tavis: gloria estefan was the guest that night live from miami. got to sit in for larry king that night. you decided you and emilio were hosting a fundraiser at your lovely home in miami. which ch raises the question for me how active you going to be at all this time around in the 2012 race? >> we as a policy i don't like to become a spokesperson for a candidate. however, if i admire someone most definitely, i'm going to be honest. it was an honor for know host president obama in our home. especially because i wanted to have him near to show him a lot of pictures of the abuses that were going on in cuba and hand him letters from dissidents that are really paying the high price there for speaking out against government. it was wonderful to have him there. nonaffiliated. we don't give any money to any campaign. this has been historical for us. i think my fans are on both sides. however many sides there are, usually only two. i think everybody has got to make up their own mind and not just decide because they like your music or what you do so they ar

gloria estefan is tonight's "play list." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terryoran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 29th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. and we begin tonight with vivid new scenes in the attempt to save michael jackson's life. jurors in the manslaughter trial of jackson's personal physician dr. conrad murray listened to a recording of the star's security guard pleading with emergency personnel for help. but perhaps even more startling was what went on in that room right before the call was made. here's abc's jim avila in los angeles for our series "crime and punishment." >> reporter: heart wrenching story from the bodyguard and cook who worked for michael jackson. first-hand accounts of the failure to save his life and how prince came to watch. >> please raise your right hard. >> reporter: the cook and gentle spirited nutritionist who is in the kitchen the day michael jackson died. she's preparing a salad for her boss and three children when just after noon, the normal peace in the hou

jeffrey sachs, rev al sharpton and glor gloria estefan will be here.e have the executive editor at random house john meacham, we have msnbc political analyst and visiting professor at nsu harold. >> look at these kids on the front row. what time did you have to wake up today? >> 3:00. >> that's not good! that's no good! you woke up -- but this is what's so exciting, right? since you woke up at 3:00, they're not going to make you go to school today, right? >> exactly free day, right? >> right. >> no. you've got to go to school. and eat your carrots. >> former chairman of the republican national committee michael steele. meacham, do you have the list of rules from the school? i think joe needs to review. >> oh, no. >> before i get to news. >> okay. willie, listen to this. >> and your art room downstairs, i copied five art room rules. >> and you want to apply these to "morning joe." >> particularly to you and dr. geist. number one, respect yourself and others. >> okay. there's a problem there. willie and i know ourselves too well. >> number two is not goi

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. ♪ llévate a casa la música más popular como la edición de lujo de miss little havana de gloria estefanomo se matÓ Él. lo mÁs difÍcil de escuchar en la llamada de emergencia, cuando la pequeÑa angeli se da cuenta que las personas que la amaban y crÍa ban ya no estabaaban ya no. >>> fue en su vivienda en te complejo de condominio, donde la niÑa fue testigo del horrendo asesinato de su mamÁ daniel y su abuela linda a manos de su padastro. el hombre identificado como marcus se suicidÓ. aterrada la niÑa huyÓ hacÍa el apartamento de la vecina quien de inmediato llamÓ al 911. >>> en el transcurso de la llamada, la niÑa relatÓ mÁs detalles de la violenta escena que segÚn allegados de la familia se desatÓ porque da nni querÍa pedirle el divorcio a marcus. >>> los vecinos estÁn hofsh rmao que tuvo que pasar la pequeÑa inocente >>> parece horrible >>> un juez trata de determinar quiÉn se harÁ cargo de la niÑa y otros dos hermanos, mientras el supuesto padre biolÓgico de la pequeÑa ofreciÓ una muestra de adn para solicitarla. Él tenÍa una orden de violencia contra su esposa, Él fue arrestado el 21

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that's the smash hit from gloria estefan. she's out with her first english album in eight years.says it's one of the most exciting projects that she has ever worked on. we're happy to have her joining us from new york to talk a little bit about "miss little havana." tell me why you wanted to make it now. >> thank you so much, by the way, for that beautiful intro. i love it. why i made it now? i was called up on the phone and said that had he a project for me to do and said to me, i'm his little havana. and we clicked. it took a year and a half to get into the studio from our scheduling point of view but he did an amazing nine songs and my tried and true hubby did four songs. a lot of fun. top to bottom dance. >> let's talk about the smash hit. this translates to a wow moment? can you explain that? >> when anything happens, good or bad, good or small, it's just like, wow. it doesn't like mean anything. it just is supposed to be a lot of fun. i call it my nuclear -- it's supposed to be a tribute to all of the wonderful street festivals all over the world where people are just in th

reporter: kate is not the only one who wore the sexy $1,600 dress called octavia, liv tyler and gloria estefaning a fashion faux pas. this time around people are willing to go there. >> reporter: what makes it all the rage? >> you couldn't design a more flattering dress. this fabric is really stretchy. it is holding everything in. it is a very beautiful girdle to a certain ex-teventent. >> reporter: the real trick of the dress is in the black that wraps the side and back giving the illusion of making any woman two sizes thinner than she actually is. who doesn't love a little cinch around the waist? it is an optical illusion other designers have tried as well. like alexander mcqueen. kim kardashian famously blunted her curves in this one. it doesn't take thousands to achieve this figure flattering look. we found this dress on line at top shop for $57. and this one, forever 21 for $24.80, bebe less than $70. and all the styles playing the same trick of the eye creating the illusion of a narrower waist and longer body. the best dress money can buy. >> the thing about the dress it makes a skinny g

liv tyler and gloria estefan have been seen in it. a famous fashion faux pas. >> this time around, people are willing to go there because it's that irresistible. >> reporter: what makes it all the rage? >> you couldn't design a more flattering dress than this dress from stella mccartney. this fabric is really stretchy. and it's holding everything in. it's a very beautiful girdle, to a certain extent. it holds everything in. and it's already giving her a great shape. >> reporter: the trick of the dress is in the black that wraps around the side and black, giving the illusion of making any woman look two sizes thinner and that she actually is. who doesn't love a little cinch around the waist? it's an optical illusion, that other designs have tried, as well. kim kardashian famously flaunted her curves in this one. but it doesn't take thousands of dollars to achieve this very figure-flattering look. we found this dress online at topshop for just $57. and this one at forever 21, for $59.80. this one was $80. and it all creates the illusion