details of michael's final days, katherine jackson and the three children blame the concert promoter to causing the death. they believe michael was pushed tooar in rehearsals for his highly anticipated comeback tou despite his deteriorating health. in documents filed weesday, aeg is accused of taking control of michael's health after it hired conrad murray as michael's doctor. someone who was selected by, hired by and controlled by aeg, says the suit. and it goes on to claim aeg demanded and prird michael jackson be treated by this particular doctor to ensure that michael jackson would attend all rehearsals and shows on the tour. ♪ according to the suit, michael did miss a rehearsal during the final week of his life. and as aresult, aeg's ceo paid aisit to his home. the suit states, aeg threatened that if jackson missed any further rehearsals, ey were going to pull the plug on the show. aeg told murray that he had to

aeg told murray that he had to make sure jackson got to rehearsals.y said it was to be tough love, and that they had read jackson the riot act. when michael did finally make it to rearsals late that night, witnesses confirm that michael jackson was not himself that day. calling him visibly shaken. then at another rehearsal days before michael's death, the suit described michael as breathing cold and shivering. now the suitlaims aeg had a legal responsibility to treat him safely and to not put him in harm's way. katherine jackson and michael's kids believe th company breached those duties by putting its desire for massive profits from the tour over the health and safety of michael jackson. but the jackson estate is already sharing in some of those profits. going to receive 90% of whatever the film makes. that was nbc's natalie morales reporting. aeg is not commenting about this. a company spokesperson said they hadn't seen the lawsuit. they said in the past that michael jackson died before dr. murray's contract was even signed. dr. murray has pleaded n

also jesse jackson, jr., facing ethics questions of his own. details on that tonight. >>> also, a home invasion that ended in the murder of a mom, her two daughters. the trial is ongoing and today new evidence and insight on an allege the motive. testimony so disturbing the sole survivor had to leave the courtroom. and later sanjay gupta continuing his series on disease detectives. a little girl's life hanging in the balance, so does a mom's. we'll show you how a team of disease detectives are racing to save their lives. >>> we begin with the republican senate candidate dodging questions and a democratic congressman kind of doing the same. first christine o'donnell from delaware continuing to avoid questions. she announced last night she wouldn't be talking to the national media, she did that on a national forum, sarah palin recommended she use, fox news. for days now, our reporter gary tuchman has been examining these old checks ms. o'donnell paid for what appeared to be personal expenses. the problem is she appears to have been using old camp

fly her to a chicago meeting with jackson. if the allegations are true, he could be looking at house ethics violation's both the congressman and wife, alderman sandi jackson released written statements. the congressman saying he is sorry for disappointing his supporters and at the same time not denying the allegations about the hostess. the two statements seem to imply there was some sort of inappropriate relationship between the married congressman and hostess. sandi jackson saying in her statement that for months the couple had been trying to deal privately with the, quote, painful and unfortunate situation. and jackson's second district people are reacting to the scandal. >> hopefully things will be resolved personally between him and his family. politically, i don't think they have anything to do with it. >> you would think they would know better. the guy before him had done it. but continues to happen. it's just a political climate of this country. it's a sad situation. >> i'm disappointed. i'm disappointed with him becau

michael jackson's death.rad wheelis has the details from los angeles. hi, brad. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. michael jackson's moth accuses concert promoters of pushing him rather than protecting him. michael jackson was rehearsing for his big comeback tour just before his june 2009 death. and now the concert promoter, aeg live, is accused of putting the superstar through a grueling schedule that could have caused fatal harm. ♪ the accusations are in a new lawsuit filed by jackson's mother, katherine, also filed on behalf of the singer's three children. >> daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. >> reporter: the jackson family accuses aeg live of failing to honor its agreement to provide jackson's physician, conrad murray, with proper life-saving equipment. investigators say dr. murray gave jackson the powerful drug propofol, causing an overdose. the death was ruled a homicide. so in a lawsuit filed in los angeles superior court the jackson family alleges that promoters were negli

we recommend, as i just mentioned, that jackson st. be returned as a public right of way and that from st. the -- the pathway be widened to it's full public right of way, allowing for a series of three new open spaces. for the site just north of broadway, we recommend the valejo be connected, and the front street be extended north of to the embarcadero as well, creating two new public spaces. additionally, we recommend that the sale, mid law, to maintain a pedestrian involvement. -- midway between. finally, for the size between green and union street, a similar set of recommendations. we would have a more formal extension commerce east to the waterfront, and extending the treatment across in elevated crosswalk. similarly, front street would also be extended up to the embarcadero, and union street would be extended as a pedestrian right of way east to the waterfront -- east of the waterfront. the next set of recommendations deal with the quality of building design, and on this, we did also receive strong support from across the commissi

jackson also denies that. joining me now, lynn sweet. washington bureau chief for the chicago sun times and columnist for aol's politicsdaily.com. also senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. lynn, people are obviously open to interpret the social acquaintance thing, but beyond that, the ethical issue, what is the biggest question? whether or not he actually asked these businessmen to pay for plane trips? >> right, anderson. the issue here is, that congressmen are very specifically not supposed to solicit gifts. whether it's an airplane ticket or anything else. that is one of the most clear-cut rules that members of congress have. >> even if it's a gift for someone else? >> right. because it still benefits you. you -- i can ask somebody to do something that might not be for me, but it's done at the request of a member of congress. that's a solicitation, that's not what they're supposed to do. >> what would it say about the congressman if in fact this is true, i mean, that he had this relationship with this businessman? it would be hard to i

---joe jackson no se arrepiente de haber golpeado al rey del pop michael jackson--- ---lo oculto porhaeal jackson admite y justifica los golpes que le dio al fallecido- ----- dice que gracias a su disciplina, niguno resulto pandillero--- ----estas declaraciones ha dejado atonitos a los sicologos, quienes relacionan este abuso con los problemas que tuvo michael jackson como adulto--- ---sin embargo, joe jackson se considera un buen padre--- este es su segmento "tu voz en la comunidad"...---hoy se discute el tema: el secuestro en mexico y la cadena perpetua. ---asi llegamos al final de nuestro programa. gracias por su sintonia, nos veremos maÑana a las seis en noticiero telemundo 48. ---soy cesar bayona, que descanse y tenga ...buenas

they chased away jackson. well they went to post the victim's the systems, they jumped into a taxicab. he was 6'2"240 pounds. she was able to give it the description and the pattern of light. jackson doubled back an attempt to ditch her. she wept -- he went into an open garage. she had been able to get a good look at his face and was not fooled. she continued to follow him until officers arrived. she was able to point out jackson. both witnesses identified jackson as the culprit. they wrote statements to that effect. both of these heroic ladies went above and beyond what we expect of citizens. i am delighted that we were able to invite them here to receive their plaques of appreciation. [applause] >> jordan wanted me to recount the story that the victim told us after the assault had taken place. she was shaken up at first. she did not know what you wanted. she only had a first generation iphone. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> all right then. let's move into the director's report. >>

it demanded and required michael jackson be treated by this particular doctor to insure michael jacksonrsals and shows on the tour. according to the suit, michael did miss a rehearsal during the final week of his life and as a result, aeg's ceo paid a visit to his home. the suit states aeg threatened that if jackson missed any further rehearsals, they were going to pull the plug on the show. aeg told murray, he had to make sure jackson got to rehearsals. they said it was to be tough love and they had read jackson the riot act. when michael did finally make it to rehearsals late that night, witnesses confirmed michael jackson was not himself that day, calling him visibly shaken. then, at another rehearsal, just days before michael's death, the suit describes michael as freezing cold and shivering. the suit claims aeg had a legal responsibility to treat him safely and not put him in harm's way. kathryn jackson and michael's kids believe the company breached those duties by putting its desire for massive profits for the tour over the health and safety of michael jackson. but the jackson es

stephen jackson heads to the right side. cuts back. jackson outraces landry 42 yards for a score.kson later left the game in the second quarter with a groin injury and didn't return. the rams raised out to a 13-0 lead. redskins out 14-3. donovan mcnabb rolls to his right 28 for the touchdown. moss had a great day. the redskins scored 16 straight points to take the two point lead. third quarter the rams would reply with 16 straight of their own. kenneth darby up 12 yards for the touchdown. the redskins fall to the rams 30-16. st. louis wins their first home game in 15 tries. >>> they did the job. they played well. and we didn't step up and didn't think we needed to do anything to win the football game. >> in this game it is about winning no matter who you play. when you put yourself in a position where obviously you can change the outcome, you have to be able to do that. you know, we found ourselves in a similar situation. obviously the same as last week. you get in the red zone you got to score. kicking field goals just come back to haunt you. we had opportunities again in that se

lieutenant dan choi was discharged from the military and bishopper it jackson -- bishop jackson is a the high energy leadership coalition. the president is in favor of changing this policy and so is the defense secretary robert gates, the two most powerful men involved in this decision on board. why should it not be changed? >> well, most military men are not in favor of the change in all deference to those two leaders. also it can damage unit cohesion and also readiness in war and imagine if there's sexual tension that's going on in the barracks. >> mr. jackson, this sounds like the exact same argument used to keep women out of the military way back when. >> no. i think it's different. there's no constitutional privilege or right for anyone to serve in the military. we've got to think about what's best for protecting the nation. it's as simple as that. so just like a football team, let's get the best team on the field regardless of gender, sex, any of those things and make sure that america's safe. this will undermine the productivity and the ability for our military to protect. >>

jackson lee: thank you. tomorrow, thousands of hurricane ike survivors across the gulf region may be stopped from receiving benefits that were due because of this terrible disaster. we have been working on it as the house and the senate, the senate passed the u.c. tonight to provide an extension for those benefits. however, we have not had an opportunity to do so and many people are suffering. i hope that we'll have that occasion again and i would like to yield to the distinguished majority leader to inquire about the needs of those hurricane ike victims across the whole gulf region as we did for katrina and rita, the opportunity to work on this matter so the benefits can be continued for the families in need. i yield to the gentleman. mr. hoyer: clearly, this is as

jackson lee: i thank the chairman very much. i served 12 years on the science committee and i want to add my appreciation to chairman gordon for his service to the nation, for his service and hard work for providing for america's competitive edge, not only in space, but technology. thank you, mr. chairman. thank you to the ranking member. thank you to ralph hall for his leadership. thank you to the subcommittee chair for her great leadership and friendship to this agency. i rise today as reluctant as my friends on the floor, the chairman and ranking member, to support this particular bill. but i'm glad to be able to be here to say to the nasa family that we are saving jobs, 10,000 potentially in the state of florida, many others in the other states and 6,000 in johnston. i'm delighted to say this bill, the senate bill, though i don't like the process, provides for

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jackson lee, would like to control the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished gentleman from georgia and let me thank him very much for his very important statement on this important resolution and as well i'd like to thank the chairman of our full committee, mr. berman, and the ranking member of our full committee, ms. ros-lehtinen, and the manager of this legislation for the minority for the words that i believe are enormously important. let me indicate to my colleagues that this may be the most important -- one of the most important and devastating humanitarian crisis that we have faced over the time frame that we have been in congress. and let me say this. we have gone through hurricane katrina and rita. as i stand here today, there are a number of hurricanes that are in the gulf region.

. >> this is jackson. >> hi, jackson.e likes to be rubbed. >> he loves to be petted. >> tell me about jackson. >> he is ten years old and a pretty big boy at 18-pounds and originally adopted from the georgia shelter ten years ago. >> got him back then? >> yeah. unfortunately. after ten years the family couldn't handle the shedding problem that jackson had. >> that's a warning. >> so you have to wear color coordinating clothes when you hold jackson. put on a white t-shirt and everything is fine. >> would a diet make a difference in shedding or are they just going to shed. >> there is a wonderful product on the market called the furminator and you have to brush them every few days. >> call 202-576-6664. enyou can go to our website at wash humane.org. >> if you missed any of that go to wusa9.com. and all the information on the shelters is there. back with more 9 news now at noon in just a moment. a hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's pr

the woman says she knew nothing about jackson's political desires. jackson will not comment on these new allegations. >>> a new report found the homewood fire department il- prepared in the handling of a fire that killed a rookie firefighter and an elderly man last march. an investigation by the national institute for occupational safety criticizes the homewood fire department for using ineffective methods and being il-equipped. the firefighter was not wearing a required breathing apparatus at the time. he died of smoke inhalation. the homewood fire department has not commented. >>> a southern illinois university student from the chicago area died over the weekend when he fell from a roof. 21-year-old daniel sidle of evergreen park fell off the roofer from an off campus home in carbondale. he died later at a hospital. carbondale police and jackson county coroner's office are investigating his death. police say he apparently fell during what described as a social gathering. the spokesman declined to say whether alcohol was a factor. >>> at least ten p

jackson and baker are considered to be the front-runners.i, sam dean and henry turner are also running, though. tracee wilkins is live in upper marlboro with more on the tight race. good morning, tracy sglor good morning, joe. voters in prince george's county have lots of choices to make. they're going to have to choose state attorney, school board member, general assembly member. lots of voting to do. plenty of folks are paying close attention to what's going on with this county executive race. folks have plenty of choices. with five candidates seeking the mocratic nomination. yesterday headquarters were in full gear as they went door to door, including sherifmichael jackson. >> i am a proven leader. i have a proven record. i brought resources to prince george's county, provided leadership of an agency that was almost extinct when i walked in the door in 2002 as sheriff. >> reporter: jackson is considered one of two front-runners, along with baker, who ran three times for county executive seat. >> this is a great opportunity for prince geor

kenneth darby is in for jackson. 12 yards for the touchdown caps a 12-yard seven play yard. and they were in for good 21- 17. the mid fourth quarter redskins down and to clayton. and hall fell. and 30 yards to set up the field goal. redskins fall to the rams 30- 16. st. louis wins for the first time at home in 15 tries dropping the redskins to 1-2. >> and you would like to come back in that second half. and i thought we did, initially. just similar to what we did a week before. we came out and the week before had a touchdown drive. this one obviously was stalled inside the ten but still got a field goal. but after that, you know, they really did the job. they played well. and we didn't step up and do what we needed to do to win a football game especially on the road. >> they did a great job mixing up their offensive plays which ate up a lot of clock. kind of put us behind the eight ball a little bit. but i thought in the first drive, notice second half, we were able to get down there and, you know, put ourselves into a position to score. again you are kicking field goals tha

. >> i'm michael jackson running for county executive. >> reporter: sheriff michael jackson and workers for rashern baker working to get support. >> reporter: bothing campaigning on education, economic development and crime reduction. >> i'm the only executive in the race. >> reporter: jackson believed he is the best qualified for the job after serving eight years as sheriff. he was born and bred in the county and has held several positions including teaching. jackson believes that makes him better suited to address student needs. >> my name is in congressional record. we are recognized for my child support initiative, our school resource initiative. >> reporter: rashern baker is making a third run for the county executive seat after losing twice to jack john son. for his part, baker too is focus on improving county's education system saying it is paramount to fixing the county's overall position in the region. he is endorsed by a number of state and local lawmakers. both candidates have plans to help spur economic development, jackson way series of tax cede is it's, loans that he says

jackson, please. >> good afternoon, again. espanola jackson. i did not know that was one seat. i know that hope has done an excellent job, and i know you are going to have a hard decision to make, but i came here to support leah. i have worked with leah over the past year. because of her, i was able to get a loan on my home and make sure that other people of the view-hunters point, senior citizens -- i must ask -- i think i came before you before in stated since i have, my light bill went from $200 down to less than $4 and month. how about that? so i am for everyone getting solar on their home, especially the seniors on fixed income like myself. i think leah has done an excellent job, and i have not seen anyone on these commissions -- main reason i came is because i have not seen anyone from baby-hunters point being appointed to a commission that is so important, and i knew she would be an excellent asset to you, not only to lafco, but also to all of san francisco because she is a well-rounded young lady. at that here was a young woman. we are trying to push our young people to

eric brooks,es opinion knoll la jackson, eric smith, espinola jackson and espinola jackson.you have three cards. >> we need her to speak more than one. eric brooks, san francisco green party and community choice energy alliance in our city. i just spoke to local power an hour ago and maybe paul was being polite to work constructively with the other parties. but i definitely ascertained from him that he's not satisfied with where this r.f.p. is at. and as all of you know, the lafco commissioners should know from the email that i sent yesterday, that the advocates are not satisfied at all. we do not want an r.f.o. process to be separated out of this r.f.p. and we want this whole thing to move forward as one package, not in separate piece that's can be undermined. the key issue -- the key thing that needs to happen that has not happened yet -- and the reason the last r.f.p. was not successful, is that before that r.f.p. went out, both local power and and a half gant specifically said in their assess -- navigant specifically said in their assessments that we need to do a long as

baker has a 15% lead over his closest challenger michael jackson.bout 15 points behind at this point. baker has just come to the stage in front of his cheering supporters, including maryland's lieutenant governor who is here to support the cause. he has not talked about substance but rather involved in thanking the people. as you know, it's the third time he's run for county executive, replacing jack johnson who is term limited. johnson supported baker's opponent michael jackson, but that endorsement did not apparently work in prince george's county where baker is now close to claiming victory with a 15% lead. 15 point lead, rather, with about 32% of the vote soon. we'll watch it and if anything develops we'll get back to you. >> all right, gary nurenberg. thank you. obviously the big thing everybody watching late returns in the dc mayoral race as things seem to be going to vincent gray. >> as we know, usually we should note for you that the polls close at 8:00 in dc. most times, most years, and i've covered a lot of races here. right after they tel

jackson, the son of jesse jackson, is on the short list of may mayoraland democr aal candidate city.g the line, you tell me. a british hotel kicked out a man who was battling cancer and his girlfriend after accusing the couple of writing a negative review of the hotel on a website. the website in question, the golden beach hotel in the seaside resort of blackpool, england. adrian healy and his girlfriend were taking a vacation. healy said on the second day of their four-day stay, earlier this month, quote, the hotel manager banged on the door and told us to get out, accusing us of writing a review on tripadvisor. healy says, i was shocked when police arrived and we just agreed to leave. he says the hotel refused to give them a refund. the couple did not say either way whether they wrote the row vi review or not. police removed a man who had not committed a crime. hotel management, they've refused to comment. did the golden beach hotel cross the line? aren't you supposed to be able to go on these sites and review? tell me what you think. go to tamarin.msnbc.com or twitter me your resp

[bell] fç>> hello, my name is juanita jackson, and i am her mother.what happened is my daughter went to the door, and i heard her frantically crying, "please, do not come into my house with a gun." and an officer told me to come out of the house also. i had no shoes on, no coat, and i asked them if they would go inside the house and get me a jacket or some shoes, and they said no. about two hours, and when my granddaughter's came out, they did not understand what they did wrong. no male in the house at all, so we do not understand why we were traumatized. start breaking down, korea, -- crying not. they asked if we could sit in the car, and they said no. something else was asked for, and he said no, he was not going to give that. we asked if we could go in the house, and he said no. the robbery at the other bend of the block. i don't see any reason why we could not go in, no shoes, no coach, -- coat, and i hope this could be assisted by the commissioners that it would not happen to anyone else, and thank you. >> good afternoon, my name is espinola jack

rushern baker worldwide margin against his closest competitor mike jackson. brad bell spent the night at baker's celebration. >> in the middle of the six flags amusement park. a picture is better than a thousand words. prince george's county executive candidate rushern baker celebrating on this day. at 11:30 last night he claimed victory in the race for county executive over share of mike jackson. this has been an interesting race of two high-profile, well- funded candidates. they felt perhaps mike jackson a couple too many controversies surrounding the sheriff's department. baker has campaigned for change and he said in his acceptance speech that change is what you'll bring to the county. >> i think the people have spoken. [applause] i think the message is loud and , it isprince george's time to a medical good county great. [applause] >> this is just the primary. is an overwhelmingly democratic county. we understand the transition will begin very soon for rushern baker to take over as the next county executive of prince george's county. brad bell reporting f

it is the late on the lawsuit filed by michael jackson's mother for the promoter of the michael jackson concert. >> sit down with an author of a new book on the subject. >> and a health challenge on the national mall. here is a look at what is hot on nbcwashington.c. hey, ove, i'm gonna need a bank. any ideas? capital one bank. ty're everywhere. ♪ yeah, you're right! [ hornsonking ] hey, there's one right up the street. [ male announcer ] capital one bank. the most branches and atms in the dc area. wht's in your wallet? ove, go long! >>> michael jackson's mother has filed a lawsuit in connection with her late son's death. kathryn jackson is suing the singer's concert promoter. eg had a series of comeback concerts scheduled before his death. they didn't have live-saving equipment or hirehe cardiologist to care for her son. his doctor was t named. >>> and i caught up with the hosts before the 5 k walk. >> w need to talk about the obesity crisis in a real and raw fashion. i am hoping that this is a start. >> three, two, one, let's start this thing. let's go! >> reporter: a bipartisan show

. >> and michael jackson's mother sues a concert promoter. why she says they contributed to his death. >> what a new study reveals the people you give up for amore. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to take the power from the state capitol and move it down to the local level, closer to the people. and no new taxes, without voter approval. we have got to pull together not as republicans or as democrats but as californians first. at this stage in my life, i'm prepared to do exactly that. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> welcome back. it's 5:13. the senate is expected to vote on a bill that will make $30 billion in loans available to small businesses. two republicans have indicated those break ranks with their leadership and vote in favor of the measure with passage all but certain. the legislation would give small businesses incentives to expand and hi

jackson's children.e're back in a minute. >>> wild weather hits parts of mexico hard. nearly a dozen people are missing after landslides. >> they are a result of days of heavy rain which caused a hillside to collapse on unsuspected people. at first officials thought hundreds of people were buried or dead but that number has decreased throughout the investigation. >>> tucker joins us now with a look at our little deluge compared to that. >> well you got it. and most of the month was dry so we needed the rain. and then mother nature is even steven. so we're making up for the lack of rain. but unfortunately we'll get too much too fast and because of that we have a flood watch later today. but today, just cloudy and cool with highs in the 70s. >> i like that. it's nice. >> it's fall-like. let's get to it. 65 at reagan national. we're starting slow. yesterday we were in the 80s and today highs only in the low to mid-70s. 61 right now in gaithersburg. quantico is 63. fredericksberg is 65. annapolis is 64. and

new acquisitions in the death of michael jackson. the king of pop's doctors are turning on each other. what is going? we broke this, joe jackson filed the wrongful death lawsuit against conrad murrey and he filed paperwork saying you can't blame me but blame dr. arne kline and point out -- pointed out excerpts from joe jackson's lawsuit where it mentioned the other doctor and overmedicated and gave a lot of medication to michael jackson over the years and along, you know, making the whole thing short, he's saying why am i the only one getting sued when dr. earn kline is partly to -- dr. arne klein is partly to blame. >> you have heard any response for dr. arne kline? >> not yet. we just put the story up on the website a few minute ago. >> and people are trying to figure out what is the latest with michael jackson's doctor, and the charges. has the l.a. county prosecutor decided when to go ahead with any charges? it's going to take time and this is not going to be anything that is a quick finale. and it's going to take a long time. >>

jackson. i want to give a shout out to others.there are a bunch of neighborhood candidates not here at the table tonight. there are candidates at the supper table. we know there are folks who've moved into the district to run. that is fine. that is democracy at work. i have no problem with that. we do need to ask one question that they need to answer. the real question is if you are going to move your home to run, i trust that you know the issues. i want to make sure that you are always going to keep the interests of the district of heart and not your own. if you move your home to run, how will you vote? >> mr. lacy. >> we need to make sure that whoever we support as a second or third person on the ballot would have a commitment to the district and the important issues we're discussing and also the ability to execute when they take office. it is another thing to know the issues and another thing to build a consensus necessary to get some of the issues passed and tackled when you reach city hall. those of the type of folks i would

what did michael jackson have to say? >> there is a state's attorney's race, a sheriff's race and five council seats but as derek says, the race really getting most of the attention is the five way contest for the democratic nomination for county executive. there is one surprise here, turnout. it is unexpectedly low. the 6:00 numbers had not been calculated when we shot these voters at 6:30. the campaigns were reacting to the 3:00 tally that showed only 9% of eligible voters had cast ballots. reacting actively. county executive candidate michael jackson. >> it's quite troubling so we are going to put -- we are doing phone calls, we are door knocking to get people to come out and vote and to make sure they are heard with respect to those leaders that they want to see in the future. >> reporter: four other candidates want that county executive job. baker is viewed with jackson as the most competitive. his workers were here too. >> at this time we are still hoping to catch the voters coming home from work from the district a

tavis: speaking of the record, you mentioned michael jackson. that is your cue, jonathan.et's see the hair. leave that up the second. here is the core part of this story. -- here is the core part of that story. how cool as it that the first record you ever got was, what? >> "abc." tavis: and then fast board, years down the road, and you end up on stage singing with michael. how school was that? -- how cool was that? am i am the poster child for infinite possibility. on saturday morning, we watched the jackson family cartoon. we watched the variety shows. a lot of us kids thought when we were growing up we would have our own tv show, thinking he would never leave your family, and we saw them being an example of what family was. years later, he was the first person to really give me my first gig. but more than that, i am lucky that i got to stand on the side of the stage and watch him a fine to me what divinity is. i think inspiration is something that we cannot put a definition on it. we don't understand where it comes from. the only thing we understand is when we get out o

jackson? >> yes. it's true that we live this a food desert. and these are because of decisions that our leadership has made over the decades. it's time that we actually work our hardest to prioritize district 10 as a place where we will grow healthy food and we'll place healthy food options. first of all, we've talked about how many liquor stores are in our exunety. i actually want to work on liquor store reform. i think it's very important. other groups have worked on this before and require a certain level of certain square footage being dedicated to fresh produce. i also want to bring back urban gardening. slug was a wonderful program that employed people in the community to grow fresh fruits and vegetables. that also takes care of our public safety issues. also, we have many, many school sites in our community. we should be using these school sites on the weekends to actually impact the families and children that have farmers markets on the school sites, where successful people know how to