bed where michael jackson was placed?er: and this is the doctor in charge, rischelle cooper. >> he was clinically dead. he did not have a pulse. >> reporter: every modern contraption in the medical armory and nothing would bring him back. >> we attempted to determine if we could feel a pulse. there was up in. >> reporter: in fact, michael jackson is dead long before dr. kooper cements eyes on him at ucla. dead before paramedics brought him from his mansion, code three, lights and sirens. and before paramedics arrive in his private quarters. paramedic richard senneff says he could see jackson's ribs. >> the patient was wearing a surgical cap or something similar covering his hair. and he appeared to be underweight to me. >> reporter: his partner, martin blount, had little doubt that he was no longer alive. >> he was not breathing. he was not moving. and his eyes was fixed and dilated. >> reporter: essential nech says dr. conrad murray says he is treating jackson for dehydration and xauls and nothing else. and when he asked

obviously the jackson family is.d i see jurors looking over at them periodically when they're filing in or sometimes when the lawyers are at sidebar, i see them glancing over there. everything is orderly. judge presiding over the case is strict but he's a very fair, very good judge. >> he is, and he's moving it along quickly. beth, great job in los angeles for us. thanks so much. as we mentioned, michael jackson's family has been attending the trial. when we come back, we'll discuss how they're coping and if they're showing up next week. >> the well, dr. conrad murray stands trial in los angeles for involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson, many wonder how the jackson family is coping and reacting to what is being said on the witness stand. wire entertainment editor alan duke has been keeping tabs on the jackson family. alan, who has attended the trial and who not next week? >> well, just about all of them have been there at one point or another. katherine jackson has been there every day although she

obviously the jackson family is.e center of attention and i see jurors looking over at them periodically when they're filing in or sometimes when the lawyers are at sidebar, i see them glancing over there. everything is orderly. judge presiding over the case is strict but he's a very fair, very good judge. >> he is, and he's moving it along quickly. beth, great job in los angeles for us. thanks so much. as we mentioned, michael jackson's family has been attending the trial. when we come back, we'll discuss how they're coping and if they're showing up next week.te . its multi-action formula works to restore enamel, help prevent cavities, and kill bad breath germs for a whole mouth clean. whooo... [ male announcer ] listerine® total care. the most complete mouthwash. it's pro-cool technology releases armies of snowmen masseuse, who cuddle up with your soreness and give out polar bear hugs. technology. [ male announcer ] new bengay cold therapy. the same technology used by physical therapists. go to bengay.com for a 5-d

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murray gives jackson 25 milligrams of propofol.aims jackson then wakes up when he isn't looking and gives himself more propofol. 11:58 a.m., dr. murray notices michael jackson has stopped breathing. >> the defense is presenting its theory of the case, and all they have to do is show that it's at least as reasonable as the prosecution's theory, and then under the law the jury has to acquit. >> reporter: defense lawyers say they don't need long. just a few days to make their case, which means, brian, the jury could get this case early next week. >> jeff rossen in l.a. for us tonight. jeff, thanks. >>> when we come back, two very rare encounters. one from the heavens and one at sea. these dogs wake up too early! you know what else is early? medicare open enrollment. now through december 7th. can i stick with my old medicare plan? sure! or find a new plan with better coverage, less cost, or both. medicare plans give you free cancer screenings and wellness visits and 50% off on brand-name prescriptions when you're in the doughnut hole.

murray gives jackson 25 milligrams of propofol.aims jackson then wakes up when he isn't looking and gives himself more propofol. 11:58 a.m., dr. murray notices michael jackson has stopped breathing. >> the defense is presenting its theory of the case, and all they have to do is show that it's at least as reasonable as the prosecution's theory, and then under the law the jury has to acquit. >> reporter: defense lawyers say they don't need long, just a few days to make their case, which means, brian, the jury could get this case early next week. >> jeff rossen in l.a. for us tonight, jeff, thanks. >>> when we come back, two very rare encounters. one from the heavens and one at sea. >>> maybe it's because it's often called the northern lights, but there were a lot of surprised folks in the american south last night when the skies lit up from the carolinas all the way south to mississippi. a rare aurora borealis thanks to a big solar flare far, far away, >>> and a bombshell from the business world. it looks like barring a reprieve, ste

the first responder testified he never saw any signs of life in jackson and that the details of jackson's personal doctor conrad murray gave him about medications he had taken and when he stopped breathing, they just didn't add up according to the paramedic. conrad murray is now on trial for manslaughter, faces up to four years in prison if convicted. here's randi kaye with the report. >> reporter: the paramedic needed to know how long jackson hadn't been breathing, what, if anything, he had taken. >> did you ask dr. murray how long the patient had been in this condition? how long the patient had been down? >> i did ask him that. >> what did dr. murray say in response to that question? >> it just happened right when i called you. >> in and in your mind, what did that mean? >> it meant to me that this was a patient we had a really good chance of saving. >> true, if paramedics had the real story. instead, jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, told half-truths. >> what observations specifically did you make that led you to feel as if there was inconsistent information that you had

jackson arrives home from rehearsal.e video.re on he takes a shower and a valium. 2:00 a.m., dr. murray gives jackson 2 milligrams of the anti-anxiety drug lorazepam. 3:15 a.m. jackson falls asleep, but by 3:30 a.m. he is awake again, now walking around the house aimlessly. between 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. murray's lawyers claim jackson enters his private bedroom where no one is allowed and swallows eight pills of loraz epa m, never telling dr. murray. 10:40 a.m. dr. murray gives jackson 25 milligrams of propofol. murray claims jackson then wakes up when he isn't looking and gives himself more propofol. 11:58 a.m., dr. murray notices michael jackson has stopped breathing. >> the defense is presenting its theory of the case, and all they have to do is show that it's at least as reasonable as the prosecution's theory, and then under the law the jury has to acquit. >> reporter: defense lawyers say they don't need long. just a few days to make their case, which means, brian, the jury could get this case early next week. >> jeff r

be a michael jackson museum?will be another show that's created permanently and specifically for a theater in las vegas in 2013. >> let me bring you in, howard. i think it's appropriate to ask you about the ongoing trial with conrad murray. you were the person that represented michael over the child abuse allegations in 1993. what do you make of all this? >> the issue in this case will be, did conrad murray engage in the appropriate standard of care in that situation. i read the same stuff you have about his defense. i tried over 200 jury trials. i know enough to know you can't predict it, the evidence will be what it is. it seems to me, pointing the finger at the victim is always an uphill battle, that appears to be dr. murray's defense. what i hope is that the jury does the right thing. >> many people have said to me that the catalyst for michael's problems with painkiller addiction, and sleep problems and so on was two fold. one was the horrific accident with the pepsi commercial where his hair was set on fire

>>> tonight on "nightline," jackson's plea. for the first time, michael jackson's doctor, in his own words. jurors hear his detailed account of how the star allegedly begged for a drug to help him sleep, just hours before his death. >> he said, "just make me sleep." >>> plus, where's baby lisa? as a frantic search for a 10-month-old baby enters its fourth day, police scour a landfill. tonight, we have an exclusive look inside the bedroom where the baby was last seen. and an interview with the mother who says the police have accused her of foul play. >>> and javier's heart. he's one of hollywood's hottest stars, married to a gorgeous leading lady and a happy new father. but that's not all he's passionate about. tonight, he tells us. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 7th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a revealing look at the relationship usually cloaked in the strictest of privacy

the first responder testified he never saw any signs of life in jackson and that the details of jackson'soctor conrad murray gave him about medications he had taken and when he stopped breathing, they just didn't add up according to the paramedic. conrad murray is now on trial for manslaughter, faces up to four years in prison if convicted. here's randi kaye with the latest from the court. >> reporter: the paramedic arrived at mmg's -- michael jackson's home hoping to save a life. he needed to know how long jackson hadn't been breathing, what, if anything, he had taken. >> did you ask dr. murray how long the patient had been in this condition? how long the patient had been down? >> i did ask him that. >> what did dr. murray say in response to that question? >> it just happened right when i called you. >> in and in your mind, what did that mean? >> it meant to me that this was a patient we had a really good chance of saving. >> reporter: true, if paramedics had the real story. instead, jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, told half-truths. >> what observations specifically did

. >> emmy award winner jackson murphy, aka lights, camera, jackson. 13 years old and a movie critic veteranals. >> we have exclusive interviews. >> reporter: where do you see yourself five, ten, maybe 15 years from now? >> i hope to continue this job and maybe branch out to doing this talk show host. a morning show wouldn't be bad. >> reporter: good morning, welcome to today. >> good morning, i'm jackson murphy. >> and i'm jenna wolfe, coming up on "today." that's great.xd jackson sticks with what he does best. the movies. first, the appetite. ♪ i want candy >> sure you can afford this? >> not sure. >> reporter: let's go to the movies, jackson. >> all right. >> reporter: hey, listen. is there free refills? let's go through the pregame ritual. >> okay, have the notebook ready. i take notes to remember things. >> reporter: you base on stars, on grades, on fruit snacks? >> definitely not the food. but based on the performances, based on visual affects in the movie. based on the story as well. how good it is. and i go from an "a" to an "f" system. >> reporter: all right. let's start the movie.

calhoun, as, and this is jackson's phrase, an agent of satan. and jackson wrote letters. these are not for public display, these were letters to his own, in one case his own niece, saying that john c. calhoun is behind everything. he's behind the sex scandal, he's behind some political troubles in alabama, he's behind every vote that goes against me in congress. and jackson could write this letter that is almost literally paranoid. by the way, this is a letter that no one had seen until about last year when the owner of it, private owner, contacted us and said would you like to see in the letter. jackson can write this pair nowic private letter and can write another letter and say i've got calhoun. i've got him trapped. let's see how he gets out of this. the library of congress has the largest single collection. when jackson went home from washington, he took trunks full of papers with him, and after he died those papers went here and there. in the 1880s a cincinnati newspaper editor owned them all. verge eventually, the library of congress bought them. we're talking abou

just every now and again. >> when jackson got a love >> when jackson got a love letter it is a welcomeurprise. >> i see a sweet person inside you. you must have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. at least you have got me on your side if that means anything. i hope you write me back soon and keep your sexy ass out of trouble. love always. and on the back it says, p.s., i want to be the girl in your dreams tonight. only god can judge us in big bold letters. >> the letter is from a female inmate that jackson says he met at court. he says she was in a holding cell and they communicated using jail house sign language. >> i signed my name and booking number and she got a letter to me. actually when i got it i was shocked by it. the personal stuff she put in there and don't know what i did or my charges or nothing. >> if she had known his charges jackson's pen pal may have thought twice about writing. >> i was accused of raping and killing and burning a woman inside her vehicle. but i did not do this. why rape someone when you can give someone $20 to get what i want? >> jackson was ar

conrad murray allegedly had and missed to save michael jackson. we're in court. >>> cameron's kingdom. he is the visionary bemind "avatar," "titanic," can the terminator" and tonight for the first time ever, director james can ron invites tv cameras inside his off the grid estate and tells us of a project bigger than any movie he's made. >>> and marvels of the sea. they swim upright. they swap sex roles and celebs covet their company. so, what's the catch? we go swimming with sea horses. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 12th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. the idea that michael jackson did not have to die is at the heart of the manslaughter case against his doctor, conrad murray. but never in that courtroom have the jurors heard it like this. expert witnesses giving a detailed, blow by blow account of how murray allegedly failed his pop star employer. abc's jim avila is in los angeles tonight. jim? >> reporter: bill, the distr

he was going to be michael jackson's doctor during his "this is it" tour which michael jackson was rehearsing nor and due to start in a few days' time and describes the night before he died. how he had been rehearsing until about 1:00 in the morning. he got home and extremely tired. he was exhausted. he wanted to get some sleep and the doctor tried several sedatives and the night just went on and on. 2:00. 3:00. 4:00. michael jackson just wouldn't go to sleep. and it got to a point where the singer was begging his doctor for his milk. this is the chemical, this is the propofol that was given to michael jackson, that the authorities say was ultimately responsible for his death. >> he said please, please. [inaudible] medicine. >> what is it? what is the medicine? >> called propofol. >> propofol. ok. how do we spell that, dr. ? p.r.o.p.o.f.o.l. >> and what is this propofol? >> it is a sedative that can also be used for anesthesia. >> and how is that -- is it injected as well? >> intraveinous form. usually most patients are given a certain amount of the drug. >> so the doctor gave michael jackson

, a 17 volume series of andrew jackson speeches, of letters and other writings. >> the andrew jacksonpapers is a project that's been going on for several decades to collect and order and transcribing and publish andrew jackson's complete documentary record. every letter he wrote, every letter that was written to him, his presidential messages on his military orders scratch the paper on which he wrote notes, the autobiographical reminiscences, everything, every piece of paper that still survived on which andrew jackson left his dna and publisher these in a series of volumes are arranged chronologically as a record to be used by historians and anyone curious about andrew jackson in the times. i've been working on the project eight years as the director we back in the 1980's i was an assistant editor on the project and the project we plan 16 or 17 volumes we've published eight of them. volume mine is about to come out. we are in the middle of the presidency right now this is where we produce the volume. if you look around the room you will see boxes. all of these boxes are full of flower

he says that he had no intention of hurting michael jackson, quote, i mean, i love mr. jackson. he was my friend, he was a single parent, i wanted to give him the best chance. diane, we'll have more on the tape on tuesday after the holiday. >> more from the trial. thank you so much, jim avila reporting. >>> and still ahead on "world news," steve jobs. what does a man who had so much want in the final weeks of his life? his inner circle opens up. >>> and 29 million suffer from crippling migraines. what if the push of a button could ease the pain? hey buddy, wattaya lookin' a-oooh. ♪ [ female announcer ] mini™ meets berries. kellogg's® frosted mini-wheats cereal with a touch of fruit in the middle. helloooooo fruit in the middle. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening gues

conrad murray, jackson's personal physician, has said jackson was addicted to.hey also asked the medical examiner this. >> what was the manner of death? >> the manner was homicide. >> homicide. homicide. dr. murray has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. his lawyers say that jackson gave himself that final and fatal dose of propofol. but today the medical examiner shot down that explanation. >> the circumstances, from my point of view, do not support self-administration of propofol. >> now, that's his professional opinion as medical examiner. but the real drama today came when dr. murray himself described what happened in the final hours of jackson's life. prosecutors played a recording of an interview murray gave police just two days after jackson died. here's ted rowlands. >> reporter: for the first time jurors heard the story of what happened in the hours before michael jackson died directly from the doctor blamed for his death in a two-hour interview recorded by police. dr. conrad murray recounted a sleepless night for jackson who was desperately looking for

murray touched the bottle of propofol but jackson did not.his exclusive picture obtained by abc news shows the terrible reaction jackson had to repeated needle punctures. a condition the prosecution's star witness testified made it impossible to inject himself. >> michael jackson did not have good veins, so the possibility of a direct self-injection seems extremely unlikely. >> reporter: and finally, prosecutors list 17 lethal ways dr. murray was gross ly negliget and dave yalted from the standard of care resulting in jackson's death. the defense starts its case monday, with a weeks worth of witnesses and a heavy burden to show that propofol is somehow safe as a sleep aid, dr. murray did not have to call 911 immediately because he's a doctor and thirdly, despite what prosecution witnesses claim, because michael jackson was a seasoned drug user, he could have killed himself. george? >> okay, jim, big burden on the defense. >>> and still ahead here, the college football star going strong in his seventh decade. he's our "person of the week." jen

jackson appeared thin, underweight. noticed an iv stand in the bedroom, an oxygen tank and medications on the nightstand. he asked murray what drugs jackson had taken. >> at that point 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 you follow up with anything else, dr. murray? did you give him anything else? >> i asked, was there anything else? is there anything else? and no, that's it, just a little bit of lorazepam. >> paramedics would learn later that wasn't true, murray had given him propofol which caused his death. >> did dr. murray ever mention to you having administered propofol to michael jackson? >> no, he did not. >> did conrad murray ever mention the word propofol to you during the time that you were at the location or in his presence? >> no, he did not. >> the defense tried to ask if that would have made a difference? >> isn't it true that you would have done absolutely nothing different because you could not, had dr. murray

appropriately, he wasn't in the room enough, he wasn't watching over jackson, or he even had given jackson> yes. they're clearly going to argue that. the fight is going to be over. there's going to be a jury instruction that judge pastor's going to give. the jury instruction is going to say, did that negligence cause the death or was there what's called an intervening cause? an intervening cause, the defense is going to say, was michael jackson self-administering. that wasn't something that was foreseeable. those are the legal terms. that's what's going to be argued about in the jury room. and that's what this case is going to turn on. as i said before, if i were a betting man, i don't think this is an acquittal. i think this is whether or not it's strong enough testimony so that four or five of those jurors are going to just say no, we've got a reasonable doubt, we're not going to vote to convict. >> but even if he is -- you know, it's not an acquittal but he's convicted of something, it seems like pretty much the worst that would happen is he loses his license, given a number of reasons.

murray's bmw arriving at the jackson mansion at 12:50, and jackson's entourage ten minutes later. jackson family members watching again in the front row with reports that michael's most famous sister, janet, has postponed an australian concert tour to attend. here are the key defense witnesses they can expect to see. lapd detective orlando martinez testifying about what eyewitnesses said the day of jackson's death and how their story changed. randy phillips, the promoter of jackson's this is it tour, the defense wants to portray a jackson desperate to perform because his finances were a shamble. and dr. paul white, who the defense hopes will say that propofol is safe to use for sleep, and jackson could have self-injected the fatal dose of propofol. this afternoon, detective martinez, the first of the big witnesses, admitted that michael jackson's bodyguard, who testified in the prosecution case that dr. murray ordered him to hide propofol bottles, did not say that during his first police interview. >> did you ever hear mr. alvarez mention anything putting away vials for dr. murray

but sarah herman thinks that is unlikely in jackson's case. >> kenneth jackson is simply in confinemente he cannot cope in general population. he is more afraid of being in general pop with other inmates with a roommate and cell mate. we've tried a couple times to get him to go to general population. he didn't last 24 hours. he did not feel safe. go put your clothes on. >> jackson's coping issues are not limited to general population. he recently cut himself in order to deal with the stress of living in confinement. >> the best way to relieve the pressure. i cut on myself. i cut my arm. when i bleed and got the pain it relaxes me. it's like having the most orgasm you can ever had. my blood pressure is 147/104 and i cut and 20 minutes later it's down to 110/70. i relax. straight up. >> this is your daily visit. remember we talked on thursday. where you at today? let me see you arms. both. both. don't mess with it. >> sergeant herman has come to check on jackson and discuss his request to return to general population. >> when you told me on thursday you were bg b to break, remember that?

appropriately, he wasn't in the room enough, he wasn't watching over jackson, or he even had given jackson propofol, which is such an off-label use as to be negligent? >> yes. they're clearly going to argue that. the fight is going to be over. there's going to be a jury instruction that judge pastor's going to give. the jury instruction is going to say, did that negligence cause the death or was there what's called an intervening cause? an intervening cause, the defense is going to say, was michael jackson self-administering. that wasn't something that was foreseeable. those are the legal terms. that's what's going to be argued about in the jury room. and that's what this case is going to turn on. as i said before, if i were a betting man, i don't think this is an acquittal. i think this is whether or not it's strong enough testimony so that four or five of those jurors are going to just say no, we've got a reasonable doubt, we're not going to vote to convict. >> but even if he is -- you know, it's not an acquittal but he's convicted of something, it seems like pretty much the worst that w

murray's gross negligence caused michael jackson's death.nters that michael jackson wanted the powerful drug so badly that he administered a fatal dose himself when the doctor wasn't around. >> pelley: bill, thank you very much. at the white house today, president obama welcomed the super bowl champs, his hometown chicago bears. now, you may be thinking, "wait a minute, the bears haven't won in 25 years." well, these are the 1985/'86 bears. coach mike ditka, quarterback jim mcmahon and many others. they never got to the white house back then. their visit was canceled after the "challenger" disaster. ten years into the afghan war; a look at what the u.s. is fighting for. when we come back. back. [ male announcer ] if you're only brushing, add listerine® total care for more complete oral care. ♪ it works in six different ways to restore enamel... strengthen teeth... freshen breath... help prevent cavities... and kill bad breath germs for a whole mouth clean. so go beyond the brush with listerine® total care, the most complete mouthwash. now ge

he said that michael jackson fits the profile.eated michael jackson, but he did say that he was addicted to demerol. and if you're going through a demerol withdrawal, then you are -- it acts -- it gives you insomnia. you can't sleep. it almost acts as a stimulant. he said michael jackson was absolutely going through this type of thing. here's part of what he said on the stand today. >> i believe there's evidence that he was dependent upon demerol. based on my prior definition and what's known about his public behavior and this course of treatment, that he was probably addicted to opioids. >> so this is pretty critical, because if they can prove that he was desperate for sleep because he was going through insomnia, then the jury might buy the fact that he was desperate enough to inject himself with propofol without realizing that it would kill him. anders anderson? >> i want to bring in chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta is with us. the idea that he might have been addicted to demerol, is that consistent with the behavio