paris and her two brothers are under the care of grandmother katherine jackson. >> a committee approved a bill that would make it easier for who switch their gender to get a new birth certificate. it requires the city registrar to issue a new birth certificate from anyone who has a written request. it is named for parker jones who was brutally murdered while sitting at a d.c. bus stop in february, 2012. player r ravens reppedan -- brendan will announce a major partnership. the announcement taking place at 11:00 at the donovan house in northwest d.c.. he has been a long time ally for equal. >> still ahead on "good morning washington," learn how u.s. senators are paying tribute to he late senator >> right now road closures after a massive fire in the district. this is at frager's. what is next for that historic business? find uers are hoping to more survivors after a building collapsed in

a new twist, a judge has ordered an inquiry, whether the 83-year-old katherine jackson is providing thesupport and care for paris and her two siblings. here is abc's tai hernandez. >> reporter: just days after paris jackson reportedly attempted to take her own life -- >> overdose, sheriffs responding. >> reporter: a judge is ordering an inquiry into her well being, to find out what life is like at home for the troubled teen. >> there's a lack of continuity and there's a lack of supervision in her life. >> reporter: jackson was hospitalized after los angeles firefighters responded to a 911 call early thursday morning. >> 15 od'd and 20 motrin. cut her arm with a kitchen knife. >> reporter: alarming enough behavior for the judge who overseeingss the guardianship of the three jackson children. the judge is taking a deeper look after the latest in a long string of tabloid feeding frenzies. >> she has cried out for help. and this is the most serious incident, but not the first. >> reporter: the judge issued a similar inquiry last year after guardian katherine jackson was apparently out of co

until now, katherine jackson has been at the courthouse every day, but jackson's children have not been there once. >> she's an intelligent young lady. she has access to the internet, she knows what's going on. and it's very painful to a child who idolized her father. >> the deep, dark dirty stuff is coming out pop. >> reporter: in that context, it's perhaps not surprising she reached out to her birth mother, debbie rowe, or her twitter feed these past few days have been full of song lyrics about heart break and loss. perhaps another cry for help no one heard. >> it's very important for parents and teachers to be on the alert for signs and symptoms and to seek to get these kids the kind of help they really need. >> reporter: among those tweets, barely 24 hours ago, this lyric. yesterday, all my troubles seemed to far away, now it looks as though they're here to stay. a beatles tune she ironically owns as part of michael jackson's estate. >> the little girl who has everything but at the same time has nothing. >> reporter: nothing that she wants the most -- her father. >> exactly. >> repo

they have been cared for by their mother, katherine jackson, since their father's death. paris is the middle child, the only daughter of michael jackson. she was born to jackson's ex-wife, debbie rowe. in april she was spotted celebrating her birthday with rowe. paris has been tone to share her thoughts and feelings on twitter. on tuesday night she sent out a few tweets that may have indicated she was upset. the first at 10:39 p.m. that read i wonder why tears are salty. then about an hour later she tweeted the beatles lyrics to the song "yesterday" saying yesterday all my troubles seemed far away, now it looks as though they're here to stay. now again, there's not a lot of information coming out as to exactly what happened, how this happened. so we don't know a lot and haven't been able to confirm a lot at this time. but an attorney for katherine jackson did issue a statement saying, quote, being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult, no matter who you are. it is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you. paris is physically fine and getting appropriate

. >> katherine jackson -- >> also piers -- >> i want to read a statement from katherine jackson, whobviously is michael's mother, being a 15-year-old is difficult no matter who you are, especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you. paris is physically fine and getting appropriate medical attention. please respect her privacy. shaun, i mean, how much do you think goes back to the fact that she lost her father who she was incredibly close to? >> yes, absolutely. i mean, the loss of her father has been weighing on this girl ever since the day it happened. we know that. but also, piers, i talked to several of paris' friends, students who actually go to school with paris, and one of the things that they talked about is how this girl, she has described herself as a loner. and in school, she has even talked about being bullied and not fitting into certain groups. it was heartbreaking to hear some of the stories. one person said that she was friends with popular kid in school and when that relationship ended, paris felt more like an outcast. so we can't help but wonder, what

yesterday, her grandmother, katherine jackson, missed court. ngoing hearing, a civil case against aeg, the concert promoter who was overseeing michael jackson's doctor. and katherine jackson missed court for the first time since that civil trial started. she through a represent ty released a statement not confirming the attempted suicide but saying that paris was a sensitive teenager and going through a difficult time. but as i just mentioned, "e" news and others have reported this may have something to do with bullying. paris is a frequent person on twitter. she tweets a lot. and in fact recently tweeted a photograph of herself as a cheerleader. she joined the cheerleading squad at her school. and by some accounts had adjusted as well as to be expected since her father's passing. but meanwhile, we're waiting to get more information. we hoped to bring you that report but we ran into some audio difficulties and can't bring that to you for today. that does it for "news nation." i'm tamron hall. we'll be back here for you tomorrow. audio problems a

katherine jackson has so much love for these kids. i sat down with mrs.kson a couple of years ago, and when she talked about paris, prince, and blanket she talked about them as if they were her own children. >> all right. >> she had the same kind of love and admiration and desires as their father had. >> raymone, we have to leave it there. i appreciate your coming and obviously we're going to be following her care and her well-being. we wish her and the whole family the very best in her healing. thanks. appreciate it. >> thanks, suzanne. >> that's it for me. brooke baldwin takes it from brooke baldwin takes it from here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your phone records in the hands of america. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> tropical storm andrea on the move. we'll take you to the action live. >>> he is the teenager found dead inside a gym mat as his parents are demanding answers, a major development today involving their son's body. >>> plus. >> are you a little nervous as we head inside? >> i really am. it's a strange thing because

katherine jackson shares guardianship of the three children along with the sinners nephew tj jackson.ldren are listed as plaintiffs in a multimillion dollar lawsuit against concert promoter aeg. >> an emotional admission in court by the army staff sergeant accused of sneaking off base and murdering 16 afghan civilians. robert bales voice cracked as he told a judge there's no good reason for the horrible things he did. he testifies as he remember burning the victims bodies. his do a guilty plea and jersey will avoid the death penalty. sentencing is set for august. >>> first lady michelle obama doesn't back down when a heckler interrupts her speech during a fundraiser at a private home in washington. >> and i don't care what you believe in. way, way. one of the things i don't do well is this. >> on video the first lady convincing, walking off stage, and threatening to leave. she eventually came back and finish the speech. the hecklers were from a gay- rights group who wanted to discuss dissemination by federal contractors. >> a special reunion for the teacher injured in the boston marat

along with her brothers prince and blanket, paris is now under the care of her grandmother, katherine jacksonshe is now suing a concert promoter she blames for her son's death. paris is both a plaintiff and a witness in the case. >> the jackson attorneys have done all we can to keep this trial as far away from the jackson children and paris as possible. >> reporter: paris has largely lived out of the spotlight but has talked about pursuing acting and music, and she even appears in this recent youtube video. >> i got a text. >> reporter: giving her fans makeup advice seeming very much like a regular teen. >> and those of you who have not seen me without makeup, well, hello. this is my face. it's kind of a shocker. >> reporter: the jackson family released a statement saying paris is physically fine and from her mother, debbie rowe, to her aunt, la toya jackson, right now this very public family is asking for privacy. clayton sandell, abc news, los angeles. >> and we're going to have much more coming up on paris jackson's condition on "good morning america." >>> well, a federal judge says a dyin

now, it's not exactly clear what happened, but in a statement, an attorney for katherine jackson said "paris is physically fine and is getting appropriate medical attention. please respect her privacy." and we, of course, will do that -- >> hope she's okay. >> the family's had enough tragedy, so hope that works out. ray lewis, a little lighter stuff in the cooler. >>> last night, cmt's music awards were filled with unbelievable performances. jason aldean, who hosted the show with kristen bell, teamed up with lenny kravitz in "american woman" and then "red" by playing electric guitar. this is how to host a show during a mock therapy session. >> i'm hosting the cmt awards, and i don't know, that's kind of a scary proposition for a georgia boy. >> scary proposition? >> come on, don't be a punk! pull yourself together here, l.d. i love you like a brother, but you sicken me. >> i feel like nobody's listening to me right now. >> i'm listening. don't worry, jason. it is my professional opinion that the best way to treat this sort of thing is to simply throw away the past, literally take off

that's a statement on behalf of katherine jackson. hard to be a 15-year-old girl always.he's been through so much the last few years. >> absolutely. when we come back, we'll look at the tropical storm bearing down on florida. much of the state right now in tropical storm watch. tornado warning, watches in the state. we'll bring you the latest on tropical storm andrea after this. it starts with little things. tiny changes in the brain. little things anyone can do. it steals your memories. your independence. ensures support, a breakthrough. and sooner than you'd like. sooner than you'd think. you die from alzheimer's disease. we cure alzheimer's disease. every little click, call or donation adds up to something big. (girl) w(guy) dive shop.y? (girl) diving lessons. (guy) we should totally do that. (girl ) yeah, right. (guy) i wannna catch a falcon! (girl) we should do that. (guy) i caught a falcon. (guy) you could eat a bug. let's do that. (guy) you know you're eating a bug. (girl) because of the legs. (guy vo) we got a subaru to take us new places. (girl) yeah, it's a hot

katherine jackson's attorney adding that while paris is physically fine, being a sensitive 15-year-oldially difficult when you lose the person closest to you. >> reporter: now paris' aunt issued a statement thanking everyone for their overwhelming concern and asking for privacy while the family deals with all of these issues together. matt? >> all right, jason kennedy in los angeles this morning. thanks very much. >> obviously we wish her the best. hard to be a teenager, hard to be a teenager in the public eye like that. >>> we'll take a turn now, get another check of the weather. al? >> all right. we've got a tale of two countries in a way when it comes to our temperatures. the jet stream keeping the warm air out west. and in fact, as you look at some of these temperatures, anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees above normal. 103 in vegas, 96 in reno, even up into parts of oregon, 92 degrees, but then that jet takes a dip to the south as you move your way east. and look at this, chicago, only 65 today, 61 in minneapolis, and we're expecting johnstown with 66. a lot of wet weather down through

. >> reporter: paris's grand mother, katherine jackson, issued a statement, saying, being a sensitive15-year-old is difficult no matter who you are. it is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you. paris may have hinted about her mood in recent days on twitter. on tuesday, paris quoted the beatles, tweeting, yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. now it looks as though they're here to stay. a source tells et, paris was upset that her mother wouldn't let her go to a rock concert. this was already a tough month for the jackson family. june 25th marks the four-year anniversary of michael's death. >> in los angeles, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. and some reports contradict that it was a possible overdose and say that paris jackson arrived at the hospital with cuts on her wrist. >>> a maryland volunteer fire company is taking on steps. denise has more on details of a major reward being offered. >> the bladensberg fire and rescue squad is offering $10,000 for any information leading to an arrest. seven firefighters were injured battling a house fire in februa

. >> the lawyer for katherine jackson says, "being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult no matter whoficult when you lose the person closest to you. paris is physically fine and is getting appropriate medical attention." just a few days ago she posted a beauty blog online showing how to apply makeup and basically acting like a normal teenager. >> if you want to make them seem fake without putting fake lashes on, you have to put a lot of -- i'll show you, just one eye and then we can do it together with the other eye. >> joining me now is dr. albert, a professor of psychiatry at harvard medical school and an author of numerous books on child psychology. doctor, thanks for coming back on the show. >> thank you. >> what did you think when you first heard about paris jackson? >> well, i wasn't surprised. it's very common when a child has lost a parent, especially when it's lost dramatically like all of a sudden, they have a risk of being dep pressressed a suicidal. when you're 15 years old, you don't know what is going on. we don't know what has been going on in her life since he died, bu

katherine jackson said the company did not properly investigate her son's personal physician conrad murray. today the ceo of that company aeg live testified that he received conflicting information about the singer's health just days before his death. first, touring staff told him in an e-mail that jackson was shivering and would not eat. but hours later he said the singer appeared fine in a meeting and conrad murray told him jackson was fine. a judge sentenced murray to four years in prison in 2011. >>> one minute they were watching a basketball game at a sports bar, and the next they were in the waters of biscayne bay. some dramatic images from shuckers bar and grill deck collapsed just ahead. and the first 911 call from frantic witnesses. >>> plus a daring rescue in the middle of a flood. wait until you see how crews got that little girl to safety. it's all coming up. ...so you say men are superior drivers? yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. silence. are you in good hands? peoi go

all of this while her guardian grandmother katherine jackson battles aeg, the company behind michael led to investigate dr. conrad murray who was convicted in 2011 of causing the singer's death. an allegation the company denies. paris along with her brothers is listed as a plaintiff and may be called to testify. >> these are really heavy-duty pressures for anybody much less a young girl who is trying to figure themselves out. >> reporter: both her mother debbie roe and katherine jackson issued statements, thanking everyone from their concern and asking for privacy. katherine jackson's attorney adding that while paris is physically fine, being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult no matter who you are. it is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you. >> reporter: now paris' aunt la toya jackson also issued a statement thanking everyone for their overwhelming concern and asking for privacy while the family deals with all handles these issues together, quote. matt? >> all right, jason kennedy in los angeles this morning. thanks very much. >> obviously we wish her the b

through her attorney, her grandmother katherine jackson released a statement saying, quote, being a sensitiveld is difficult no matter who you are. it is especially difficult when you lose the person close toast you. joining me now is christopher witherspoon. it's good to have you here. this is -- certainly we want to be delicate about this. this is a 15-year-old child thrust into the media spotlight because of who she was a child of. the fact that paris jackson isn't your average teen to begin with, here's paris talking at the televised memorial for her dad. this was nearly four years ago, when she was only 11. >> i just wanted to say ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. and i just wanted to say i love him so much. >> so christopher, that was tough to watch. that was, for a lot of people, the first time they've really ever seen her face. for so long, michael jackson kept his children's faces shielded from any attention. but we've seen her kind of blossom into a young woman. she has her own youtube channel. she tweets a lot. there have been a lot of up

an attorney for her grandmother, katherine jackson, wrote, being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficultyou are. it is especially difficult when you lose the person closest to you. paris is physically fine and is getting appropriate medical attention. please respect her privacy and the family's privacy. joining me in studio psychiatrist and assistant professor with nyu langone medical center. always good to see you. thanks for coming in. >> thank you vefor having me. >> you heard the headline. apparently she called the suicide hotline. she had been tweeting things up to this, including the beatles. are these classic signs for help? >> yes, and you know, it's really interesting because a lot of times when i ask patients after suicide attempts, did you really mean it, did you want to survive? the fact you woke up the next day, how do you feel about it? a lot of people tell me i don't know. it's interesting because a lot of times people who are depressed and are feeling down, they just want to get better. they don't necessarily want to end their life. to me, this is a very positive sign of

lives in a gated community down the street from bieber and many other celebrities including katherine jacksonnk of stars. >> they can move behind gates, gated community. they don't have paparazzi parked outside their house. it's also a sense of community, but the privacy and security, think, is very important to them. >> reporter: how exclusive is justin bieber's community in gated community? we're driving up to it. this is just the first gate. he live behind another gate, gated community within a gated community. hi. is this all i need to get in here? >> excuse me. >> is this all i need to get in here? >> what do you need? an invitation. >> why are you filming? >> because we heard there was a bit of a controversy about one of your residents. we work for cbs news. >> you need to make a u-turn. >> so we can't come in. >> thank you. >> bieber's management and the homeowners association declined our request for comment but the rules are clearly spelled out in this weighty manual. >> there's a lot of rules and regulations. >> but one of the reasons people move in there is because of all the rules

katherine jackson also released a statement saying being a 15-year-old is difficult no matter who youficult when you lose a person close to you. she is fine, she's getting attention and latoya said they appreciate the love and concern but they're asking for privacy. but, of course, because this is 2 jackson family, it's going to be hard. i know prince jackson is a special correspondent for. e.t. have you reached out to him? >> i can tell you this. at the time he's been on the set, entertainment tonight, a lot of people speculate can michael jackson's children lead any kind of normal lives and are they normal acting kids? he's one of the most level headed kid you can talk to. when i talk to him about his career he had his first guest appears as an actor on "90210." so he's also wants to be a director. but he's just so focused and just where you are saying with all this craziness going on, he's very, very level headed. i'm sure he's there trying to help with his sister at this time. >> nancy o'dell, thank you. >>> and the late senator frank lautenberg received a rare honor. his casket w

. >> and wolf, katherine jackson was also in the courtroom today. was extremely proud of her grandson. attorneys are saying it could go on until august. >> tori, thanks very much. let's bring in former lawyer for michael jackson, thomas messirow. did you have a clue about how much michael jackson spoke to his children. how much he confided to his children about what was going on? >> yes, i did, wolf. wolf, i became his lead criminal defense counsel nine months before the criminal trial started. i replaced attorneys brafman and geragos, i observed his interaction with his children, as well as the succeeding five and a half months of trial. he was constantly with his children. his days revolved around his children. he was very protective, very doting. he played with them. he read with them. he taught them. he was very protective that they not be exposed to media influences, to anything that would complicate their life or cause undue conflict in the home. he was a very devoted father. very close with his children. they absolutely adored him. i remember

katherine jackson also released a statement toys being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult no matterlose the person closest to you. paris is physically fine and is getting appropriate medical attention. >> we also spoke with latoya who said they appreciate the outpours and love they're asking for privacy. of course, because this is the jackson family, it's going to hard for them to get any kind of privacy. >> nancy i know prince jackson, paris' brother is a special correspondent to "e.t." have you talked to him, how's he doing? >> we reached out to him. i'm sure he's dealing with it too. i can tell you this, when he's on the set of "entertainment tonight" a lot of people speculate can the children lead any normal lives. i will say, he's one of the most level-headed kids you'd that you can to. he recently had a guest appearance on 902 10. he want to be a director he's just so focused. with all the craziness going on he's very level-headed so i'm sure he's there trying to help with his sister at this time. >> nancy o'dell thank you. >>> the late senator frank lautenberg received a rare

lives in a gated community down the street from bieber and many other celebrities, including katherine jacksonliving in malibu, in beverly hills. calabasas? >> they can move behind gates, a gated community, they don't have paparazzi parked outside their house. it's also a sense of community, but the privacy and the security i think are very important to them. >> reporter: how exclusive is justin bieber's gated community here in calabasas? we're driving up to it now but this is just the first gate. bieber lives behind yet another gate, in a gated community within a gated community. hi, this is all you need to get in here. >> excuse me? >> is this all you need to get in here? >> no. >> what do you need, invitation to get in? >> yes, why are you coming? >> reporter: we heard there was a controversy here about one of your residents, we work for cbs news. >> you guys need to make a u-turn. >> reporter: okay so we can't come in, okay, thank you. bieber's management and the calabasas homeowners' association declined our request for comment but the rules are clearly spelled out in this weighty manual.

along with her brothers, prince and blanket, paris is now under the care of her grandmother, katherine jacksoner she blames for her son's death. paris is both a plaintiff and witness in the case. >> the jackson attorneys have done all we can to keep this trial as the far away from the jackson children and paris as possible. >> reporter: paris has largely lived out of the spotlight. but has talked about pursuing acting and music and even appears in this recent youtube video. i got a text. giving her fans makeup advice. seeming very much like a regular teen. >> and those of you who i have not seen without makeup, well, hello. this is my face. it's kind of a shocker. >> reporter: the jackson family released a statement saying paris is physically fine from her mother, debbie rowe and aunt, latoya jackson, this public family is asking for privacy. diana, john? >>> the body of senator frank lautenberg will lie in repose today in the senate chamber. it was only appropriate, that the man, known as mr. transportation was brought to washington on an amtrak train. the train left from a station named for

jackson's children and his mother, katherine, sewing aeg live.t promoter of and that would delay hiring dr. murray. the trial in los angeles is a midnight week and is expected to last into august. >> we will be right back. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] add a wireless receiver. call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >> coming up within the next hour we have a story comes started a violent home invasion. >> we're also watching the supreme court yet to rule of proposition 8. we are waiting to see what decisions will be announced

one of her co-guardians is michael jackson's mom katherine.sued a statement which reads: >> r eporter: on tuesday paris actually posted some cryptic tweets which sort of reads into her mind to her million followers including one that reads: >> r eporter: there's also this 20-minute video of her which was posted on youtube last week, and on it she gives a tutorial on how she gets her makeup done. she and her siblings, by the way, are listed as plaintiffs against concert giant aag live llc who katherine claims is responsible for her son's death. gregg? gregg: we hope she gets the help she needs. we'll be right back, don't go away. i do a lot of research on angie's list before i do any projects on my own. at angie's list, you'll find reviews written by people just like you. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. >>> sad news to report. we have news that former swimming champion esther williams has died at the age of 91. she was really famous for her movies like n

. >> reporter: jackson along with katherine and her siblings are suing concert promoter aeg for the wrongfuleath of her father. twice she's been questioned. >> paris jackson was asked intimate details about her father and her father's death. >> reporter: a tough situation for any kid, tougher yet for one who has spent so much of her life in the spotlight. miguel marquez, cnn, los angeles. >>> overseas, the fearest protest turkey has seen in decades rages on this morning. police are cracking down on social media as well. 25 people have been detained so far for using sites like twitter to allegedly send false information about the protests. and police reaction to them. that is according to authorities. demonstrations now entering their tenth day. protesters give the government a list of demands yesterday. it all began as a small sit-in to protect the last green space in central istanbul. it's stemmed into widespread anger over government policies. two people have been killed so far. more than 2,300 others injured. >>> russia may be defying the united states request not to make a shipment to th

jackson. mary katherine nation i will, playwright and attorney, citizen of the cherokee nation.at the table is mark mariel, former mayor of neengz. so i guess that actually it occurred before we dive into this, we talk about the jefferson-jackson dinners as a staple of democratic party, great democratic party are. mark, have you attended jefferson-jackson dinners? >> oh, yeah. the day dinner and event in louisiana was a staple of the louisiana democratic party. that probably -- i probably attended several in other states. mainly, i would say in the late '80s and early '90s. >> and -- chairman of the mississippi democratic party, you guys have a jefferson-jackson dinner but add ad name to it as well. >> yes. when i was chairman before in 2002, we changed the name to the jefferson-jackson dinner in recognition of the founding mother of the democratic coalition of mississippi. led the protest in '64 at the national convention. >> have you gone to jefferson-jackson dinners before? >> i have not been to one and talked to people who organized them. >> i have never been to one. >> neit

last summer some of the jackson siblings reported matriarch katherine missing. said she was never missing to begin with then the twitter war with paris calling her uncle randy a liar, not to mention the fights over custody of jackson's children and his will. recently, paris was spotted meeting with an entirely different family member, her birth mother, debbie rowe. but through it all, the memories of the father she was so close to still there. >> do the memories come fast and furious still or some of it's fading and gets a little easier to move on? >> it never gets easier. >> reporter: hard to hear. well, as for that ongoing trial, there was no mention of what happened to paris during yesterday's proceedings. her lawyers say, george, they have done everything possible to shield her and her brothers from the drama inside that courtroom. >> okay, cecilia, thanks. let's talk more with howard bragman and "gma" legal analyst dan abrams. thanks, guys for coming in. howard, you worked closely, you know many members of the jackson family. how serious from what you have l

jackson's recovery. reportedly she is smiling and receiving visitors. such great news including her grandmother katherinell have the strange message for the doctor behind bars for his role in her father's death. >>> and what happens in vegas doesn't always stay in vegas. we're going inside the real life hangover for a california lawyer whose partying was so big that police compared the aftermath to a war zone. >> yeah. never good. we'll get to that ahead. >>> right now, the explosive courtroom drama in kansas where that sheriff's deputy took the stand to defend himself against charges he murdered his wife and then set their home on fire to cover up the crime. he claims she was depressed and took her own life. abc's gio benitez is here with all those details for us, good morning, gio. >> reporter: the prosecution argues brett seacat killed his wife two days after she handed him divorce papers. now, at the center of this murder trial is what prosecutors call his odd behavior the day before his wife's death. this is the fiery home where vashti seacat died from a gunshot wound to the neck inside the burning

jermaine shares guardianship of michael jackson's three children with their mother katherine. >>> gallonscoating him and his dog completely, apparently the guy looks worse than he felt, suffered minor injuries. that dog was black before the crash. he's all gray now and we're told the dog is just fine as well. i'm glad the guy is okay. >> the poor dog. if everybody's okay it's not a medical emergency. >> what a horrible time. it's never a good time to get into a crash. >> bad day at the office. how do you get latex paint off? ? apparently a neighbor let them shampoo. >> how do you get latex paint out of your hair? >> tweet us. >>> another develop stoing stor search and rescue operations are under way to find a missing american family. their boat vanished in a massive storm nearly a month ago but this morning new hope after word of a frantic call to shore. cnn's miguel marquez has more. >> reporte >> can you tell me what vessel you're sailing on? >> reporter: that's david dike a highly experienced sailor from a 1992 atlantaic crosser. him, his wife their teenaged son and four others are mis

jackson tweeted i wonder why tears are salty and quoted the beetles. yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as though they're hear to stay. >>> paris along with her grandmother katherinend her siblings are suing aeg for the wrongful death of her father. she's been questioned twice in the case. >>> the family of the maryland man critically injured in a fight at camden yards are asking for prayers. 25-year-old matthew f o rtez was assaulted by two men. he was targeted because he was wearing a yankees cap. his condition has the gotten worse since he was taken to shock trauma and he is currently listed in critical condition. his family is asking for privacy and for prayers. the two men involved have been charged with assault. >>> anne arundel may have more firefighters soon. laura newman is proposing legislation that would add 100 more firefighters the at a cost of $3 million. lawmakers in anne arundel county say they want to make sure the extra hirings are justified before the legislation is approved. >>> nasa satellites are taking stunning imagines of the -- images of the destructive tornado that rolled through moore oklahoma, you can see a big color slash running west

. >>> paris jackson said to be doing well and smiling again and can't wait to see her friends. grandmother katherinece and aunt la toya have all visited her in the hospital. she earlier in the week had an apparent suicide attempt. >> twin sisters, pregnant at the same time, gave birth on the same day. the babies born 90 minutes apart in a kansas hospital. none of the was planned. the new moms say they are happy they went through this together, they told us their sibling rivalry carried into the delivery room. >> she was asking me if i wanted to go first, she wanted to go first, because she was older, i told the doctor i got pregnant first, and i wanted to go first. while she was in there, just went back there and she came at 10:37. >> we don't think it was that big of a deal. we've been twins our whole life and everybody else isn't used to this. >> get this. the girl's older sister is now pregnant and due at the end of the month. >> check the water in that family's house. something crazy going on. >>> exciting programming note. this sunday after the season premiere of "anthony bourdain's parts unkno