branca, john mclean, both seem to be good business minds. when we come back, we'll talk about the worth of michael jackson's estate. we'll get kim in on the conversation as we talk about it being worth upwards of $2 billion. that's not surprising, especially if there's a vault of unreleased music. that would sell like hot cakes. we'll take your calls on all that, 1-877-tell-hln. >>> welcome back to "prime news" on hln. continuing our conversation on michael jackson, we talked about the custody of the kids, a judge, they're going to have a hearing on monday. the experts are saying the deal is done. it is just going to be rubber-stamped. katherine jackson, michael's mom, gets sole custody. debbie rowe, the biological mom, we're told the kids will have visitation rights. sandy is with us in west virginia. sandy, go ahead. >> caller: yes. i'd like to know who determines what's in the best interest of a child? is it the people who have never even laid eyes on these children to know who these children bond with? because the grandparents' love is a

on august 3rd, a judge extended the tenure of lawyer john branca and producer john mclean as the estate's administrators until october 2nd. jackson mother, katherine jackson, is also seeking to gain some kind of control over her late son's estate. >> well, times are certainly difficult for many during this worse financial crisis in recent memory, but if there's anything we have realized during the recession it is to work with what you have and to have a backup plan ready. >> as christine nelson reports, the becoming more relevant things now more than ever. ♪ >> reporter: teresa is a performer, a vocal coach and a mother. to make more money while exploring her creative side, she's become a face painter, too. >> it's really a creative outlet for me. i enjoy it. the kids enjoy it. puts a smile on everybody's face. >> reporter: she has a post-recession plan for h life, and that includes plotting ways to build her businesses. >> i'm not going to get stuck. i refuse to do that. i'm going to look to the future. >> reporter: she's on the right track, according to executive coach susan steinbrecke

they are torn over michael's appointment of john mclean and john bracca as executives of state. they want to know if they have any conflicts of interest to prevent them from doing their job. >>> a simple act of kindness landed a virginia man in court. last month joe vemosi was driving down fairfax county parkway when he spotted 11 geese trying to cross the busy road. he jumped out of his car to help them, but ended up with a jaywalking ticket for nearly causing a massive car pile-up. >> who will protect them? >> some of us have morals that may be at odds with the law. >> in court yesterday a judge said he would throw out the ticket provided he stay out of trouble for six months. >> if he stays away from geese he will be okay. time now 11:39. still to come, what popular vacation area is dealing with sharks that are scaring away swimmers.ut >> plus, you heard the saying, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? she women who put that meaning to test. >> try to track down the naked burglar. that's not the trainingest part of this case, believe it or not. >>> the space shuttle "disco

john -- mclean. >> fair fack county police tell some of these homes have been burglarized along with 2 dozen others. >> >> i immediately called it in. >> vernon andropoly came home from work and noted that someone broke through the front door. >> police have been able to link 16of the 21 recent burglaries are, all in the western rtion of the county, all matching similar clues. >> they went in the master bedroom and went through my clothing. >> investigators believe the break-ins began back in january. for some reason, the theives have been targeting middle eastern and asian families. in several cases, the families had religious ornaments placed outside in plain view. >> this neighbor lives a couple of doors down from one of the targeted homes. he is very worried about his family's safety. >> abc 7 news. >> in prince georges county, police need your help in the search for the so-called greenbelt gucci ban dissments they released photos of the man they say robbed three gas ations and a k-mart in greenbelt over a three week span, in each case posing as a customer and then displaying a h

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the judge extended the appointments of john branca and mclean, named in michael jackson's will for the next 60 days. how does katherine feel about that? >> i think that's okay right now. somebody has to be in charge and that's what the judge said. it gives us time to have further conversations and to discuss. >> larry: sips it was in the will, what's the discussion? >> it is not a permanent appointment. i think the intention was to obtain a permanent appointment. michael's wishes in 2002 don't reflect what his wishes are in 2009. >> larry: how do you know? >> the law is full of rules, presumptions and burdens. because there was a will and there has not been a sus quent one, the presumption is it was valid. our burden would be unless mrs. jackson is a major part to protect and preserve the legacy of michael jackson to introduce information into evidence that would shift the burden with respect to these executives. >> larry: have you done that? >> we're in the process. >> larry: that's what the extension was for 60 days. why do you want to take that away from him? >> during the period of

the estate, pertain to the image of michael jackson, two former business partners of his, john branca and mclean. katharine jackson wanted to be an administrator and said these guys weren't in good favor with michael jackson at the very end. i obviously am especially since she's -- she gets 40% of the estate as written in michael jackson's will. the judge said, no, for now we're putting these two guys in control and then revisit the issue on august 3rd. that's what we're going to look at permanently how will it work out moving forward. also last week, alex, i don't know if you recall, katharine jackson asked the court for an allowance so she could have spending money for herself and michael jackson's kids. judge said no to that, too which surprised a lot of people but i think that was more about setting a press den. he's not going to make decisions early at will, you know if you ask, he'll take it if there's a court date in place, he'll address those thing on the date set forward. we'll be hearing about that, too. remember, michael jackson, though he has a lot of assets he wasn't extremely liqui