the hit song michael jackson co-wrote with lionel ritchie to raise money for children dieing a world his children join in the anthem. ♪ ♪ it's true we make a brighter day just you and me ♪ >> on behalf of my family, myself, fans, friends, nieces, nephews, sisters, brothers, i would like to thank everyone for coming out. >> and yet, four words said it all. >> i just love him so much. >> and he loved them. in fact, many of those closest to jackson say part of what pushed him to get back on stage at 50 was to show his kids what he could do. and so while millions stopped to celebrate the king of pop today, the center of his world was hitting the front row. the three heartbroken children. and these children are now without their father, facing a new world, as yet unknown. we spoke with a family friend who say that the children are at their grandmother's katherine's home with 20 of the closest friends an family members and they're playing video games and hanging out and no tears. just pride. they loved him and made him famous and today, fans here and everywhere paid a final tribute to the

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he and lionel ritchie wrote the song.r to call upon all of the superstars of the world, let's sing it together and focus on our fellow beings. i don't think that campaign would have been as successful as it was. he did a remarkable job. >> larry: the performers that michael wished to go on tour with sang "we are the world" at the memorial today. let's listen. let's watch a little. ♪ we are the world, we are the children ♪ ♪ we are the ones who make a brighter place ♪ ♪ so let's start giving ♪ let's start giving ♪ there's a choice we're making ♪ ♪ we're saving our own lives ♪ it's true ♪ we make a better day just you and me ♪ ♪ we are the world ♪ we are the children ♪ we are the one whose make a brighter day ♪ ♪ so let's start giving >> larry: we don't have much time today, we hope to have you back soon to go over more of this. but one other quick thing. why? why was his appeal so strong everywhere in the world? >> i think that he came along at a time when he struck a chord where the world needed a sense of coming together

. >> reporter: stevie wonder, lionel ritchie, mariah carey and jennifer hudson are some of the stars that will perform in the streets in and around the staples center the know key what theater will be sealed off by police to keep away those who didn't get tickets. >> a lot of jealous people out there. >> before the memorial, the jackson family and their closest friends will participate in the private ceremony at the forest lawn cemetery. there are ways to participate live. you can drive to fredericksburg, virginia the silver point theater will be showing it and you can see it on facebook and my space provided they don't crash and we have other ways. >> yes, cbs news will have coverage of the service. you can watch it here beginning at 1:00 p.m. here's how that will impact our broadcast schedule for the rest of the day -- >>> president kennedy once called him the smartest man he ever met. he was referring to robert macnamara who died at age 93 yesterday. he is remembered for being the architect of the vietnam war. that view of him had recently begun to change after the release of a me

stevie wonder, lionel ritchie, smokey robinson, mariah carey. ♪ ♪ just call my name and i'll be theree own version of the jackson's hit "i'll be there" connects to very early days. ♪ >> meanwhile, artists who are not there are nevertheless memorializing jackson. this was madonna this weekend in england. >> let's give it up to one of the greatest that the world has ever known -- michael jackson. >> here there was something touchingly sweet and gentle about their brief vigil before the staples center doors and the ticket winners for whom it didn't feel like a funeral coming, but more like a chance to celebrate something they love. and cynthia, one last thing. i know we can't see in the darkness, but that line of people who are waiting just to stand in front and sign their names continues down the sidewalk behind me. much longer than it was earlier in the day. it was a charming and gentle thing. this thing fee like it's coming to a respectable ending. >> thanks, hn. a private burial service has been planned for 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning in los angeles, two hours before his public memori

. >> miriah carrie, lionel ritchie, stevie wonder and jennifer hudson among the artists that performedt the staple center in los angeles. as 20,000 of jackson's family, friends and fans joined together, for a final farewell. >> as much as we may feel, and we do, that we need michael here with us, god must have needed him far more. >> massive event took place after jackson family members and close friends gathered at forest lawn cemetery for a private service. but at the close of today's public memorial, some touching words from michael jackson's daughter. >> every since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. >> and parting words from jackson's brother. >> a part of you, will live forever, within all of us. >> and now that the tribute is over, the investigation continues. the los angeles police will continue their death investigation into what caused michael jackson to collapse almost two weeks ago. and still waiting for the toxicology report from the l.a. coroner's autopsy. live in los angeles, back to you. >> all right susan thank you. >> see more from the

lionel ritchie, offered a spiritual ballad, in keeping with katherine jackson's wishes that this not a secular service. ♪ jesus is lord >> reporter: for all the celebration, this was a good-bye. and a tough one for many. >> although our hearts are aching, we need to look up where he is undoubtedly perched in a crescent moon and we need to smile. >> reporter: jackson's achievements couldn't fit into a single eulogy whether in the record industry itself or that moon walk on stage. >> i think he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. [ applause ] >> reporter: that brought mourners to their feet, only to be lulled back into somber silence from the likes of stevie wonder. ♪ michael why didn't you stay? ♪ >> reporter: the memorial hit every note from jackson's calling as a musician, to the controversy his life so often brought. >> how much pain can one take? maybe now, michael, they will leave you alone. >> wasn't nothing strange about your daddy, it was strange what your daddy had to deal with. >> reporter: the crowd became an integral part of the service when jermaine jackso

you know when he came up with the we are the world concept with lionel ritchie and got the superstarsed the hungry, i mean, those are the kind of things people aren't going to show in pictures, but that's what michael jackson did and that's what his children needed to understand. [ applause ] >> all right. and now, his dad, joe jackson, has been very visible, he has been very vocal and acting almost as the spokesman for the family. do you know joe and do you think -- >> joe jackson is the father of the family. i know him. and, you know, people have their opinion one way or the other, but no one can dy joe jackson is the -- he started the group, he pushed them forward. you won't find a more dignified, honorable person in the world than mrs. jackson. i think that, you know, everybody goes through these things about the family. this family has stood together when michael was in trouble, joe jackson and kevin jackson walked in the courtroom with him every day and stood by him when many of his hollywood friends that he made millions of dollars for wouldn't. if you want somebody to bash the

. >> mariah carey, lionel ritchie, stevie wonder and jennifer hudson among the artists that performedthe staple center. as 20,000 of jackson's family, friends and fans, joined together for a final farewell. >> as much as we may feel and we do, that we need michael here with us, god must have needed him far more. >> the massive event took place just after jackson family members, and close friends, gathered at forest lawn cemetery for a private service. but at the close of today's public memorial, some touching words from michael jackson's daughter. >> ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. >> and parting words from jackson's brother. >> a part of you will live forever within all of us. >> now, actually, today one-third of the los angeles police department was here to do crowd control but the crowd was not so great after all. no arrests. i guess, tomorrow, what happens then, jennifer, will be it is back to the investigation into what caused michael jackson's death. almost two weeks ago. >> susan, a lot of people wondering tonight what do we know ab

. ♪ we are the world, we are the children ♪ >> reporter: months later, jackson partnered with lionel ritchieeived. concerned about hunger in africa, ritchie and jackson wrote the song "we are the world" and assembled a supergroup of 200 artists to perform it. >> now, one great thing that happened that we both had to realize, i can't read or write music and michael cannot read or write music. so, how do you write a song called "we are the world"? so we started listening to tracks, de, de, de, de, de, du, du. we started -- this is where we started. >> reporter: it was a triumph for jackson. as a musician and as a humanitarian. despite the success of "we are the world" in the mid '80s, seemingly soft-spoken michael was retreating into a world all his own. >> michael had begun to exhibit a certain i think aloofness and a tendency to kind of withdraw from the world. >> michael, michael, michael! >> hysterical adulation does play tricks with your mind. so jackson was almost doomed to implode somewhat anyway. >> reporter: by 1985, the pop star began looking different. people were talking about his

. ♪ we are the world, we are the children ♪ >> reporter: months later, jackson partnered with lionel ritchieoncerned about hunger in africa, ritchie and jackson wrote the song "we are the world" and assembled a super group of two dozen artists to perform it. >> one great thing that happened that we had to realize, i can't read or write music, and michael can't read or write music. so, how do you write a song called "we are the world"? we started listening to tracks. we started -- this is where we started. >> reporter: it was a triumph for jackson. as a musician and as a humanitarian. despite the success of "we are the world" in the mid '80s, seemingly soft-spoken michael was retreating into a world all his own. >> michael had begun to exhibit a certain i think aloofness and a tendency to kind of withdraw from the world. >> michael, michael, michael! >> hysterical adulation does play tricks with your mind. so jackson was almost doomed to implode somewhat anyway. >> reporter: by 1985, the pop star began looking different. people were talking about his plastic surgery. >> every few months you w

including mariah carey, hudson, and lionel ritchie. hundreds of l.a. 's finalest are on hand to discourage anyone without a ticket to show up. >> you will be on a hot street with lots of people and not within eye shot of staple. >> meantime in court, a judge appointed attorney john franken and mcclain to administer his estate. following the written orders of jackson himself and over the initial objections of his mother kathryn. >> we believe that the judge did the appropriate thing, made the right decision. >> we will be watching closely. >> right now the l.a. pd is planning to mobilize undercover officers to try to prevent scalpers, anyone caught will be arrested on the spot. pay $500 bond if they want to get out of jail. live at the staple center tonight. back to you. >> josh, before you go. what other security measures are taken for tomorrow? >> other security measures? well, they are, of course expecting onslot of people, hundreds of thousands of people. set up a major perimeter that is not in effect but will be in the next couple of hours. multipl

but stevie wonder, lionel ritchie, mariah carey and jennifer hudson are some stars that will perform. >> it is the cream dela cream of entertainers there. >> thousands of disappointed fans didn't get tickets. the streets and venues have been barricaded to discourage them. there are several ways to watch the event live. drive to fredericksburg, virginia. south point theater will be showing it and facebook and my space if they don't crash and i understand you have another way folks can watch, right? >> exactly. they can watch here on cbs. it is covering michael jackson's memorial service live starting at 1:00. here's how that will impact our broadcast schedule for today. the young and restless can be seen from 11:00 a.m. to noon. as the world turns will be pre- empted. the price is right will move to 3:00 p.m. today. >>> in other news, in the courtroom a judge has changed who's in charge of michael jackson's estate. his mother catherine won temporary control last week but monday the judge put the two men named as executors of jackson's will in charge. however they were ordered to keep h

>> primero darÁ la bienvenida un amigo de la familia, mariah carey, lionel ritchie, kobe bryant, michaeles la gran ausente, liz taylor dijo que ella no iba a formar parte de todo esto. diana ross es la gran ausente, no se sabe, hay muchos rumores. yo me quedo aquÍ para darles a paso a paso la informaciÓn. >> gracias a ustedes. >> un millÓn de personas, aunque sles ha pedido que no se acerquen al lugar. >> hay un perÍmetro al cual las personas no pueden ingresar, pero yo creo que se van a arrimar las personas. >> es entre las montaÑas de hollywood y burbank. estÁn hablando de h@h@que lo podrÍan enterrar antes de esta ceremonia. >> vamos con mÁs informaciÓn. >> muchÍsimas gracias. >> el rey del pop serÁ sepultado en los angeles, 12 dÍas despuÉs de su repentina muerte que conmocionÓ al mundo. estarÁ sepultado en un fÉretro de oro valuado en $25,000, el @ interior es de terciopelo. estÁ hecho por una familia que lleva 120 aÑos en el negocio fÚnebre. >> mÁs de un millÓn y medio de personas intentaron las entradas, pero sÓlo unos miles la consiguieron. >> no se pierda nuestra cobertura especia

. >> reporter: stevie wonder, lionel ritchie, mariah carey and jennifer hudson are some of the stars that will perform. in the streets around the staples center and the nokia theater will be sealed off by police to keep away those who didn't get tickets. >> a lot of jealous people out there. >> before the memorial, jackson family and their closest friends will participate in the private ceremony at forest lawn cemetery. and there are several ways to watch the event live. you can drive to fredericksburg, virginia. the marquee south point nine theater has it and you can see it on facebook and my space provided they don't crash because of the traffic and andrea, you have other ideas how folks can watch. >> absolutely. cbs news will have live coverage of michael jackson the farewell and people can watch it live here on wusa9.com -- on wusa 9 beginning at 1:00 p.m. it will impact our broadcast schedule today. >>> emergency personnel in montgomery county have teamed up with federal agencies for an anti-terror exercise today. the drill is aimed at testing how well both local and federal fir

michael wanted to do this along with lionel ritchie.ging right there. ♪ and our hearts will be free >> talk to us about this experience, miss warwick. >> i've always described the experience as something that you really had to be there. very difficult to describe it. it was -- it was a room full of incredible artists. all on one accord. there for one purpose. most of the artists who were in the room had been invited by quincy jones. and they came directly from the american music awards. recording studios. i was performing in vegas at the time. and steve winwood was just wonderful. he sent me back to l.a. on a private jet so that i could be a part of this. quincy called me and said, listen, you've got to come into l.a. tomorrow. i said, but i'm working. he says, you're going to be working here because you have to be here. it was the most incredible event that i've been a part of in a long, long period of time. >> damon, was damon around for that? you didn't get to share that with your mom, did you? i'm sure you've heard her speak of it b

the musical numbers, lionel ritchie and coupled with the ending, the family, the brothers, the daughterabout that. jeff toobin, i want to play for you this clip from the reverend al sharpton. he delivered one of the uologies and said this. >> there are those that like to dig around for messes. millions around the world are going to uphold his message. it is not about messes. it is about love messages. as you climb up steep mountains, sometimes you scar your knee, sometimes you break your skin but don't focus on the scar. focus on the journey. michael beat them. michael rose to the top. he outsang his cynics. he outstanced his doubters. he outperformed the pessimists. every time he got knocked down, he got back up. every time you counted him out, he came back in. michael never stopped. michael never stopped. michael never stopped. >> a moving tribute from the reverend al sharpton. was this what you thought it would be, this service? >> i thought it was. i thought it was at its best when it was about michael's music and his dancing. that, ultimately, is going to be what he is going to be

lionel ritchie and bloke shields and so many others expected to attend. >>> a judge has ruled against her ability to oversee jackson's estate. they are turned it over to john bronco and john mcclain because they were the ones designated in his will in 2002 in terms of overseeing the estate. >>> joel, you talked about the stars that are coming, but is the jackson family also expected to be at the memorial? >> the jackson family is expected to be there, everyone, except for michael jackson's ex-wife. elizabeth taylor will not be in terms of friends who will be there or not. >> this is the big tribute to michael jackson, but are there other ways that people are honoring him today? >> i did come up with this today, if you are up with the lunar republic, they have a release that a moon crater has been renamed for michael jackson. the moon walker now has a crater at least according to them. >> that seems kind of appropriate with the moon walk and all. >> all right, joel, thank you so much? >>>an angry confrontation between jackson's ex-wife debbie rowe and a photograph. photographerrers sur

among those slated to take part, kobe bryant, mariah carey, magic johnson, lionel ritchie, smoky robinsonr and stevie wonder, among others. ted rowlands is at the staples center. what else are you picking up about what we can expect tomorrow? >> reporter: one other note is that the producer of this event is also the producer of the live grammy awards so one would expect there will be a lot of music and a lot of high production going into what the folks lucky enough to get a ticket will be seeing here at the staples center in los angeles. right now, at the staples center, you can see the enthusiasm is starting to build. lot of people have come down here and many of them will be cleared out tomorrow, starting at midnight tonight, this area will be sealed off. nobody without credentials, a ticket or wrist band allowing them access will be allowed into about a one block area. the reason for that is they're really discouraging people from around the country to come down here and sit outside the center. also in force, the media which is obvious. worldwide attention will be given to this. obviou

lionel ritchie sang a beautiful song. wondering if anybody would acknowledge other than the beautiful life he led in terms of his artistry and perfectionism and berry gordy, the first thing, you know what, he had some questionable decisions. >> of all people berry gordy was the one. i have to interrupt you because we're able to see and hear what's going on city staples center. they appear to be showing a video. ♪ ♪ bad, i'm bad, you know i'm bad, i'm bad, you know it ♪ ♪ you know i'm bad, i'm bad, you know it, i'm bad ♪ ♪ who's bad ♪ you are not alone, i am here with you, though you're far away, i am here to stay ♪ ♪ you are not alone, you are not alone, i am here with you, i am here with you, though you're far away, far away, i am here to stay ♪ ♪ you are not alone, i am here to stay, though we're far apart, you're always in my heart ♪ ♪ you are not alone ♪ not alone, not alone, you and me, not alone, no, together, together ♪ >> this is a moment that i wished that i didn't live to see come, but as much as i can say that