la toya jackson's second medical memoir is called "starting over." la toya joins us now., la toya. >> thank you, thank you for having me. >> listen, it is a fascinating book title, i would say, and a great cover picture of you and your brother, michael. because of course, the irony, you're starting over, michael can't. >> absolutely. >> he's no longer with us. he's a big figure in this book. tell me about the motivation. was it michael dying that motivated you to write this new book? >> actually, no, piers. i started writing this book in 2008. and i kept writing and kept writing. there was always something that was coming up that prevented me from actually putting it out. i finally got the nerve to put it out eventually, it was on the back burner for quite a while, and then michael of course -- the tragedy happened with him. that's when i moved forward because i felt it was something that was necessary. i think it's important for everybody to start over in their life when it is not going properly or the way they think it should go or should be going. or if there's problem

entre las cosas que hice, conversÉ con la toya jackson, una de las hermanas de michael jackson. >>muchas personas lo que van a leer es sobre una vida muy difÍcil. un matrimonio que usted dice que no quiso; e increÍble el nivel de violencia, tanto fÍsico como emocional, ¿no? >>fÍsica, mental. >>usted dice que en su primera autobiografÍa, todo lo que dijo era mentira. >>era algo que Él querÍa. el querÍa que lo escribiera. Él querÍa que ciertas cosas estuvieran ahÍ, porque Él tenÍa control sobre mÍ; Él me controlaba, el me manipulaba; Él hizo todo lo que pudo para arruinar mi vida y eso fue bÁsicamente lo que hizo. este libro se llama "comenzando de nuevo" porque hay muchas mujeres allÁ afuera que estan siendo abusadas mientras nosotros hablamos, en este mismo momento. todo empezÓ cuando me fui a japÓn. Él fue conmigo y tomÓ mi pasaporte y dijo: "tÚ no vas a regresar". y ahÍ fue cuando comenzÓ el control y comenzaron los golpes; controlando mi vida. >>usted viene de una familia tan unida, ¿por quÉ no llamÓ o se comunicÓ con su familia y dijo que estaba en una situaciÓn muy difÍcil?

we don't just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs. >>> back with la toya jackson.fficult stuff to read in the book, it is a powerful book in many ways, is about your manager, who became your husband, jack gordon. i've got to say, he comes over as a complete monster in this book. and it sort of prompts the question when i talk to you now, you seem intelligent, you seem quite worldly wise. how did you ever get together with a man like this in the first place? >> it started with my having to go to japan and my mother wasn't able to go with me, and she asked my father if he could go with me to japan, and my father wasn't able to go with me, so they sent jack gordon, my father sent him, gordon, to go to japan. once we got in japan, he took my passport, told me i wasn't going back. that was it. >> he seized control of your life? >> yes, seized control of my life. and you have to remember, back then, i was -- i didn't know what i know today. meaning, i was a jehovah witness. i didn't know the outside world. i live by the model of bad association. if i did associate it was

y además, a 2 años de la muerte de su hermano, michael jackson, hablé con su hermana, la toya jackson

. >>> singer la toya jackson opens up about her famous family and her brother's sudden death. keep it on this channel continuing local news, weather, sports and more. thanks for watching

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. >>> two years ago this week while the world lost the king of pop, la toya jackson lost her brother. she's out now with a new book and has a lot to share about michael jackson's life and death and restarting her own musical career. we're going to hear from la toya jackson tomorrow on "today." >>> meantime, jenna bush catches up with special high school graduate who face tough times. not only got their degree but they beat canner along the way. jenna will be sharing their remarkable stories a little later on. >>> you mentioned graduation, with school out for summer, the kids will likely be all about screen time, from their laptops to tv to their gaming consoles. and digital distractions are just endless these days. we have strategies for parents to limit the media overload. not take it away but limit it. and find some alternatives that will turn into your kids learning something online. you can balance it out. >>> and in "today's" kitchen we're getting ready for the summer heat with light and fresh seafood dishes with a thai twist. but first, al, let's get a check of the weather. >> w

. >>> la toya jackson is convinced michael was murdered. we'll have a preview when we come back.d wrinkle repair. it has the fastest retinol formula available. in fact, it's clinically proven to smooth wrinkles in just one week. so all you have to do is sit back and watch your wrinkles go away. new rapid wrinkle repair. from neutrogena®. and more. if you replace 3 tablespoons of sugar a day with splenda® you'll save 100 calories a day. that could help you lose up to 10 pounds in a year. that's how splenda® is sweet...and more. >>> i had stories developing today. it's the start of summer almost. the summer solist begins. and roberts gates is at the white house for a meeting with president obama. >>> here is something for jackson five fans. jermaine jackson says the brothers are working on a reunion tour. jermaine jackson says that singing the music is healing for the jackson brothers, and michael would want them to continue on. jackson helped unveil wax statues of his brother yesterday in hollywood. saturday marks the second anniversary of michael jackson's death. and la toya jack

tune in to piers morgan's entire interview with la toya jackson. see you back here at 10:00 p.m. eastern, thanks for watching. >>> this is the final curtain call. ♪ >> his last night was spent on stage. ♪ they don't really care about us ♪ >> i said, all right, love you. me goes, love you more, see you tomorrow. >> and then tomorrow -- >> never came. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing. >> right then i knew something was terribly wrong. i said, "janet, is he dead?" she said, "he's gone." >> do you think there was some sort of conspiracy to kill your brother? >> absolutely. >> how are you feeling? >> good. great. >> it was possible that michael had been using this anesthetic drug maybe five or six years ago. >> elvis was huge, but michael went around the world. he was off the planet. >> tonight, a behind-the-scenes look into the final days of michael jackson. >> as the sun rose above the exclusive los angeles hills, inside michael jackson's mansion, the entertainer began the morning of june 24th, 2009, doing what he loved -- preparing for a show. >> n

coming up, jerry springer and la toya jackson. mitt romney, the state of the gop and his

. >> this week works the -- marks the second anniversary of michael jackson's death. la toya has a book out about their lives. jackson's personal physician is facing trial for his role in the death. >> mike tyson's tattoo artist dropped his case against pemt behind a summer blockbuster. >> hollywood is talking tattoos today, warner brothers features a lawsuit in hang overtwo. the new artist sued over the replica of mike tyson's at that time yoo. a spokesman says the studio reached a jelt wmt artist. the terms were not released. columbian constress shakira is taking her unicef work to jerusalem. the pop singer at the third annual president's conference saying the holy land was a perfect mace to talk about investing in education. >> amy winehouse is humming a different tune. the soul singer was booed during the first concert of her tour. her remaining shows have been cancelled. for more news visit otrc.com. i'm rachel smith on the red carpet in los angeles. >> it's finally over. the final step from anthony weiner's departure from congress. >> and later on abc 7 news at 5:00 the

. >> coming up next week, we're going to have la toya jackson and kathie lee and i will be back from

. >>> it's two years this week since michael jackson died and his sister la toya believes that her brother, and that remains unshakeable. take a listen to what she told piers morgan in a primetime exclusive. >> how do you think he died? you have been quoted as saying you believe it may have been murder. do you still think that? >> absolutely. >> why are you so sure? >> i will never, ever think differently. because first of all michael told me they were going to murder him. he was afraid. >> who was going to murder him? >> the people involved in his life. the people who were controlling him. this book "starting over" is about my life and it's about michael's life. it's the parallel between the two of our lives. we shared the same life, where people come into your life, wiggle their way in, control you, manipulate, control your funds, your finances, everything that you have, and you must do what they tell you to do, and that's what michael was going through. he knew that everything that was happening to him was not kosher, it wasn't right. it disturbed him greatly. >> you can catch the rest

la toya. >> piers, there are certain things i haven't told anyone. tonight, i'll tell you. >> tonight she speaks out what it was like growing up with jackson. >> there's a perception of what people think the family is, what it should be. >> to her manager. >> he was beating me. >> why she thinks michael was murdered. >> michael told me they were going to murder him. he was afraid. >> latoya jackson for the hour, this is "piers morgan tonight." ♪ her second memoir called "starting over." welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> listen, it is a fascinating book title, i would say, and a great cover picture of you and your brother, michael. because of course, the irony, you're starting over, michael can't. he is no longer with us. he is a big figure in this book. tell me about the motivation. was it michael dying that motivated you to write this new book? >> actually, piers, i started to write this in 2008, and i kept writing and kept writing. there was always something that was coming up that prevented me from actually putting it out. i finally got the nerve to put it out eventually, it was on the back burner awhile, then the tragedy happened with michae