me a flippant response but you thought i was being contentious to you. why is that? >> i don't know why, because i probably was still upset over what happened to michael because michael was a wrongful death in his situation. >> i'll take that as an answer. thank you for talking about that. you have a new venture in vietnam. what's going on? it has something to do with michael jackson. >> this venture is with madame kow here and she did everything possible to make th

dr. conrad murray, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and is scheduled to go on trial come this fallsuper bowl ticketholders who lost their seats earlier this year after some temporary seating was declared unsafe in the new stadium? well, they, those ticketholders, now want to be compensated for lost income. will that happen? our legal guys are back. afterafterin cleveland and richard herman in las vegas. gentlemen, this is very interesting because they were compensated, right? they may have gotten a refund on your tickets because the seats they were going to be there were not there. now they say, i want lost income. avery, how do you argue this and get your way on this one? >> not successfully, i'll tell you that. >> i had a feeling you were going to say that. it's just mind-blowing to me. ultimately if the case goes to trial, everyday texans are going to have to decide if these people who spent thousands to come to dallas should get, among other things, lost income. they're asking the jury to put themselves in the rich people's shoes to award this and punitive damages and everythin

dr. conrad murray. he's accused of giving jackson a fatal dose of a powerful anesthetic.will be, katherine jackson vows to be in the court for the duration. >> very difficult just looking at him, knowing that he was there to see after my son, and he died under his care. so that -- that makes me feel really bad. i can't stand to look at him. >> reporter: katherine is also raising prince, paris and blanket, and as she told matt lauer, an michael's kids don't have to be reminded of the tragedy. >> they're off doing the things that children should do. i don't talk about it with them. they're young. and i want them to be happy. >> reporter: and for the jacksons, giving his children a normal life may be the most lasting tribute of all. the book is "starting over" and is in stores now. la toya jackson, good morning. >> good morning. how are you this morning? >> i'm doing very well. this morning, today, is a very painful anniversary for you. it is the second anniversary of your brother michael's death. and you dedicate a large portion of this book to him. in fact, you talk about

dr. conrad murray has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. scheduled to begin in september. >>> if you look now at some of the other stories we're keeping a close eye on, michele bachmann going to make a big announcement tomorrow. yes, she is going to say she's officially launching her campaign for president even though you've noticed she's already running. the a new poll of iowa republicans show she is virtually tied with mitt romney. she's going to be in waterloo, iowa today. >>> an attorney in the casey anthony trial said he expects testimony to resume tomorrow. the defense is trying to prove 2-year-old caylee anthony was not murdered but instead accidentally drowned in the family pool. the judge suddenly ordered a recess over what he called a legal issue that came up. he didn't say what it was. it had nothing to do with the testimony of a chemistry expert the defense had planned to question. >>> and the souris river is expected to ride 12 feet below flood stage. it should start to fall starting tonight, maybe. this is yesterday in minot.

dr. robert jesse principal undersecretary for health will discuss the administration views on the related bills on today's agenda. chairman murray, the va appreciates your efforts to improve employment opportunities for returning service members. the support sections 235 of the heroes act of 2011. as 951 which would provide rehabilitative services in the systems to certain severely disabled active duty members and expand the vhf ready to the employers for providing on the job training to veterans among other things, we respectfully defer to the department of labor witness john mcwilliams regarding section 811 and 13 of the bill. although they do not support section line we would be happy to discuss concerns with the committee. let me assure you the leadership shares your concern of the veterans in plymouth and we are committed to working with congress to improve employee opportunities for the nation's veterans. s 536 with individuals eligible for the education benefits under chapter 55, from the 48 month limitation on the use of educational systems under multiple veterans and related educational assistance programs, the support