they said, michael jackson killed michael jackson.nything. it's not conrad murray's fault, he only knew the information he knew. >> reporter: and then it all rested with the jury. one charge, one man dead, and another man's freedom in the balance. >> this involuntary manslaughter charge, it's all about reckless behavior. did dr. murray do or fail to do something with michael jackson that created a substantial risk of injury. of great injury or death to michael jackson? and if in doing that, it essentially caused his death. >> with the jury deliberating, there was nothing to do but wait. >> the tension in this case is at a fevered pitch. what's on the line in all of this? dr. murray could go to jail for four years if he's found guilty. on the prosecution side, and especially for the jackson family, it's will michael jackson get justice? will there be someone held accountable for what happened to this man? >> we're following the breaking news this hour, a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray. >> we, the jur

michael jackson was dead. but, even as his brother jermaine announced the news, in the same breath another story line began to emerge. >> his personal physician who was with him at the time attempted to resuscitate my brother. >> almost 2 1/2 years later, that physician, dr. conrad murray, is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. the case has gone to the jury and the tabloid circus that has always drawn its fuel from the trials of michael jackson is waiting for the verdict. how did twomen, one perhaps the most famous person in the world, the other an unknowned cardiologist end up on a collision course? tonight, you'll hear from a confident dr. murray trying to explain his actions to police. >> basically, i would pust in an i.v. >> for -- for hydration or -- >> hydration as well. because you know he when he exercises he loses a lot of water. >> and from michael jackson trying to make his dreams clear to dr. murray. >> god wants me to it do it. >> you'll hear court testimony. >> he

, catherine jackson and joe jackson were a constant presence in the courtroom. jermaine jackson has let it known how the family has been feeling, and how upset they were during the day of the photograph of his dead body, shown in the court room, lying on a stretcher in the hospital. he was lifeless. the family found that extremely upsetting. >> apart from what the doctor did or failed to do, what do we know about his background and what might happen to him, whichever way this verdict goes? >> he is a cardiologist. he had his men practice in texas. he also practiced in nevada, in las vegas, where michael jackson and his children first came into contact with him. the children went to the doctor and it was dr. murray, and he got to know michael jackson. he is well respected by his patients in texas. a number of those patients came to court to support him. they say he went far beyond what a regular doctor would do. he would spend as much time as he could with his patience. a lot of those patients described how he became their friend, a very close friend. they could

they said, michael jackson killed michael jackson.s not conrad murray's fault, he only knew the information he knew. >> reporter: and then it all rested with the jury. one charge, one man dead, and another man's freedom in the balance. >> this involuntary manslaughter charge, it's all about reckless behavior. did dr. murray do or fail to do something with michael jackson that created a substantial risk of injury. of great injury or death to michael jackson? and if in doing that, it essentially caused his death. >> with the jury deliberating, there was nothing to do but wait. >> the tension in this case is at a fevered pitch. what's on the line in all of this? dr. murray could go to jail for four years if he's found guilty. on the prosecution side, and especially for the jackson family, it's will michael jackson get justice? will there be someone held accountable for what happened to this man? >> we're following the breaking news this hour, a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray. >> we, the jury, in the ab

his relationship with jackson began in 2006 in las vegas when he made a house call to care for jackson's children. murray had been recommended by one of jackson's bodyguards. >> this is where i met him. i took care of his three children initially. and then we developed a relationship as that time on. the paparazzi was here, and everybody was around and everybody looking into the property. and the kids many of times, he would climb into the back seat and tell security don't follow. they have no authority. my heart pounded a little bit. but he liked those risks. i think that he kind of cheered it on. >> murray says that one thing he and jackson had in common was difficult relationships with their fathers. he says that his father did not publicly acknowledge him until his mid-20s. >> in some ways there was a mirror part of our lives in that we didn't have full appreciation of the fathers. i had a dad who was affection for me, but i could not allow the affection to be known publicly, and of course, that was tough to handle. he had a dad who never hugged him. never hugged his own children. >>

to michael jackson. >> dr. murray is perhaps the only person who might know what really happened that fateful day. his relationship with jackson began in 2006 in las vegas when he made a house call to care for jackson's children. murray was recommended by one of jackson's body guards. >> i took care of him and his three children initially and we developed a relationship as of that time on. i cannot really enjoy his property. paparazzi was here and fans were around and everybody was looking at the property. we escaped many time in this vehicle. he would climb into the back seat and tell security don't follow. they have no authority. my heart pounded a little bit. he liked those risks. i think he kind of cheered it on. >> one thing that murray said that he and jackson had in common was a difficult relationship with their fathers. he said his father didn't publicly acknowledge him until his late 20s. >> in many ways we had mirror imans of our lives. we didn't have the full appreciation from our fathers. i had a da

michael jackson! the production -- in fact, aeg live was bankrolling michael's house, his staff, and had agreed to pay dr. murray $150,000 a month -- it was no surprise that ortega's e-mail resulted in an emergency meeting at michael's house between randy phillips, the head of aeg live, ortega, michael, and dr. murray. in court phillips was asked about that meeting. >> kenny opened the meeting up by talking about his concern that michael needed to really focus and to really pay attention to this production, that it was massive and they couldn't do it without him. >> and what was michael jackson's response? >> michael didn't respond immediately. okay? dr. murray spoke for michael on the situation. and michael's focus and michael's showing up and guaranteed us that michael would get into it, would connect. >> jackson's problems at the rehearsals stemmed in part from a severe sleep disorder he had been dealing with for years. according to dr. murray and others who testified at the trial, jackson treated

in my house, you can't say anything about joe jackson, michael jackson, any of the jackson clan. i have real questions about what happened to that young man, how he was turned into a product. and i think it teaches some really important lessons to us, not just about michael jackson, but about the way we treat athletes in this country, the way we treat other pop stars. and especially, when they own the product themselves, what does that do to the psychological of a person? especially if they start that way as a young person. one other thing, the only thing i want to say, i know we're tight on time, i don't think we can get a fair trial when the victim is a celebrity. but these celebrity cases aren't representative of our criminal justice system. the system works in most cases, i worry about the presumption of guilty in these kinds of cases, but i do believe our system works in most cases, john. >> stipawrip away the personali this verdict will shatter the music world. >> and to that end, what will be heard? >> well, i think what's going to be heard is that you just can't get away

reverend jesse jackson says michael jackson is a legend and his memory will live on. >> he's the greatest entertain ever lived. his singing, dancing, choreography, he belongs to the ages and to all our memories. the good news is, so much of his great works were recorded. we'll have michael forever as dancer, singer, choreographer, humanitarian. that's what we shall cherish and we shall remember. >> but do you believe the way in which he died will be a memory that many will now take with them when they look back at michael jackson's career, given the fact that this court hearing uncovered the very sad fact that he was addicted to medication? >> it does, but you know, i was prepared to go with michael to london for the big opening concert. our spirits were so high, there was such anticipation, of course his death was so sudden, mid day became midnight and in what many ways, we are still grieving over the sudden loss of michael. >> did you ever meet dr. conrad murray yourself? >> i don't think so. i've seen him, but i did not meet him or know him. but michael trusted him very much. >> do you

katherine jackson, joe jackson. reportedly jermaine jackson is there.f the jackson family members heading into this courthouse. can we go back to casey? casey, tell me who you've seen. >> reporter: well, you're seeing latoya jackson. just now i've seen michael yakson's parents, his brother jermaine. it's been hard to see anyone else through this crowd, but i know several members of the jackson family are here. one of the defense attorneys also already in the courtroom. must be a great relief for the jackson family for this verdict to finally have come down. as you may remember friday afternoon it was a rainy day here in southern california, they drove from their homes in the san der demand dough valley, got a hotel room near the courtroom so they could be close to the court when the verdict was read. obviously that didn't happen friday. they must be very relieved it's finally happened today, brooke. >> from what i understand, casey, 10:56 this morning your time in california when the jury hit the buzzer three times. is that correct? >> caller: that's co

the riky jackson murder trial begins. jackson has now been in jail for nearly a year. in opening arguments, the defense drops its bombshell. they have proof that riky jackson's fingerprints were mistakenly identified by the upper darby police department. >> we did not know until opening statements which avenue of the forensic evidence that the defense would challenge. >> sergeant anthony paparo spends three days on the stand testifying for the state about his identification methods and findings. >> the judge permitted me to come down off the witness stand with my chart and stand in front of the jury. i'm showing the points and doing the unit relationship to show everyone sitting there. i went through painstakingly how i eliminated individuals, how i could not eliminate individuals and visually showed the jury how the identification was made. >> for the defense, wynn and mccloud say just the opposite. they both testify that police misidentified riky jackson's prints. >> as i recall saying in the trial, as fingerprints go, these prints weren't even in the ballpark. >> pa

jackson.dr. murray is remanded to the custody of the los angeles sheriff with no bail. >> now the reaction from the family. >> justice was served. >> and michael's fans. what price will conrad murray pay? plus new accusations against herman cain. what this woman says he did to her. >> he suddenly reached over and he put his hand on my leg under my skirt and reached for my genitals. >> shocking allegations. i'll talk to her tonight along with her attorney gloria allred in their first live primetime interview. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. we'll have much more tonight on the conviction of michael jackson's doctor including my primetime exclusive interview with a member of conrad murray's defense team. but first, political bombshell. the only herman cain accuser to go public. sharon bialek worked for the restaurant association for several months in 1997. she said that cain made an unwanted sexual advance after their dinner together. the details are shocking. >> he also grabbed

jackson.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. >> reporter: day six, a harem of women, a stripper, a former cocktail waitress and murray's girlfriend all testified they were with murray the day jackson died. >> i said hello, hello, and i didn't hear anything. >> reporter: day seven, a disturbing iphone recording taken by murray was played in court, of michael jackson sounding wasted and slurring his words. >> i love them, i love them because i didn't have a childhood. i had no childhood. i feel their pain. i feel their hurt. >> reporter: also on day seven, alicia fleet, an investigator f for, found dozens of pill bottles. >> then i needed to go to the bathroom. then i came back to his bedside and was stunned in the sense that he wasn't breathing. >> reporter: day 14. the prosecution's key expert, dr. steven schaefer, testifies the only scenario that fits is that murray hooked jacks son upo a s

jackson.l that they were very, very appreciative of their work, the district attorney's work in this case. >> the maximum sentence is four years, and there's also this whole issue of whether he can carry on practicing as a doctor. what are you anticipating will be the outcome here? >> well, his medical license in each of the states where he practices will have to be dealt with by those medical board. the court of law has no control over that. the california medical board has already indicated they'll suspend his license. he could try to petition for it back later, but that would be a whole other process. he's looking at four years max, but however it's likely he'll probably spend about two years and that two years maybe in a county jail because of funding issueses in the state of california. >> ted rowlands you've done a fantastic job on this trial from start to finish. thank you again for your reporting. >>> joining me now, a member of dr. murray's defense team, nareg gourjian. not a good day

michael jackson is dead. and we have to hear about poor conrad murray. >> reporter: and with that, after six weeks, 49 witnesses, more than 330 exhibits, the jury was given the case. >> in a high profile case like this, jurors tend to take a little longer. they want to be seen as the o.j. simpson jury that came in after four hours. >> reporter: deliberations begin tomorrow morning. the fate of the doctor caught in the whirlwind that was michael jackson hangs in the balance. one of many who fed an icon what he craved. but when the medical musical chairs stopped, conrad murray was left without a seat. jim avila for "nightline" in los angeles. >> and the second that jury returns with the verdict, we'll have it at abcnews.com. thanks to jim avila. >>> and just ahead, who do you call when the municipal pelts' franchise needs reviving? how about the naked guy from "forgetting sarah marshall"? could it possibly work? stay tuned. [ male announcer ] at&t and verizon charge you extra for going over 2 gigabytes of data.

as for the jacksons, there was an audible reaction from la toya jackson and/or kathy hilton who were sitting together. but for the most part, the jacksons were somber. they did however exchange hugs after the jury left the room with david walgren, the lead prosecutor who did an outstanding job in this case. mrs. jackson stopped and hugged the prosecutor before she left the courtroom. murray now has been taken to the l.a. county jail. he will be there until he is sentenced. on the 29th of this month. >> and watching that at the very end as the judge was wrapping up the proceedings, it was interesting to watch the deputies handcuff dr. murray while he was still seated in the chair. normally they wait for him to stand up as the proceedings are ending. back on the 29th, sentencing then. that is the issue, right? he faces up to four years in prison. are there any other questions to be answered between now and that next court appearance? >> reporter: the big question is the state of southern california broke. a lot of nonviolent offenders are getting light sentences because of that. and or

jackson and mr. jackson has no son. i think the dehumanizing of artists and athletes when they reach an iconic stage is what mr. oxman and i were talking about. it's like we're not talking about a human being anymore, like whatever the law protects doesn't apply to them. a doctor can exploit and do whatever he wants and it's the star's fault. >> yeah. whatever dr. murray has to deal with going forward, prison, fine, all that, he's going to have to wear on his shoulders till the day he dies that he's the villain, he's the one the world thinks killed michael jackson. if he actually is the one in the room who caused that, we'll never know. but the world, the law says that and the world is going to think that forever. he is the big villain in this story. but i want to go back to the beginning of this moment of michael jackson's death that he's ramping up for 50 shows in london, which is a superhuman amount of shows to do. very many people thought he would have been able to carry through with 50 shows at his age -- and the p

of michael jackson. conrad murray abandoned michael jackson. conrad murray gave him propofol and abandoned him. conrad murray is criminally liable, justice demands a guilty verdict. >> i understand, it's a touchy thing to say. no one wants to say it. and i want you to take this case out of michael jackson. take it away from michael jackson. think about that. take it away. let's put it somewhere else. let's put it in a psych hospital. some patient kills himself. put it in a hospital where some patient breaks into a cabinet. put it in family situation where somebody overdoses. put it anywhere you like. but at least if you make -- if you're going to hold dr. murray responsible, don't do it because it's michael jackson. this is not a reality show. it's reality. and the decision you make isn't making good tv, it's how it affects real human beings and people that love them. so i hope that you do the right thing and find dr. murray not guilty. >> ed chernoff, the defense attorney, david walgren, the prosecutor

the jackson family has now gathered inside the courtroom, as michael jackson's fans stand vigil outsideourtroom. live now inside the courtroom, we wait for the judge. dr. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. he faces up to four years in prison. and could lose his medical license, depending on the verdict. we start with nbc's kristen dahlgren, who has the greatest sense of what is going on inside and outside of that courtroom. hi, kristen. >> reporter: hi, dylan. about of five minutes ago, our producer said there is still no sign of dr. conrad murray here. so the murray camp still has not arrived and that verdict is going to be read in about five minutes from now. so he's expected to arrive here any moment. meantime, the crowd really just growing here outside of the courthouse. we were given two hours' notice between the time that the jury had reached its verdict and when it's being read, so that's giving a lot of people a chance to get down here. many of them michael jackson fans. they've got signs. they've been cheering when the family arrived, shouting things like "

six are michael jackson fans. six are not michael jackson fans. and interesting because most of the jury, eight of the 12, are not fans of celebrities in general because they believe they bend the rules and get special treatment. these people are diverse and watch fox news, listen to howard stern, a lot of them watch television crime shows like "csi," and some closely follow the the casey anthony trial showing that the jury see the evidence a lot differently than the majority of the public. they are all big supporters of their doctors. they trust their doctors. and ten of the 12 have children. >>shepard: thank you, trace, from los angeles. that is interesting, how does it splay in they think that celebrities get unfair and preferential treatment. randy on the right and arrest 30 on the left, each lawyers. what do we make of that, randy? >>randy: we are seeing it right now. lindsay lohan has been what, in trouble how many times and spends a grand total of three minutes. >>shepard: well that is california more than lindsay lohan. >>randy: member rob

michael jackson's dr. conrad murray has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter by a california court. the verdict comes after a six- week trial that painted him as a worthless care giver who released doses of a powerful anesthetic. he was handcuffed and taken into custody without bail. fans cheered the verdict. that is the end of today's show. to remember you can get constant updates on our website at any time, and to reach me, just go to twitter. from all of us, thank you for watching. i will see you back here tomorrow. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> this is kim - about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you

jackson. >> south dakota republican senator, john thune, endorsed mitt romney today at nationwide insurance in des moines, iowa. the candid it took questions. he was introduced by the assistant vice president of a nationwide insurance. this is one hour. [applause] >> look at this crowd. this is amazing. good morning, everybody, and ross yes for being here. we have a packed house at are honored to have two distinguished guests. on behalf of nationwide, it is our honor to welcome mitt romney to the des moines offices. this is our headquarters. we are extremely proud to employ 4500 associates in iowa and recognize the big part they play. today's program is sponsored by the nationwide civic action program. we are sponsoring since 1978. it is our goal to have all of the 2012 candidates visit us. today, we welcome governor mitt romney, who served as the 70th governor of massachusetts from 2003-dublin romney served as a ceo and co-founder of bane capital. he served as the president and ceo of the 200

i's so contrary to the michael jackson, the visual we know michael jackson to be. but, it begs the question of drug addiction. it begs the question of why a doctor would give narcotics and medication and the quantity given to michael jackson with who he was and what he was suffering from in his life. >> we have heard about the potential of probation all the way to four years. but, you compared it to something that another story we had on earlier, lindsay lohan, overcrowding. he may not see jail time. >> i think the reality is he won't see the inside of a jail just like lindsay lohan. california has a different system of calculating time and they have a policy in place about overcrowding. different from here. the likelihood of him going behind bars as we know jail to be is unlikely. >> the sen sense will come at a later time. you think there's more to come in profession here? >> like in the civil sense, like o.j., we'll see a prosecution in the civil sense about myrrh rare here. >> he could lose his medical license. >> i think he will. >> thank you so much. we appre

she was comforted by jermaine jackson and randy jackson. latoya jackson, michael jackson's sister let out a shriek even though we were all warned not to make any type of reaction to the verdict. but on the other side of the courtroom, anderson, was conrad murray and his family and friends. conrad murray, when that verdict was read, anderson, he did not react at all. he sat there stone faced staring at the bench and the judge. what was interesting, the next thing the judge did was dismiss the jury and he sentenced conrad murray, told him to go straight to jail even though the defense said he's not a flight risk. but the judge said he's now a convicted felon. this was a homicide even though it was a lower class of a felony. it still was a homicide. he said he could be a danger to the public, and he'll stay in jail until his sentencing november 29th. but the most bizarre moment was when he was handcuffed. the court proceeding was not done yet and hes was handcuffed even while he's sitting in his chair. even the judge said, let's wait a minute.

murray and the jackson family to arrive here, the jackson family arrived an hour ago and they are inside, waiting. take a look behind me what you will see is a huge crowd, that is just started amassing, since, it was announced that a verdict would be coming up soon. they are on both sides, they are for dr. conrad murray and for michael jackson. and sheriff's deputies, lapd have lined themselves up and down the street to keep the two sides separated when the verdict is read. now jackson's family as i said was inside, is inside the courthouse they have been attending most of this trial including closing arguments last week in which the prosecution said they feel they have an overwhelming evidence in this case against dr. murray that he was responsible for jackson's death administering that dose of propofol that highly powerful anaesthetic and then leaving the room and also delaying in calling 911. dr. murray has pleaded not guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter, that is what it comes down to, just one count and the defense all along has said they don't believe he did anything ill

jackson. coach john thompson. [applause] thank you also much for coming. thank georgetown for this opportunity. thank you all for coming. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, campaign appearances in iowa from republican presidential candidates mitt romney and congressman ron paul. later, an interview with former vice president dick cheney. and tomorrow's "washington journal," robert bixby, executive director of the concord coalition on the federal debt and spending cuts set to begin in 2013. jason campbell of the rand corporation with report on afghanistan, and historian richard norton smith compares the occupy protesters to past american political movements. live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the story of the civil rights movement cannot be told without birmingham, alabama. this week, book tv and american history tv look behind the scenes at the history and literary life of this southern city. on septemb