that was the reverend jesse jackson in 1984. here was president barack obama this past week. >> we've got to say to our children, yes, if you're african-american, the odds of growing up amid crime and gangs are high. yes, if you live in a poor neighborhood, you will face challenges that somebody in a wealthy suburb does not have to face. but that's not a reason to get bad grades. that's not a reason to cut class. that's not a reason to give up on your education and drop out of school. no one has written your destiny for you. >> is this the best form of f t flatt flattery, or is this proof there is a lot undone? >> why do we do so well on football, basketball, baseball, golf? the rules are public, the goals are clear, and there is a fair refu referie, we do well. the government must do more to stop guns. we must have a real commitment to have high motivation, structured equality will make it less unequal and more equal. i think that's where investment comes in, enforcement of the civil rights law as well as motivation. i think th

refed jesse jackson joins the conversation.tion to recent events and your thoughts how we take advantage of recent events instead of complaining about hem them and get a more productive conversation going forward. >> this is the perfect storm. when the neighbor thought somebody was breaking in gates home, they were right to call the police and, of course, they came. it seems dr. gates was humiliated. mr. crowley was offended. so you have this kind of perfect storm. and i think that certain details will come out because this case will not go away. it does raise a bigger question of racial profiling in the country. it's not just -- it is police profiling to the extent a million are black in prison, that's a big deal. we all have known racial profiling but it's subprime lending for foreclosure targeting? is the bank lending targeting and employment targeting? it's not just police fro filing. it's around the institutional rather what mr. president calls structural inequality. >> i'll even go beyond structural inequality, reverend a

you know civil rights activist and longtime friend the reverend jesse jackson. thank you both for joining us today. >> -- on television. >> we're waving the revolution live on television. i'm not going to forget about you. i have reverend jackson here. i want to ask him -- you have been with the family in these days and hours after michael jackson's death. how are they holding up? >> first, they are family. and they are sharing their grief. and they've not had time to mourn. the pain that -- were going through on friday morning, speaking through her tears. but they're a very religious family. strong religious roots. faith plays a big role. >> how is that playing a big role in this? >> because it gives you the sense to put destiny in its perspecti perspective. i said to her, you lost your son at age 50. mrs. king lost her son at age 39. she understands life and death and she believes she will see michael again. this is a faith. but also the global response to his music just seems to have been redeeming. all the attacks he's gone through. the redeeming has been tha

jesse jackson is next.away. ♪ ♪ i'll be there >> larry: all right, we go now to gary, indiana, where reverend jesse jackson is standing by. what's that scene been like, jesse? >> this is phenomenal, you know. in hollywood, we saw the jennifer hudsons, the stevie wonders, here is the raw brothers. here are the abcs, here's where it all began. 11 people, nine of them living in a four-room house on jackson street. and that was his first platform to learn the dance, to sing, a father, two jobs, a disciplinarian, a mama who was a seamstress. this is the origin of this great family. >> larry: what's the reaction of the people of gary toward him? >> they feel so proud of the fact that he came from here. but they also talk so much about the jackson family and its values. you know, when you think about 11 people living in four rooms, six boys in bunk beds in one room with their parents and three girls in the front and then there was structure, a sense of responsibility, a sense of mutual obligation, michael comes fr

you're looking at jesse jackson. he's at michael's memorial in gary, indiana. the rempd will join us later. more on the medical angle. why would michael jackson be taking so many pills? we're going to be joined by an addiction expert next. >> think ♪ >> larry: that was moments ago at the jackson memorial in gary, indiana. dancers performing a routine to "thriller." a tribute to the hometown hero, michael jackson. mark geragos and robin sacks remain with us. we're joined now by dr. wreath creme, psychologist who specializes in addiction. he's medical director of the control center in beverly hills. what do you make of these reports that michael was taking ten xanax pills a night? again, that's not a fact. >> right. ten xanax pills, it depends on what dose it is. there's two milligram pills, one milligram, 0.25. if it's two milligrams, it's a lot. two milligrams is a fair amount. it's a lot. >> larry: there are reports he had employees getting them for him. what kind of signal does that send to you? >> big, huge red flag warning sign. danger, danger, danger. when

jesse jackson and peace groups were given a meeting with gorbachev who offered his assessment of thead a very calm, business-like, pleasant. it has just started. therefore, i wouldn't tell you anything. >> reporter: jesse jackson was the american spokesman in this counter summit. >> we thank you for taking time out of this busy session to hear our talk for peace. >> it is already very difficult to negotiate but if the arms race goes into other tiers, i don't know how we will carry on discussions. >> one, two, three, four, open up the iron door! >> reporter: the human rights questions dogs the soviets here as jewish students forcibly took over the soviet air service in geneva. the official soviet assessment of the first day of reagan/gorbachev talks were upbeat. >> yes, it was in a good atmosphere. >> reporter: the soviet leader hit his stride today looking confident in that unusual meeting with jesse jackson and in both his meetings with president reagan. >> of course reagan and gorbachev went on to meet four more times during reagan's presidency. i don't think all of them were as ni

jesse jackson stood by them, like now. that changed culture. when michael song, it was a different world. but because michael kept going, because he did not accept limitations, because he refused to let people decide his boundaries, he opened up the whole world and the music world, he put on one glove, put his pants up, and broke down the color curtain where now our videos are shown, magazines put us on the cover. it was michael jackson that brought blacks, whites, asians, latinos together. it was michael jackson that made us saying we are the world and feed the hungry, long before live aid. [applause] because michael jackson kept going. he created a comfort level with people who felt they were separate became interconnected with his music. it was that comfort level that kids, from japan, gone back, and france, iowa, pennsylvania, got comfortable enough with each other and say that it was not strange to us to watch oprah on television. it was not strange to watch tiger woods' golf. those young kids grew up from being teena

ring circus with everybody getting involved -- >> it is a money-grab, an attention grab between jesse jacksone reverend al sharpton and everyone else getting in the mix. who is looking at the spotlight. are they really discerned about michael jackson and the kids or are they concerned about the money. >> you saw al sharpton get on the plane first, beating jesse jackson to los angeles bus this is like the big talker, the big ticket in town and people are exerting influence and control and there is a lot of money involved. >> and they are pointing a finger but if there was that much concern, why isn't michael jackson alive today? >> tom, always a pleasure to speak with you, from the lapd, what do you make of this mess? >> well, kimberly, you have some bad cops, some bad doctors and seems like michael surrounded himself with that. we have an ongoing situation with these doctors to recruit people they bring in as patients and end up getting hooked on these various drugs. when all is aid and done, -- sd done, i wouldn't be surprised if someone didn't file a suit for involuntary manslaughter. >> wh

jesse jackson is calling for more regulation of the cemetery industry.hicago uncovered a gravesite reselling scheme. workers have been charged with digging up graves and reselling the plots over and over again. close to 300 graves were desecrated at the historic african-american cemetery. they say the scheme netted the workers more than $300,000. reverend jackson says he does not believe this is the first time it has happened, it is just the first time someone has been caught. >> it takes practice to exhume those things and dragged them across the cemetery. they resold them for cash money. >> the center rate is the final resting place of the lynching victim during the civil rights era. >>> firefighting crews were called in to help put out the flames. we will have the details on the fire investigation. >>> we saw thunderstorms to the south. we have clear skies in baltimore. it is a gorgeous afternoon. it is 88 degrees in the harbor. humidity is low. it will get lower. i will have the gorgeous forecast >>> baltimore city fire crews are investigating a fire

. >> jesse jackson inspected it himself. >> it is painful to see. >> investigators say the scheme started about four years ago and netted the suspects about $300,000. >> authorities discovered another area of remains on the property and closed cemetery, saying it is now a crime scene. the hope to reopen it in the next seven days. >> president obama is in africa tonight. what the president plans to do while they're. >> the warning for swimmers. >> there is new information tonight in a cookie dough recall. why investigators say they still have a mystery on their hands. >> state officials by back thousands of crabbing licenses. >> stores in the great lakes may be pushing to the baltimore area. -- storms in the great lakes may be pushing through]phtpññ america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness! - subway. eat fresh! - eat fresh! when you wanna kick it up with zesty chipotle sauce. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! the flavor-fullest sub only subway can offer. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty c

the reverend jesse jackson and michael's father, joe jackson, were among those who came out to celebratethe icon's life. >> and we are focused on michael on the end. the a-b-c of michael jackson is gary, born in gary. >> reporter: the jacksons moved to gary when michael was 11 after the jackson five recorded their first album in 1969. the group became a singing sensation. and michael jackson's solo career later shot him to superstardom. michael'sum signature was his bedazzled glove. everyone here was given a right one to wear on the right-hand to honor the king of pop. it was a chance for thousands to pay their respects to the entertainer who meant so much to the world and the to one small town. >> we honor michael. we love him. we wish he was buried out here. you know, it is what it is. >> reporter: a man who was larger than life and now a legend in death. >> a great humanitarian. a great man. and if you got love in your heart, you loved michael jackson. >> reporter: leanne jackson for cbs news. >>> michael jackson only returned to gary once after he hit it big. that was in 2003. >>> me

joining me now, reverend jesse jackson, founder and president of the rainbow coalition. good morning to you, reverend. >> good morning to you. is there where do you think we stand today on this matter? >> well, the sounds are coming down because president obama has intervened now to convene sergeant crowley and dr. gates. anguish over whatever happened did not justify handcuffing professor gates from his own house. he felt humiliated. sergeant crowley felt offended. so solving that problem. but the bigger issue about race profiling, if this is a teachable moment, the president, the professor and the police are a small classroom. race profiling should be in its proper perspective because it is such a pervasive problem. >> jonathan capehart wrote an op-ed in today's "washington post" which reads, in part, "the arrest of henry lou business gates jr. sparked another debate on race which i suspect will end as quickly as it began with no clearer understanding of the roots of the racial reactions that fueled it." what do you make of that, reverend? what do you hope will be acco

we talk with the reverend jesse jackson on where we go from here. >>> a custody deal in the works for michael jackson's children. breaking news. but is it a custody deal in the interest of the kids? remember our doctor conversation, health care conversation, where we said, listen, is the system in the interest of the patient? well, is this deal in the interest of those children? >>> does overweight, lead to being overtired, overtired lead to being sick? the results it would have new studies on obesity and sleep loss in america today. >>> and, is the gop poised for a 2010 comeback in congress? to make 1994 look paltry. historical study out of a news nbc news/wall street poll raises provocative questions and conversation on 2010. >>> it is 9:00 a.m. pull up a chair, have a seat. nice to see you. "morning meeting" begins right now. at white house, nbc news mi. >> reporter: the teachable moment will happen at 6:00 this evening right outside the oval office on the south lawn of the white house. we think it will be at a picnic table that we often see out there. but some people think there s

. >> the reverend jesse jackson and others say they are not satisfied with the resolution.gates says if the police officer gives him a sincere apology, he is prepared to forgive him. >>> racial tension for a hostile standoff in the streets of the texas town of paris ap a group of african-americans were protesting how the case of a man was decided. white supremacist confronted the marchers. that's when police were called in. two arrests were made. >>> an escaped prisoner is now back behind bars in indiana. convicted rapist, lance battreal, was captured at his mother's home yesterday. one of them was captured the next day. the other, mark booher, is still on the loose. >>> coming up on "america this morning," the soda machine of the future is being tested. that and sports are on tap, straight ahead. come on in. you're invited to the chevy open house. where getting a new vehicle is easy. because the price on the tag is the price you pay on .remaining '08 and '09 models., you'll find low, straightforward pricing. it's simple. now get an '09 malibu 1lt with an epa estimated 33 m

you think jesse jackson is envious, angry or happy? because nablus jesse considered still a chocolate leader and i am being respectful. >> guest: i and a stand. it could be a combination of all three. that shot of him crying on election night was pretty powerful. budget he is not sell much the leadoff batter he is more like a third base coach giving signals and wanting to still be in the game but his legacy will always be solid he was the first viable black candidate to excite the populist but he really open the door and paved the way so i think his legacy is pretty solid in that regard. but has to be hard for anyone who has been at the front in the spotlight. keep in mind jesse as martin luther king blood on him he has seen a lot in his lifetime let alone to feel he was close to the white house so i think there's a myriad of the motions but to give him credit he is mostly proud of the fact there is an african-american and the white house. >> host: where did you grow up? >> guest: nazi angeles my family is from chicago. my father was a

. >> reporter: for now, there's little left to wait and organiz organized the reverend jesse jackson has been spear heading efforts. already several lawsuits have been filed. those seeking answers this is only the beginning. the thought of what's ahead, how daunting is that? >> i can't explain. >> reporter: eric horng, abc news, illinois. >>> tonight in los angeles, authorities say they're not ruling out homicide in the death of michael jackson. there could be dozens of reasons for michael jackson's death. many doctors are turning over medical records. here's lisa fletcher. >> reporter: it's been just days since michael jackson's memorial service and those close toast the investigation say it's not stalled for a second. >> it began literally with the first 911 call. >> reporter: the l.a. coroner's office is pouring over michael jackson's medical records. >> there were doctors around him, giving him drugs, helping him with intravenous drips. >> reporter: the l.a. coroner office tells abc news that a number of doctors have turned over medical records. >> there's not shortage of natural

. >> every weeping -- >> and the reverend jesse jackson prayed for victims of that cemetery scheme holding vigilant i will. jackson says the scope of this scheme far exceeds what some first thought. >> known now for years of graveyard robbers who may have went into a casket to take some gold, some jewelry or something of the sort. never quite know something this organized and this devastating. they planned this -- a plan this lucrative and broad and long standing. >> local politicians and spiritual leaders are calling for mandateing the licensing of cemetery operators meanwhile two depams are suing and attorneys say two more will be added to that lawsuit. >> well, the calendar may say july but it felt a lot like december for some kids in baltimore. the shift in steel motorcycle's club made their annual tour ride to children at the mt. washington pediatric hospital. bringing holiday cheer just a little earl this year. >> our kids were here for an extended period of time and anytime they had visitors like this, makes their hospital stay that much easier. >> and this was the clunn's fourth an

his father joe and al sharpton and jesse jackson are expected to attend the service. >>> surveillance tape showed that a car full of five people didn't stop before it was hit by a train. you can see it here. the car, driven by a 19-year- old with a suspended license. speeds right by over vehicles stopped at the crossing and gets the tracks right as the amtrak train rushes by and all five people in the car died. they ranged in age from 14 to 21 and included 21-year-old terrence harris of stafford, virginia. police say so far, no indication of drugs or alcohol as a factor in the crash. >>> congressman frank wolf wants governor kaine to reconsider plans to close 19 rest stops in virginia. those areas are scheduled to shut down on july 28th. it is touted as saving the commonwealth $9 million but the congressman says it will put the safety of hundreds of thousands of drivers at risk. >> the founder of the southern poverty law center is asking for a probe in to race anymore the military. they say researchers found 40 profiles of people who list their occupation as military. the site describ

joining us is reverend jesse jackson. >> good morning.rning for you out there, and i know this ceremony will be getting under way in just a few short hours. how would you describe how this all came together and what you expect it to be? >> there will be a very private ceremony, and then there will be this massive celebration here at the staple center, but i cannot help but think about the journey. in gary, indiana, that house, 11 people, four rooms, those six boys and their parents living in one bedroom and those girls on the couple of in the living room, the father, a crane welder and the mother made the uniforms. that is a disciplined family. i have to appreciate the journey from gary to this high place. brian: reverend, right away while the family is mourning their loss of the youngest son, they still are in court, and they still have a lot of paperwork and financial decisions to make. how would you describe mrs. jackson after yesterday's proceedings which does not put her in control of the estate until august 3rd? >> the family has ha

friends of loved ones missing from the burr oaks cemetery gathered for a vigil led by the reverend jesse jacksonin this place because of the desecration. >> reporter: all looking for comfort and answers. inside the 150-acre cemetery, the grim task of searching for human remains continues to grow. >> there are potential crime scenes littered throughout this cemetery. >> reporter: four burr oaks cemetery workers are accused of digging up graves, dismembering bodies, and dumping the remains in unused sections of the cemetery. then reselling the plots for profit. >> this pay for plot scheme, the new dimension of graveyard thievery. >> reporter: investigators and fbi forensic teams face the challenge of searching where grave site maps are either missing or poorly hand drawn. >> there's a section here called baby land. you can't find it anymore. these were sections that were designated for babies. people are unable to find them. >> reporter: including bobby sanders, who buried her infant children at the historic grave site. she's joined other families in a class action lawsuit. >> it's just devastatin

. >> today the reverend jesse jackson who says the till murder changed his life looked on in horror.> boundless grief, the disregard for all that matters is what we see here today. >> reporter: this must break your heart? >> it is heartbreaking. it is painful to see. >> reporter: emmett till's body was exhumed during a 2005 re-examination into his death and reburied in another coffin. to find the original in such a state compounds his family's anguish. >> this is another atrocity in his life. >> reporter: for many this derelict coffin should be a museum piece, a symbol of the civil rights movement. >> this is a pivotal point. >> to see this here today? >> it hurts. >> reporter: tonight the investigation continues into how many hundreds of other families have suffered similar outrage. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this friday evening -- california's budget mess. the state gives out ious, but the people receiving them feel like they're the ones paying the price. >>> later, wounded veterans getting back into the swing of things thanks to onef the

jackson's dad joe was even there and the reverend jesse jackson had something to say. guys are pretty good aren't they? meanwhile in la, the big question remains, who picks up the tab for the memorial out there? city leaders trying to figure out how much it will cost them. well that's 9 news now for tonight. thanks for staying up with us and don't forget we're always on at wusa9.com. letterman is up next. have a great weekend. we'll see you, bye. at suntrust, we help you manage your money at home. and make it easy when you're away. and where ever you go, atm fees won't follow. get back to what really matters switch to suntrust checking today suntrust. live solid, bank solid. ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) switch to verizon fios tv, phone and internet today and get an ultra-sleek compaq mini netbook. call the verizon center for custo

the reverend jesse jackson is advising michael jackson's family and plans to attend tomorrow's memorial and is also in los angeles this morning. reverend jackson, good morning to you, sir. >> good morning to you. >> reverend, we're hearing that a private burial may take place as soon as today. is that your understanding as well? >> you know, i really don't know. there will be a private ceremony. this is a religious family. there will be a private event and then a public event on tuesday. >> can you enlighten us anymore about who will be participating in that event? anything you can tell us about the program itself? >> well, the entertainers of the world want to be a part of it. stevie wonder was close to michael. justin timberlake. don't know what role diana ross will play. there's excitement in the air and potentially a nightmare if 2 million people converge on l.a. at some level or another so that will be a real big logistical nightmare. let me say to you, i'm so impressed and i think here's 11 people, 9 children, four-room house in gary, indiana, under the discipline of a mother that

you talked about the reverend jesse jackson and his family arriving. they are inside now. jacksons here. chicago, gary, indiana, very close, within 45 minutes of each other. and there are pictures of the jackson family with the other jackson family. i'm looking at just this center here, starting to fill up, guys, and people are -- i heard you guys talking about a solemn mood. it is not solemn here. it's celebratory. people aren't being outrageous. they aren't dancing in the streets -- or in the aisles, i should say, but they're being very cordial and they're just happy to be here. you can hear the announcement, i'm not sure if you can, it says, the memorial service will start very soon. you can take your seats here. so, just everyday folk who really loved michael jackson from all over the world, and really, you know, we talk about the dignitaries and whatever, it's not really about them, you know, those are the people that get on television. those are the names that, you know, people may perk up when they hear. but this is really about michael jackson, his family, and thes

. >> several rights activist jesse jackson inspected the casket himself. >> it is painful to see. >> the graveside was disturbed in the reselling scheme. >> michael jackson's father says he thinks of foul play was involved in his son's death. joe jackson did not elaborate any further in an interview. police are not ruling out any possibility yet. they are still waiting for the coroner's report which hinges on a time-consuming toxicology tests. they are looking at his prescription drug history. the mystery of where to find michael jackson's body may have been solved. no one saw the hearse leave. his death certificate lists the temporary destination but no one knew for sure. sources say his body is at forest lawn. it is believed to be a temporary resting place after the family decides where he will be laid to rest permanently. >> many people are looking for work -- the links that some people go to find a job. >> house social networking site could be the key to finding great deals. >> president obama and the pope discuss their differences, and then the president heads for africa. we have

. >> jesse jackson inspected the casket himself. >> it's painful to see the discard for history. >> theravesite wasn't disturb in the reselling scheme which investigators neted the schemers about 300,000. chris clacken, nbc news. >> late friday authorities identified what they are now calling a second crime seen, a second area of desecrated remains, police believe there may be other areas as well shutting down the cemetery calling the entire area a crime seen. >> michael jackson's father says he thinks foul play was involved in his son's death. joe jackson didn't elaborate further with the news and police aren't ruling out any possibilities and they are waiting for the coroner's report which hinges on toxicology tests and they are looking at jackson's prescription drug history trying to talk to his many former doctors. >> meanwhile the mist of where to find michael jackson's body has been solved nobody saw a hearse leave the staples center after tuesday's memorial there's been lots of talk about the location of jackson's remains, his death certificate listed memorial park as the destina

his way out they asked what he makes of the results, obama coming in ahead, and he says well, jesse jacksonl here too, and i'm thinking what's the connection there? what are they, just one big black guy to these people? it's unbelievable. bill: it's very interesting, because as it evolves it becomes clearer and clearer. when i first saw it, i was mornemore focused on harry alford's response, but then i started watching her presentation. instead of arguing the merits of cap and trade, boxer used black americans against another black american, and that is what alford picked up on right from the jump, and a lot of whites i think missed it. it's like she didn't debate the merits of. >> i didn't miss it. bill: you got it, because you're brilliant. >> nothing pleased me more than when she said i've got some stuff here from the naacp, and harry goes why? that was -- bill: i thought we were talking about cap and trade. >> he's i'm here to talk cap and trade. what are you doing? listen, i talked to harry today. i said harry, would you rather have your racism come at you in a sheet with a burning cro

messages from reverend jesse jackson and the family patriarch, joe jackson. >> i've been around the worldso many times. it does feel good to be back home. >> from michael jackson's hometown, this is a fitting farewell to their favorite son. >>> that was genie reporting. >>> still ahead on news 4 today, the weekend edition. the latest on more bonuses for aig employees in business news. and hunting for pythons. why some wild life officials are encouraging the practice. stay with us. >>> sears is hoping you are seriously ready to do your holiday shopping right now. the retailer has put out a winter merchandise in hopes of enticing folks to start shopping for christmas early. sears usually waits until november to begin selling holiday merchandise. but the reception caused the department store to rethink its strategy. that includes encouraging customers to buy things now that they might not be able to afford come christmas. the reception is forcing many to tweak their habits, the same store sales were down last moh. but a few retailers made a profit. here's cnbc's michelle caruso cabrera with

gathered last night in the city's minor league ball park for a celebration featuring the reverend jesse jackson and michael jackson's father joe jackson. they left gary when he was 11 years old but he never forgot the place where he and his brothers got their start in a local talent contest. boy, looks like it was a whole lot of fun happening there in gary, indiana. >>> i have a quick update for you now on the michael jackson death investigation. all right, i just got off the phone with lapd sources and they told me just moments ago that it remains a death investigation, not a criminal investigation. they don't want to overblow the word "could" because it could turn into anything. once the findings from jackson's toxicology reports come in, that could change the whole game. they're also saying they're expediting those toxicology reports, the coroner's office, that is. so right now, it is still a death investigation and if the tox reports come back and they find something different, then their investigation moves. that will be the next part of the investigation. but we don't know when those test

the reverend jesse jackson led a vigil at the cemetery.eselling burial plots. >> when we finally buried them, they're at peace now. we can't even say they're at peace now because they dug up their remains and done who knows what? how heartless can people be? >> police say the owners are corporating and alerted them to the problem. >>> here's a shocker. sarah palin may support some democrats. she told "the washington times" that after she stepped down as alaska governor, in less than two weeks, she's going to write a book. and campaign for candidates across the nation. and she says that may include some dems who share her political vision. palin did not say anything about a possible presidential run. >>> come over here and take a look at some amazing video. would ya? that was a large crane tipping over. and get this. it was one of three cranes that collapsed while trying to clean up debris from a bridge collapse. this is all happening in india. there are unconfirmed reports of injuries in the crane accident. five people died in sunday's bri

and why are jesse jackson and al sharpton making this a racial deal? jackson bleached his own skin and then chose white men to provide existence for his invitro children. i mean, give me a break with all of this. to hear sharpton speak today, you would think mr. jackson was martin luther king jr. >> those young kids grew up from being teenage comfortable fans of michael to being 40 years old and being comfortable to vote for a person of color to be the president of the united states of america. [cheers and applause] michael did that. michael made us love each other. michael taught us to stand with each other. bill: and if you disagree with honoring jackson the man, watch out. congressman peter king called jackson a pedophile an assessment not uncommon and was immediately branded a racist. naacp official hazel dukes and congressman bobby rush both said vial things about mr. king. the message is clear if you criticize michael jackson you hate black people. nonsense. if you like jackson, fine. no problem. that's your right. if you do not respect him, that

meantime, the reverend jesse jackson organized a vigil. police suspect that 100 graves have been dug up. my heart goes out to those folks. >>> saying goodbye to a loved one is hard enough. imagine trying to relive it. cnn cheryl jackson spoke with one family about this story from alsup, illinois. >> i don't understand how people can do that. >> they have no -- they are piled up on top of each other in one area. >> reporter: these sisters and their niece janet joseph say they have about 40 family members at burr oaks cemetery. >> this is their oldest son, our brother, lloyd. this is my sister ursine manning. >> reporter: one funeral program after another shows where their loved ones were laid to rest. >> when we buried them, they are at peace now. so we can't even say they are at peace now because they dug up their remains and done who knows what. >> reporter: four burr oak employees are responsible for digging up graves and reselling them. remains are scattered throughout the grounds. >> as long as my relatives have been out there, they ma

jesse jackson was at the cemetery and he said there should be a special place in hell for the people who did this. we can only hope that there is. shepard: rick folbaum, thank you. politics and national security running into each other on capitol hill today. at least seven democrats say leon panetta admitted during a congressional briefing that the agency did lie to congress about several matters. a letter from the members of the house intelligence -- house intelligence committee. here is part of that letter. look. shepard: the house intelligence committee chairman wrote a similar letter to the leadership. nancy pelosi got a lot of people upset back in may when she accused the cia of lying to congress about waterboarding. these people are allies of speaker pelosi. the speaker would not say anything about the letters that back corrupt. >> this is an excuse. as i told you, our success is driving the republicans to distraction. the fact is that there's a briefing that is of serious concern to members of the committee and they have their course of action to deal with it. shepard: john bo

jesse jackson had a big dinner at his rainbow coalition, honored me, which is very nice and honored himking him about coming on the show and he said he'd come on as soon as he got a new album out. he looked and talked fine. very slender. he ate his meal. >> what did he eat, do you remember? let's bring in some experts also to analyze what he ate. >> wait a minute. hold it, hold it. that could be friday's show. >> that could be your whole show on friday. >> i believe it was fillet. >> do you have another michael jackson show tomorrow? >> i would say the odds are pretty good. [ laughter ] i would bet that way. >> in the book, you have had some life, of course you started -- obviously you started off in radio and graduated to television and you dated a lot of women, including katie couric. >> once, i took katie couric out. >> what happened on that date? >> she was working -- she was working in washington at channel 4 and i was doing my show. >> what year was this? >> '81. >> okay. >> we had a very nice evening. and we're driving home and i thought i'm going to go up to the apartment, katie

reverend jesse jackson says these families deserve answers. >> some are growing this long, involving this much money, cash money. it will very well involved more people than those already jailed and arrested. so this is a scam of some depth and breadth that must be dealt with. >> reporter: investigators say at least 300 bodies were disturbed with 100 of them being thrown into a mass grave in the back in the 150-acre property. the cemetery is the burial place of emmitt till. his grave was not disturbed. >>> one of the workers is also accused of setting up a fake memorial fund in the name of civil rights activist emmitt till. >>> higher cancer rates among african americans have been blamed for poor care or late diagnosis. karen brown reports for wjz, a new study now suggests biology may be the culprit. >>> hi. how are you? >> charise majet was pregiant with her -- pregnant with her second child when she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. >> i had days when i was very depressed. it was hard because i really wanted the baby. >> the 29-year-old's cancer was so aggressive, she had t

teddy riley is standing there, reverend jesse jackson, ken sunshine is here, we're going to speak to those people coming up here on cnn. that's it for now. i'll be back at the bottom of the hour with more. and also special coverage coming up at noon eastern here on cnn. back to you in atlanta, heidi. >>> meanwhile, michael jackson's memorial today is bittersweet for the millions of fans looking for closure as to why he died. i want to go ahead and bring in our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta working on this story all week long. and the week prior, quite frankly. sanjay, are officials getting any closer now to determining -- we know what the cause of death was, but as to why that happened? >> well, you know, my guess is they probably already know. these tests do come back relatively quickly. a lot of focus, obviously, as you know, heidi on the toxicology tests. and it does take some days for those tests to come back. my guess is they have those results for those tests and they're trying to piece it together with everything else that goes into an autopsy. for example, look

himself grouped with more outspoken african-american politicians such as al shortstop ton and jesse jackson. when it comes to speaking about race, mr. obama is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. more broadly, mr. obama's election is a huge step forward. it does not make the u.s. a post-racial country. every day the country injustices remain. to too a gulf of misunderstanding between many whites and many blacks. again, we want to get your thoughts on what this whole issue says about race in the united states. host: let us start off with sammy on our republican line in jacksonville, florida. sammy what do you think? caller: good morning, pedro. thank you for taking my call. first, i think the president should apologize to this officer because he first said that he didn't know anything about the details, anything happening. and then he went on and called him stupid. i think he should call -- he should publicly apologize instead of dancing around the issue. host: moving passed that, do you think the statements of the last couple of days have at least some insight on what it says about

it wn't news to him he was an african erican male running a dierent kind of re than jess jackson ohis edecessors. >> crlie: he was carrying around notes. >> he wanted to give a race speech. >> charlie: like a keedy eech on catholicism. >> yes, he wanted to ce forward and do this. s advisors said look, everybody unrstands you're african american, let'ssee what wean do about tting a crital mass of votes. and along comes the reverend wright business in the spring and over a weekend, ridg alone for the most part. he puts together thi speech which most people consider a kind of masterpiece opolitical rhetoric in the highest a best nse. and it was tt, tt was the ultimate teaching moment. and it saved his campaign. if he had failed on that, that could ve started spiraling down terribly. i don think the stakes were by the as large here but again, he had to react. a lot of being president is drinking from a fire hose. you have to react everyay. >> charlie so what does he do now. >> he d it. >>harlie: thiss it. >> yes, i think he would woulde deghted. >> charlie yes. so therefo he says i've don

his memorial service was a celebration of african-american identity with jesse jackson and al sharpton involved and the children of dr. king, no one asked the question about the fact that this guy went through 13 plastic surgeries to make himself look more white, he had two white wives, his only wives were white and three white children. it's a much more tormented, complex, serious issue than simply, couldn't he dance wonderfully. >> kelli, to be fair, touching speeches by jackson's friends and families that made him here real, to me at least, after ten days of media gushing. michael raises important points here. should the media go along as painting the guy as a saint? >> i find this amusing. white people are the ones most outraged about black people celebrating. >> i am not talking about the celebration, i am talking about the media coverage. people who loved michael jackson should see glowing things, but shouldn't we retain some skepticism? >> sure, i am skeptical. the media coverage of the jackson story and found a difference in perspective based on race. one thing they found is tw

. >> she said she'll celebrate privately, as for the children jesse jackson is one of the few people outside the family to have seen them. >> they're playing with their cousins and are alert and aware their father is dead under the warm embrace of their grandmother with whom they're very familiar. so as children they've expressed this in the crisis they're doing very well, and, of course, their cousins and uncles and aunts and grandparents as secure as one can be in this situation. >> tonight the investigation into the how and why of jackson's death is continuing, with the toxicology report on any drugs found in his bloodstream available to investigators within days. the lapd will examine patient records of the star's doctors, trying to learn if jackson was getting drugs under fictitious names or if doctors were overprescribed medications. police have executed several search warrants and interviewed dr. conrad murray, the cardiologist with jackson on the day of his death. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help, and he's not breathing. >> did anybody see him? >> yes. we have a pe

bill: say you object to al sharpton or jesse jackson or one of those guys, louis farrakhan, would you then write a headline "black guys take a hike"? >> probably not because there is a double standard. that's because there has always been a white power structure. when you're a disempowered group, when you're a member of a group that has not often had the power. bill: it's ok to be prejudiced. >> it's a different paradigm if you're the group. if you're called by gordon liddy -- bill: that's why we love you because you're honest. it's ok to be racist because of things that happened in the past. >> gordon liddy says about striker i hope she is not menstruating when they have conferences. this is the way minority groups are treated in this country. >> there is a huge double standard in this country. you couldn't get away with that black man headline, alan, and you know it. >> there has never been an hispanic on the court. out of all the justices, only four have not been white men. bill: there has no, sir been an australian on the court. >> it's ridiculous. bill: australian extraction. aus

we need a jesse jackson moment where after he ran for president, he said after his himeytown remark, it renewed old fears, charge it to my head and not my heart. i'm an imperfect servant. got is not finished with me yet. think of the difference between that and hey, come over for a beer. another thing, glenn, the president who has an overweight woman as the candidate for surgeon general shouldn't be having people over for beers if he's still smoking. there we have a triad of the most dangerous health effects in the world, and he's putting forward a national healthcare agenda. iovereating, smoking, drinking. glenn: i can't believe you didn't bring up the wise latino woman. my next story is about how they are changing immigration without going through congress. he is looking for social justice. he is looking -- these are all code words. >> he's angry. glenn: he is angry, and he's looking for somebody who is going to change things the way he wants them changed, the way he can balance the scales for everybody, not the normal procedures that our founders had intended, right? >> correct. l

. >>> grieving and angry families are joining jesse jackson today outside the locked gates of that chicago cemetery where four former workers are accused of reselling and reusing burial plots. the cook county sheriff's office says figuring out how many graves are disturbed is very difficult because hundreds, maybe thousands, were unmarked. one official says there are not even maps for some sections of the 150-acre african-american landmark, including an area specifically for babies. >>> a florida couple's extensive surveillance system may yield vital clues after their killing. police in pensacola are questioning two persons of interest and searching for a third. and just into cnn, this is just in, a police spokesman say they have made an arrest in connection with the killing. three suspects were recorded entering the house of byrd and melanie billings before it they were killed on thursday. police have seized a red van that may be linked to the crime. the billings are known for their large family of adopted special needs kids. they were killed as their children slept. >>> the wife of forme

. >> what about jesse jackson jr.? >> he wanted to be appointed to this seat and, of course, got caught up in this whole blagojevich scandal. we have not heard his name. we know for the most part, a democratic congressman from illinois are not in this race right now. >> mark, you always have your finger on the pulse of things no malt ter where it is. chicago politics included, i guess. thanks to you. we will bring you back if there is anything else going on. we will monitor the rest of the speech. if there is any news or any great heated debate between him and some of the supporters there or some of the reporters, we will bring you that as well. thanks again. >> here is what we are going to have the latest on for you now. >> afghanistan. >>> we have new information, new tape and this question. it's a serious question. it probably should be considered by all americans. given everything that's gone on in this country over the last eight, nine years, is there a possibility that to save lives, including the lives of u.s. m