. >> on thursday la toya jackson made her first public appearance since michael's memorial. bagging groceries at an aids clinic in l.a. >> it's still sort of like trying to really find out what exactly happened to my brother. that's the most important thing for me right now at this very moment. >> reporter: la toya refused to answer any questions about the investigation or her previous comments that michael was murdered. jeff rossen, nbc news, los angeles. >>> five minutes past the hour now. let's get another check of the weather from al. >> thank you very much, ann. as we take a look, see what's going on, all right now right now in the tropics, strong tropical wave coming off the africa coast, that could cause problems about ten days out. former tropical depression number two kind of weakening. this tropical wave over the caribbean is going to cause problems for the southeastern united states. as we take a look what's going on. only seven years since 1950 have we only had the first named storm later than this year. and the average of these storms, baba >> as for friday, a g

. >>> and la toya's first public appearance since her brother's death. >>> when did they get those toys lost footage with michael with then-wife lisa. the estate, the drugs and the woman who brought them together. >>> brad pitt's new red carpet surprise and which big-screen beauty braved the cameras barely covered? >>> plus, where we just spotted brad's buddy george boating with his gal pal.

which is janet or la toya?>> plus, which celebrity is helping lisa marie cope with michael's death. >>> i screwed up my life. my kids' life. >> octomom's new reality show series. in a bed full of babies and full of regrets. >> what was i thinking? >>> and -- fake eyelashes. fake teeth.

. >>> la toya hutchinson is a traffic cop in new york city with her own particular style. check her out. hutchinson dances her way through the day on manhattan's east side. her traffic twirls have gotten so much attention that videos of her have started popping up you ontube. she says the dancing in the street makes the job more enjoyable. there's actualla little more to it than her that. her moves get, you know, drivers' attention and is well aware of how important that is. hutchinson started in -- out on parking enforcement and has been on the job for three years and was hit by a car and took her years to get back on the street. the very next year she was hit by another car. she had to have knee surgery. can't even tell there that she had knee surgery. hutchinson, as you can tell, back in the groove. >> you should do some of that. >> i would love to do some of that. i would love to do the news like that. >> you should. >> if i had been hit by a car that many times i would be moving around like that to make sure i got everybody's attention. >> when you drive past somebody

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la toya's with us in texas. la toya, your comment or question sneer. >> caller: yes, i'm just commenting on the fact that the doctor had access to all these drugs. it's almost like he's a legalized street pharmacist, like a drug dealer. at some point somebody has to be held responsible for people getting too many prescriptions or being able to have that access to them. and the timeline you just named minutes difference before he nine. patients. no money should anyone's life. no matter how much money you're make. >> love my viewers. they tell it straight. let's bring don clark-n former fbi special agent in charge. don, that's part of what investigators are doing now, right? finding out what drugs dr. conrad murray obtained, how he got them, who gave them to him, was it on the up and up, right? >> absolutely. mike, give that lady an a-plus. she's right on the money. procurement of these drugs. that's the word. how are they getting all of these drugs? and i think the attorney general to is how are they going about

from the beginning of the investigation, jackson's sister la toya has suspected foul play telling tmz. i think somebody did it. >> reporter: but when we caught her up an organization michael supported for the last decade her only focus was the future. is being here part ofhe healing process. >> yes, of course, it is. knowing this is something that michael would have wanted. >> while la toya continues michael's legacy of giving executors of the estate tell abc news they expect to be doing receiving and sales of albums and merchandising will probably by $100 million into the estate by the end of this year and probably $50 million annually for years to come. kate? >> okay, lisa fletcher, thank you.> and it's a friday in the summertime, so people are on vacation. we'll lighten the mood. take a look at this snapshot. a couple in canada had a visitor in tir vacation photo. that's a squirrel right in front there. i guess they had set the camera up on a rock at banff national park and caught it. paul deanna from our seattle station is in for sam champion. paul? >> good morning, kate. the squi

did paula abdul and la toya jackson make the cut? that's your "showbiz tonight" news break.

. >>> plus, la toya jackson's interview for the first time since she says she thinks michael was murdered. >>> and the outrage over what a major magazine did to kelly clarkson on its cover. why did they make kelly look so much thinner? >>> that's your "showbiz tonight" news break. tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts at the top of the hour right here on hln.

today la toya jackson said she believes her brother was murdered and justice will be served. >>> now to that powerful and graphic public service announcement out of britain toy. it is designed to send a message, very powerful message to teens about what can happen when you text and you drive. nbc's tom costello is here with more. this is tough to watch. i watched the entire raw footage of it. it is tough for some people. >> it is very tough. and it is the start of the school year. and a lot of teams -- not just teens, let's be honest, adult, too, get behind the wheel and have one of these. the point of this video is convince all of us to keep these in our pockets, purses, maybe if the trunk. we will warn thank you graphic here, video is graphic but it does make an impression. from the police department in britain, a video, dramatization aimed at a specific audience. ♪ >> reporter: a driver named cassie survives. but the accident she causes kills four people. texting while driving is a global problem crossing every age group. here in the u.s., 25 died and more than 100 injured after a

. >> reporter: according to court papers filed in the case, la toya twymam was involved in the fight the car with her. the juveniles have been charged with slashing twyman's tires so she couldn't leave the scene. this is an investigation made somewhat simpler with the existence of youtube and the person who decided to post it there. i'm paul wagner. >> the youtube video has since been removed from the web site. >>> whea sports mascot offers you a piggyback, it may not be the best idea. we'll show you w one scenscene ended. >>> some roughhousing for the redskins. find out what set off this scene. (announcer) your doctor knows tylenol doesn't interfere with certain high blood pressure medicines the way aleve metimes can. that's one reason why doctors recommend tylenol more than any other brand of pain reliever. gathering dust, as pollen floats through the air. but with the strength of zyrtec ® , the fastest, 24-hour allergy relief, i promise not to wait as long to go for our ride. with zyrtec ® i can love the air ™ . with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. if yo clunker w

la toya jackson says she thinks her brotheras murdered. in a statement aslereed she says she's thankfu tohe t investigators for co tvengri the about this. she says sh loroo f tksrdwa otr the day justice will beveer sd for all the parties involved in her brother's homicide. >>> the coroner's finding jackson's death was a homicide could mean criminal charges for his doctor. a law enforcement source says the investigators were told his death was caused by the anesthetic propofol which was combined with at least two sedatives. the pop star was found dead in a rented los angeles mansion at the end of june. his doctor, conrad murray, has reportedly told police tha he administered a mix of powerful drugs to treat jackson's insomnia just hours before his death. >> the fact that this one was classified as a homicide means that the evidence is pointing to another person being directly involved in the administration of the drugs that caused michael jackson's death. >> i have done all i could do. i told the truth. >> attorneys for dr. murray say at le

jermaine jackson, la toya jackson and michael's trainer are in talks now with producers of the show. a source close to the jermaine says he doesn't think he should be on the show. he thinks he could just win it all. >>> investigators say that the potent anesthetic given to michael jackson came from a pharmacy in las vegas. authorities are now trying to determine if jackson's doctor may have used that pharmacy as a supplier. jeff rossen has the latest. >> reporter: federal drug agents and los angeles police moved in tuesday to a strip mall in las vegas. >> at this time we executed a state search warrant for documents at pharmacy. >> reporter: law enforcement officers tell nbc news they were looking for any evidence linking a pharmacy to dr. conrad murray. michael jackson's personal physician. his home and offices have already been searched. >> obviously information was obtained that says that we better get to this pharmacy, there must be other records there that will help us in our case. >> reporter: the ap reports dr. murray purchased propofol from this pharmacy, the same anesthetic

. >> larry: do you fear -- what about the foul play that your sister, la toya, said? you think there's foul play defined by doctors doing wrong? >> larry, it's hard to say because there's so much being said and i think to rush to judgment would be the wrong thing to do or say. i think there's an ongoing investigation and to say these things is not -- without knowing the facts. if it ends up to foul play, then that will be dealt with accordingly. at the same time we really don't know. we will know and we will find out. >> larry: did you know or have knowledge of michael being addicted to anything? >> no. >> larry: never discussed it? >> never. i've never seen him act abnormal around me or never known anything like that. >> larry: did you ever ask him about it? >> no. >> larry: why not? >> that never came to my mind. >> larry: all of this is a shock to you? >> yeah. i heard during the pepsi commercial there was some things that he was taking during that time because the -- >> larry: hair. >> the hair thing. no, i never had any reason to ask him that. >> larry: now when

and la toya jackson will be guest co-hosting on september 16th and 18th.d. >> i'm sure a lot of people will tune in to that one. >> hey, the famous editor for vogue, the inspiration for "the devil wears prada" was on letterman hours ago and gave dave a little bit of fashion advice. >> us old guys reading vogue, probably not what you're looking for, right? >> i see that you have some very interesting socks on. >> sure. take a look at those, honey. >> not exactly fashionable. he calls himself a fashion dope. and he was taken to task by letterman for snarky attitude. she's the inspiration for a new documentary coming out called "the september issue," which is about the biggest issue in vogue's history. >> it's all about how it is put together? >> yes. >> i'm going to get that one. >> i think david letterman's hot. don't judge me. stop. >> i know you think jessica biel is hot. did you know she's also dangerous? >> i didn't. >> you know that security company macaffe? they do an annual list of who is the most dangerous celebrity online. she tops the list after h

jackson's mother, katherine jackson and sister, la toya, entered the courthouse a short time ago.ren, she's not expected to attend. the superior court judge will be deciding a number of issues today. and nbc's jeff rossen is outside of the courthouse. jeff, what can we expect today? >> reporter: yeah, we can expect a few things. one of the things they're going to be tackling is, of course, the all-important custody deal. what will happen to michael's three children? as you know, there's been a lot of back and forth between debbie rowe, the biological mother of the oldest two and katherine jackson, the jackson family. they reached that custody deal last week and it is up for approval today with the judge. that could get pushed right through. the judge could also, you know, want to investigate more and extend it by about 30 days. there are a lot of possibilities. the going thinking is he'll probably just push it right through. the other thing they're going to look for today is a family allowance for katherine. as you know, katherine jackson, as we have reported here on msnbc and nbc

a treasure trove of unreleased michael jackson songs are in his sister la toya's possession.y went to his home and la toya went right for the computer hard drives. they have songs michael recorded with will i am of the black eyed peas, akon. lawyers for the estate are attempting to recover those hard drives. a close call when these pelicans began tossing a cell phone back and forth at an idaho zoo. one of them accidentally swallowed it. zoo keepers weren't sure which one it was. they thought they might have to execute the entire flock. it didn't sit well with the one who gulped it down. >> luckily the bird regurgitated it so it wouldn't harm him. we need folks to be really cautious when they are in the zoo and remember they guests in the animal's homes and need to keep belongings as close to them as possible. gretchen: i thought the cell phone belonged to the pelican. no one has come to claim that phone yet. might have pelican breath on it. ok. we have an intern who is saying bye bye. this is always a sad day for us because these interns are such wonderful, hard workers for t

. >> you talked to la toya jackson who said he's not, and that contradicts, what, "enterta "entertainmentight" who told us he was. >> that's right. he tells me he is not buried yet, but she did say he will be buried sometime very soon at forest lawn. she also told me that she has gone to see him three times since he passed away because of threats to her brother's body. and she says she will go see him at least one more time before he is buried. >> where is he? >> he's at forest lawn where he is right now. at an undisclosed location. >> get the latest on any developments on that story on prime news with mike galanos. and it starts at 5:00 p.m. eastern, right here on hln. >>> breast cancer survivors have always been told to avoid heavy lifting. but a new study suggests they need to do the opposite. women treated with radiation often get payable swelling in their arms. but researchers at the university of pennsylvania found that weight lifting can actually help reduce the pain, and they warn women to start slowly and wear a compression garment while you're working out. >>> okay. 34 minutes p

. >> i think la toya saved her money pretty well, but the brothers did not. >> right.ar rumors that there is this sort of not particularly -- there is some serious sibling rivalry going on behind the scenes in terms of how this potential pie gets carved up. not just the concert tour, but as this estate really starts to generate serious dough. >> yeah. this ig,méinteresting, harry, because we've seen the will, but we haven't seen the trust. that's the secret part. the will gives katherine jackson 40%, the children 40%, and 20% goes to charity. but katherine jackson is almost 80 years old. so what happens to that money afterward? was there something in the trust that michael jackson put that said, i don't want my brothers to get anything. they didn't work. they always had their hand out to me. i don't want any money to go to my father. that's the big $64,000 question. what's in that trust? so contracts like this that i wrote about on daily beast and have been talking to you about on entertainment tonight, are so important because this may be the only way for the brothers

in court next to her daughter la toya, she backed down, withdrawing her request to be named as third executor of her son's estate. >> the judge admitted the will to probate. michael's will. so there was no challenge by mrs. jackson. >> reporter: the estate struck a deal monday with aeg to sell the he hearsal footage from jackson's planned concert. merchandise and a re-release of jackson's autobiography, and the estate could rake in $200 million over the next year. the judge also officially awarded katherine jackson custody of michael's three children and an undisclosed allowance from the estate to help raise them. in a deal made last week, debbie rowe, the biological mother of the two oldest kids, gets visitation rights. >> i want to applaud debbie rowe. she's faced difficulties and pressures none of us know. >> reporter: meanwhile, over the weekend katherine jackson spoke out for the first time about her son's death. >> all i know is that my son is dead, and i don't think he just died of natural causes or whatever. he's too young for that. something happened. >> reporter: but the re

. >> on thursy la toya jackson made her first public appearance since michael's memorial.ed. jeff rossen, nbc news, los angeles. >>> five minutes past the hour now. let's get another check of the weather from al. >> thank you very much, ann. as we take a look, see what's going on, all right now right now in the tropics, strong tropical wave coming off the africa coast, that could cause problems about ten days out. former tropical depression number two kind of weakening. this tropical wave over the caribbean is going to cause problems for the southeastern united states. as we take a look what's going on. only seven years since 1950 have we only had the first named storm later than this year. and the average of these storms, ba?????????????????????????????? >>> good morning. temperatures now have reached the mid 70s, we still have quite a bit of cloudiness around and patchy morning fog lingers especially to our west. we'll have highs reaching the mid 80s. there is a small chance of an isolated afternoon thundershower. partly cloudy tomorrow with moderate humidity, highs reac

the judge has now just reconvened inside the courtroom, is katherine jackson, la toya and rebbie alongdge comes up with as far as what katherine jackson's role will be in the estate. that's only the pending issue from here on out. >>> there are no atheists in foxholes but what about summer camp? well, turns out there are. been true since the day i made my first dollar. where is that dollar? i got it out to show you... uhh... was it rather old and wrinkly? yeah, you saw it? umm fancy a crisp? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. a day on the days that you have arthritis pain, you could end up taking 4 times the number... of pills compared to aleve. choose aleve and you could start taking fewer pills. just 2 aleve have the strength... to relieve arthritis pain all day. (announcer) introducing new tums dual action. this tums goes to work in seconds and lasts for hours. all day or night. new tums dual action. bring it on. >>> cutting costs and improving quality, two major goals in the president's health care reform plan. some call it a radical app

la toya and joe have both said they suspect foul play. and katherine said this on fox news channel. >> i don't think he just died of natural causes or whatever. he's too young for that. but something happened. i don't know what it was. and i can't say. >> reporter: adding to the mystery, new photos emerging from inside jackson's holmby hills mansion. this picture of his bedroom from the "national enquirer" was reportedly taken just days after he died. post-it notes are still hanging. and then there's this photo of what appears to be a bloody blouse. the price tag still attached, reportedly hanging in another closet. unclear how the blood got there and why investigators didn't take it. the lapd wouldn't comment. we do know police are looking into several doctors, and are focusing on dr. conrad murray, jackson's personal physician. frank dileo is michael's longtime friend and manager. >> somebody should pay. somebody helped a person die. >> reporter: you hear all the stories about michael jackson using painkillers and you sort of conjure up

it turns out la toya might be on "dancing with the stars."ining the show. usually when people sayary going on "dancing with the stars," then a boost. >> just being there dancing or attempting to? >> she would be one of the contestants on the ninth season and apparently she is a big fan of the show. >>> pee-wee herman may also be getting a career comeback here. a new stage show coming to town to hollywood. here is what paul rubin, pee-wee herman, says. i think would be like riding a bike which is not a bad analogy for pee-wee. it is based on the first version of the actor's theatrical endeavor which launched in l.a. in 1981. remember, he kind of was on the downturn after he got caught -- >> he was like a children's entertainer for entertaining and then there was -- >> an incident in a movie theater where he was caught loving himself. >> in public? >> yes. we'll see how this works out. maybe this will be more adultish. >>> speaking of more adultish, miley cyrus at the teen choice a. she is performing and singing and a moment where she is sort o

katherine jackson, la toya jackson, and rebbie backson are n now back in the courtroom.f they can't hammer it out, the judge will have to rule and figure out exactly what katherine jackson's role is. she wasn't an executor, but she wants more information. >> so we do expect possibly a definitive answer today on where this money is going and how much money are we talking about? >> reporter: well, that's a good question. we don't exactly know. the estimates that have been documented range from $100 million to $500 million, and the court documents also have a claim it could be as high as $2 billion by one of the lawyers. but the disparity there is huge, and i think that's probably where the jackson family, too, is asking for answers here on that level. katherine jackson specifically, what are we talking about in terms of this estate and we want to see all of the documents. they especially want to see that aeg contract that michael jackson sip signed with the pror for the london concert series, and they haven't been able to see that yet. they may be dealt with today. >> all

. >> en la audiencia estuvieron presentes la madre del cantante katherine jackson, dos de sus hermanas, toyaue ocuparon la mitad de los cien asientos en la corte. (hablando en inglés) >> uno de los abogados que representa al dermatólogo de michael jackson dejón shock a los presentes cuando anunció que quería intervenir en los asuntos de la custodia de los niños, agregó que el niño podría ser el padre biológico de los niños, pero el abogado dijo que el único interés es la educación de los niños. >> la corte tiene que mirar de por qué es el interés. tal vez sea el padre de los hijos. >> el juez dijo que la objeción del médico no tenía nada jurídico y procedió a firmar su fallo. por su parte el abogado de la mujer se mostró satisfecho en el acuer en que la ex esposa de jackson obtuvo permiso para visitar a sus dos hijos. el juez aprobó la asignación de una suma mensual para la crianza de los pequeños sin divulgar la cantidad. >> son tantos los asuntos pendientes en cuanto a los bienes de michael jackson que el juez ya se vio obligado a posponer nuevas audiencias particularmente cuando se trata