case, one in beverly hills and one in l.a. countyith a total of 300 days in jail hanging over her head. sautner, the fifth judge that lohan has faced since 2007 has acknowledged the forumer disney star would only serve a fraction of any sentence because of overcrowding in l.a. county jails. >> if all of this ends on march 29th, probation will convert to nonreporting. >> lohan seemed compliant and agreeable in court as the judge handed down the sentence. hoping that this will be lindsay's last brush with the law. stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. >>> well it is time for your "first look" at entertainment news. and when it comes to handle the fallout over her sudden divorce, kim kardashian says there's no right or wrong way to handle the situation. insisting that she married for love, kardashian told an australian interviewer, listening to her intuition led her to end her 72-day-old marriage. she rose to fame after a sex tape, told another interviewer it was ridiculous to think anyone would marry just for a tv show. meanwhile t

the l.a. county and trust they will evaluate whether any new information relating to the death of natalie wood wagner is valid, and that it comes from a credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death. mr. daven, i'm sure you are aware that that anniversary is just 1 days away so they are essentially suggesting that this is a way for you and your co-author to sell more books. >> no, that's not really the way it is. my book came out two years ago and i'm not one that started this investigation. the l.a. county sheriff's department is and i'm trying to tell people my story for many, many years and no one wanted to listen. >> so what has changed here? help us understand this. this is a book you wrote two years ago. you had these details. they came out and you're saying you took it to authorities and no one listened to you for two years? >> well, for more than two years. way more than two years. >> who did you go to? >> when marty and i

the l.a. countyheriff's department about this matter, they fully support the sheriff's department. the waggers in trust they will evaluate whether any new information relating to death of natalie wood and comes from sources other than those trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death. someone who looked at this case in the past. geraldo rivera the host of "at large" on fooks news channel. you spoke to some of the main people? >> dennis davern, the skipper. rj wagner you see him in commercials and people remember him in heart to heart. natalie wood was three-time academy award winner. splenled door in the grass, rebel without a cause, gypsy. goes on and on. "west side story." she was america's sweetheart. they were bigger than ashton kutcher and demi moore in their era. so she was huge. so here you have a story where they go on this boat, the spledour. like splendor in the grass. it is anchored off catalina island. at some point christopher walken, starring in a movie with her. t

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remaining time given off to the l.a. county jail system will be 100%. >> this is a plan of safety, of efficiency, and of local control. so i think it will be better. is it perfect? no. >> reporter: i'm alex michaelson for abc news. >> a lot of live cameras in the courtroom. some say the judge was playing to the cameras, gave a dramatic tongue lashing to the doctor. you think there is truth to that? >> i don't think. you know, i covered this case. this judge was no nonsense from the very, very beginning. he took control of the courtroom. this is not -- wasn't a surprise to me or anyone who's been in front of a tough judge. i mean i have gotten tongue lashings from judges before. seen defendants get the types of tongue lashing. >> he is a tough one. >> a tough one. don't think he was playing to the cameras. i don't think he could care less if the cameras were there. >> he said truthful stuff. >> he did. there's been money for medicine madness. we have had doctors shopping cases, remember anna nicole. >> exactly. >>> well, occupy

sheriff's department in the l.a. county coroner's office. her death was ruled an accident. nty sheriff's department, we're always opened to receiving additional information about older cases as well as current cases. we assess that information and deem it to be credible and reliable and if so we act on it. recently we received information which we felt was substantial, enough to make us look at this case. the case has been assigned to two sheriff homicide investigators who will be following up on additional information as well as other additional information that may develop. any questions? >> is robert wagner a suspect? >> no. >> was this verbal communication or do you have physical evidence or physical documentation? >> i'm not really going to comment on the type of information that we have. the evidence or the statements that we're getting from people. >> on the captains coming forward, a book, what he told you recently, do you have more -- >> we have several sources that have come forward with additional information. we have found it to be credible enough to take a look

. >> the l.a. county coroner ruled michael jackson's death a homicide and the last person to see him alive was his doctor. >> conrad murray figuratively and literally abandoned michael jackson. >> conrad murderer! >> yeah though i walk through the value of the shadow of death. i will fear no evil. >> justice for michael! justice for michael! >> dr. murray is not a perfect man. he is an imperfect man. if the prosecution will tell you he is greedy and callus and reckless, you need to hear the full story about it. >> in the spring of 2009, michael jackson, the so-called king of pop was poised for the biggest come back of the year. he would perform 50 concerts at the 02 arena in difficult financial straights, the concerts would help him get out of debt. >> i will be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> to get through this gruelling schedule, jackson turned to dr. conrad murray, a las vegas-based doctor he knew. >> this is it. i mean this is really it. this is the final -- this is the final curtain ca

remaining time given off to the l.a. county jail system will be 100%. >> this is a plan of safety, of efficiency, and of local control. so i think it will be better. its it perfect? no. >> i'm alex michaelson, for abc news. >> a lot of live cameras in the courtroom. some say the judge was playing to the cameras, gave a dramatic tongue lashing to the doctor. you think there is truth to that? >> i covered this case. this judge was no nonsense from the very, very beginning. he took control of the courtroom. this its not, wasn't a surprise to me or any one in front of a tough judge. i mean i have gotten tongue lashings from judges before. seen defendants get the types of tongue lashing. >> he is a tough one. >> a tough one. don't think he was playing to the cameras. i don't think he could care less if the cameras were there. >> he said truthful stuff. >> money for med sun micine mad. we have had doctors shopping cases, remember anna nicole. occupy protestors in los angeles and philadelphia feeling the heat from police this morning.

one thing i thought was interesting in the timing, if you google l.a. countye is this investigation. but coincidentally, today is also a day that a seven-person commission is investigating alleged sheriff's department abuse of inmates at the l.a. county jail. the sheriff's department could have announced this on the anniversary or after this special if new information did indeed come out that they deemed credible. so i just thought the whole -- the whole aura of the event seemed odd to me. >> what are some of the big things, sam, about we don't know about what happened on that boat? because allegedly there was a fight and robert wagner acknowledges that he fought with her that night. the presumption is she got into a dinghy and then her body was found a distance away. >> right. but also there was precious hours after she was missing from her state room where they didn't look for her and where dennis, to his credit i think, dennis davern -- >> the boat captain. >> the boat captain. does admit that he allowed himself to be constrained by robert wagner from calli

. >> the l.a. county coroner has ruled michael jackson's death a homicide, and the last person to see him alive is his doctor. >> conrad murray figuratively and literally abandoned michael jackson. >> conrad murderer. conrad murderer. >> though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil. >> justice for michael! justice for michael! >> dr. murray is not a perfect man. he's an imperfect man like all of us. but the prosecution is going to get up here and tell you he's greedy and callous and reckless. you need to hear the full story about him. >> in the spring of 2009 michael jackson, the so-called king of pop, was poised for the biggest comeback of his career. he would perform a record-breaking 50 concerts that summer at london's o2 arena. in difficult financial straits, the concerts would help jackson get out of death. >> i'll be -- i'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> to get through this grueling schedule, jackson turned to dr. conrad murray, a las vegas-based d

although no one in the wagner family has heard from the l.a. countyabout this matter, they fully support the efforts of the l.a. county sheriff's department. at eight minutes to the top of the hour, let's bring in fredericka whitfield. >> good to see you. >> they are going to talk about that and zero in on what else do investigators have besides the boat captain's memory and his recollection in which to reopen this case to get homicide now detectives involved as well. we're going to delve into that. holiday travel, how about for the december holidays, do you have to travel anywhere? have you bought your tickets? >> good to go. >> but you have noticed that the airfare is very high, right? >> yeah. >> the dolens will be around to let us know the backdoorways in which to get some deals. >> other deals right now. >> you have to listen at the 2:00 eastern hour because they have great ideas. >>> were you a big grey's anatomy fan? >> no. >> you recall isaiah washington played dr. burke? >> of course. >> very powerful doctor, powerful character. you know the

he says the actor's family fully supports the efforts of the l.a. county sheriff's deptd and trust they will evaluate whether the any new information is valid and that it comes from a credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit for the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death. brooke? >> kareen wynter in los angeles. thank you. >>> you're going to hear directly from the captain who says robert wagner is in fact responsible for natalie wood's death. >>> next on "reporter roulette," a public water line hit by a sib better attack. brian todd is following the story from washington. brian, what happened? what do you know? >> brooke, we know that there are documents that indicate that it was an attack but the department of homeland security is not going that far yet. they say it was definitely a failure of a waterpump and the department is saying right now they don't want to go so far as to say that this was a cyber attack but joe weiss, who was a credit nl expert, said that he got these documents from the government and a water district e

. >> reporter: an l.a. county spokesperson says there is no truth to earlier reports that murray has been placed on a suicide watch. he will likely lose his medical license. and he's facing up to 4 years in prison. but many say he'll serve far less and probably in a jail because california's prisons are so overcrowded. >> it's overcrowded on the state level, on the local level. and on the state level, they can't just release you to the streets. so they release you to the l.a. county facilities. and because they can't house you, they then release you to house arrest, electronic monitoring. and in some instances, where it's a low-level crime, they even release you to beach cleanup. >> reporter: despite his role in the death of a pop icon, even the prosecution accepts the likely reality of a light sentence. >> it will be very difficult to achieve an appropriate sentence of incarceration for dr. conrad murray. >> reporter: however, the judge could go for the maximum sentence. he has already shown he intends to be toug

wagner's family, "fully supports the efforts of the l.a. county sheriff's department and trust they will evaluate any new information relating to the death of natalie wood wagner is valid and comes from credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death." authorities have scheduled a news conference scheduled for 2:00 p.m. eastern time today. let's talk to analyst mike brooks about this. so, mike, that the captain of this boat is now saying he wasn't completely truthful at the time. he didn't tell authorities everything he knew, he didn't do everything such as use a search light. >> right. >> with mr. wagner looking for natalie wood. what can investigators gleam from this kind of information and how do they proceed from here? >> they'll have to reopen the whole thing, fred. he went on further to say that basically everybody on the boat got his story toofrgether to te investigators. were they not be truthful and that led to the coroner ruling it an accident? that is going to be the m

in a statement, the wagner family says they "fully support the efforts of the l.a. countyriff's department and trust they will evaluate whether any new information relating to the death of natalie wood wagner is valid and that it comes from a credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her death." joining us now, "vanity fair," why do you think this investigation was reopened now? >> thing four elements. one is the reprise that you just mentioned. the other is, there has been a petition in los angeles to reopen the case. a lot of her fans and people were dissatisfied with the original investigation. and i think that the third element is 48 hours -- >> cbs. >> right, which really took my story, which i wrote originally ten years ago, and really ran with it. and they're talking to ear and eyewitnesss -- >> ear -- people on boats nearby. >> right. there was a woman on a boat nearby who insists that she heard a woman's cry -- a woman cry -- a woman's cry for help, you know? >> so you don't think it was any one particularl

he is now in the custody of the l.a. county sheriff's department.e're told he is at the men's central jail here in downtown los angeles. his bail has been revoked. that is where he will remain at least until sentencing on november 29th. the judge has some latitude here. the judge can give anywhere from probation up to four years in prison. but one more thing to keep in mind, there's a jail overcrowding problem here in l.a. county. so the big question is, many people are wondering if conrad murray will serve much more time beyond this couple of weeks, depending on the sentence. that's the latest live here in downtown los angeles. back to you guys. >> have to wait for that key date. thank you, stephanie. >>> medical marijuana activists are fighting a deadline and they're fighting back because of it. suing the federal government, demanding the fed stay out of california's pot clubs and clinics. activists say tomorrow they'll ask for a temporary restraining order to keep mukd medical marijuana outlets open. back in september, californthe attorney notifi

and it says that "although no one in the wagner family has heard from the l.a. county sheriff's department about this matter, they fully support the efforts of the l.a. county sheriff's department and trust they will evaluate whether any new information relating to the death of natalie wood wagner is valid, and that it comes from a credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death." fairly pointed, i would say, that statement. a clear suggestion that the motivation of this captain of the yacht may well be driven by the 30th anniversary, the chance to make money, as he has done in the past. are you -- you've spoken to him, as you said, many times. you know this guy better than most people. do you think that what he says should be taken seriously, or could he have other motivations? >> i think that -- first of all, i think that that's sort of a slap in the face to the homicide department because they wouldn't simply reopen a case based upon what one person is saying. i don't think that's quite fair to the

. >> l.a. countysheriff's department is holding a news conference now about its decision to reopen the investigation into the death of movie star natalie wood. they just announced that actor robert wagner is not a suspect in the death. >> despite a story from the yacht captain he admitted that he lied to investigator about woods' mysterious death 30 years ago this month. he blamed woods' then husband robert wagner for her death off catalina island which was ruled accidental. he said he overheard wagner and wood argue. >> robert wagner picked up a bottle of wine and smashed it on the coffee take in front of christopher and nat and robert wagner said what are you trying to do -- what do you want to do, blank my wife? that's what the whole argument was about. >> natalie wood was born and raised in the bay area she drowned after spending several hours with her husband and walken. >>> meteorologist mike nicco next talking about the sprinkles. >> more showers on the way for today tomorrow and heavy snow in

conrad murray will serve less than two years in the l.a. county jail. meanwhile, the prosecution is asking for $100 million in restitution, another $1.8 million to cover funeral expenses. that is a whole lot of money. these issues will be determined in a separate hearing january 23rd. live here in downtown los angeles. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> who killed a young college student in golden gate park. the murder of 23-year-old brandon evans remains a mystery three years after he died. today marks the painful anniversary for lee's family. his mother has not given up the search for her son's killer. he grew up in san diego but came to san francisco for college. his mother hired a pilot to fly that banner over the city this weekend, hoping it would motivate someone to come forward with new information. >>> the 99% might only have 50% of california's support. a new field poll shows california's voting public is nearly split on the occupy movement. while 46% identified a lot or some with the protest, the other 48% said they did not. and the remainin

l.a. county sheriff's deputies say that they are taking another look at the drowning death of actress natalie wood. wood drowned while boating after catalina island nearly 30 years ago on november 29, 1981. at the time the l.a. county coroner's office and the sheriff's department ruled the drowning was an accident. homicide detectives say they are re-opening their investigation because of new recollections from the ship's skipper. he says all new this morning that he lied to investigators about events leading up to the death. he says he believes wood's husband robert wagner is responsible for the death and tried to keep the investigation low profile. now, that skipper spoke out in an exclusive interview with cbs news program 48 hours. >> natalie would never in a million years take that dinghy out by herself. >> wood was with her husband robert wagner and friend christopher walken the night before she died. the trio ate dinner on catalina island and then had drinks on the couple's 60-foot yacht. a

. >> reporter: l.a. countythat murray has been placed on a suicide watch. he will likely lose his medical license. and he is facing up to four years in prison. but many legal experts say he'll likely serve far less and probably in a jail because california's prisons are so overcrowded. >> it's overcrowded on the state level and the local level and on the state level, they can't just release you to the streets so they release you to the l.a. county facilities and because the l.a. county facilities can't house you, they release you to house arrest, electronic monitoring and in some instances where it's a low level crime releases you even to beach cleanup. ♪ reaching out >> reporter: sxdespite list rol in a pop icon. >> it will be very difficult to achieve an appropriate sentence of incarceration for dr. conrad murray. >> reporter: however, the judge could go for the maximum sentence. he already shows he will be tough on murray by immediately sending him to jail. >> this is where the end result is the death of a h

he is on suicide watch at the l.a. county jail. >> the jury convicted him of manslaughter yesterday, as you know. ben is outside the courthouse. >> after a six-week trial here at the courthouse, the jury took just about nine hours to reach their verdict and it was not the one dr. murray was hoping for. >> we the jury in the embossed entitled action find the defendant conrad robert murray guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. >> dr. conrad murray had no reaction as the verdict was read. but outside the courthouse, a crowd of hundreds erupted. >> this is wonderful. this is about -- >> members of the jackson family sat through every day of the trial were clearly relieved. >> michael was watching over us. >> conrad murray was handcuffed in the courtroom. his attorney did not talk but the prosecutors did. >> our sympathies go out to the jackson family at this time for the loss that they have suffered. not a pop icon but a son and a brother. >> yet pop icon is how the executors of michael jackson's estate want him rememb

. >> natalie wood's death was ruled and accident 30 years ago, but now the l.a. county sheriff's office has decided to reopen the case. the story coming up. >>> nearly three decades after actress natalie wood's death police in los angeles are taking a new look into whether there was foul play. >> reporter: the investigation into the drowning death 30 years ago of natalie wood is being reopened. and this morning the yacht captain on board the night she died is telling reporters he lied to investigators. dennis daven now place her husband, robert wagner, of his death. after a night of drinking heavily with actor christopher walker he says they had a fight shortly before she disappeared in the waters of catalina island. >> i didn't want my life to go by without having the truth come out. >> reporter: the coroner ruled the death a drowning accident in 1981. but the l.a. sheriffs has now decided to take another look. wood was 43 years old when she died. a three-time oscar nominee who starred in such classics adds miracle on 34th street, rebel without a cause, and west side s

. >> l.a. county sheriff's department is holding a news conference now about its decision to reopen the investigation into the death of movie star natalie wood. they just announced that actor robert wagner is not a suspect in the death. >> despite a story from the yacht captain he admitted that he lied to investigator about woods' mysterious death 30 years ago this month. he blamed woods' then husband robert wagner for her death off catalina island which was ruled accidental. he said he overheard wagner and wood argue. >> robert wagner picked up a bottle of wine and smashed it on the coffee take in front of christopher and nat and robert wagner said what are you trying to do -- what do you want to do, blank my wife? that's what the whole argument was about. >> natalie wood was born and raised in the bay area she drowned after spending several hours with her husband and walken. >>> meteorologist mike nicco next talking about the sprinkles. >> more showers on the way for today tomorrow and heavy snow in

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many questions are unanswered, but the l.a. county sheriff's office says there is enough evidence to reopen the case. >> now you only have to cleanse the headlines lately to see that wild weather is wreaking havoc in many parts of the world. well, it could get worse. according to international climate scientists and disaster experts, but the potential is there for unprecedented extreme weather caused by global warming. our correspondent has the details. >> fast areas of thailand have been under water for weeks. -- vast areas of thailand have been under water for weeks. italian city of genoa was engulfed by mudslides a few days ago. drought has caused starvation and misery in eastern africa for months on end. all of this is known as extreme weather. one woman was thrown a lifeline to reach safety in brazil. she survived. disasters are always worse where people are not prepared. the question is, will we get more of this as the climate warms up? today's the international climate panel released a new report. >> is almost certain that an i

overcrowding problem means murray will probably only serve less than two years behind bars in the l.a. county jail. still, jackson's family said after the sentencing, they were pleased with the result. >>> they're having a sporty time of it in chicago tonight, as a huge weather system crawls right up over top of them. 60 mile an hour wind gusts, whipping up 20 foot waves in some spots along lake shore drive, making getting around a dicey business. the high winds are part of an aggresve cold front that is expected to bring three inches of slushy snow to northern indiana during the night tonight. >>> when we continue here this evening, the danger on the border, drug smugglers putting american lives at risk. our extraordinary trip with u.s. pilots out to stop them. >>> and later, those three bankers, big time lottery winners. did they really win, however? tonight, that's the jackpot mystery. gr >>> back now with the latest in our series of reports, the war next door, about the escalating fight against mexican drug traffickers who have crossed deeply into this country along our southern border. t

. >>> finally according to the l.a. countyff's department website, last night lindsay lohan checked into jail to begin serving her 30-day sentence for probation violation. she was expected to be released within hours due to overcrowding but may have to spend the night behind bars. tmz reports that she is still in custody. you can sleep better knowing -- >> she brought her welcome home mat with her, wiped her feet and walked in. >> hae guys, remember me? i'll see you in a few weeks. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "first look." stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> the greek prime minister agrees to step down and make way for a new government that will stabilize the country a bit after last week's fliration with economic disaster. the question is, why is europe now turning its tired eyes to italy. >>> back in the states herman cain begins to see a little dent in the armor as gnaw poll shows a week of sexual harassment allegations and his handling of them have taken a toll. the question is herman cain w

. >> a spokesman for robert wagner says he fully supports the l.a. county sheriff's department investigation, but wonders if davern is simply trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of woods' tragic death. we want to mention that right now a news presser is happening in l.a. with homicide detectives being streamed online. check it out on nbcbayarea.com. >>> time now to check in with meteorologist christina loren. we're expecting rain drops, but it's friday so you can't rain on our parade. >> oh, but i will. >> you have that power. >> mother nature is doing that just now. we have pretty good shower activity. it was rather dull up into this point. we have a pretty good, crazy looking radar. light showers moving through. we do have a pretty moderate cell to the north of danville. we'll see on and off spotty showers lasting through tonight. then we'll get a break on saturday. it will be very, very cold. and then sunday, a more significant area of low pressure will start to bring in some showers. this is what you can expect. coldest air this season, we're

he is now in the custody of the l.a. county sheriff's department. sentencing is set for november 29. wbal tv 11 news. >> two penn state officials appeared in court to face charges according to allegations against a football coach. they are accused of knowing about the allegations involving a 67-year-old but failing to report them. he is no relation to gerry sandusky locally. >> this is not a case about football or universities. it is a case about children that have had their use stalling -- stolen from them and in society that did nothing to stop it. >> they stepped down from their posts on sunday. >> another person came forward to say that herman cain had made sexual advances. she graphically described an evening she had a dinner with the candidate. >> he suddenly reached over, and he put his hands on my legs, under my skirt. i was very, very surprised and very shocked. i said, "what are you doing? you know i had a boyfriend. this is not what i came here for." mr. cian -- cain said, " you want a job, do you not?" when i asked him to stop, he did. a