it happened on the reservoir in los angeles county. four men in the boat were hurt. three of them seriously. the los angeles county sheriff's office is investigating the crash and right now, no cause has been determined. >> days after a shooting rampage left eight people dead, dozens of people showed up to the site it pay their respects and some went inside the salon. melissa on how this tragedy has brought a community together. >> a community. >> hand in hand, strangers stood together. the support has truly perched the families of those grieving the loss of their loved ones. including those to randy fannon. family and friends stepped inside the salon for the first time since the tragedy today. >> i think the emotions are just -- everyone is overwelmed. they are just trying to get rid of the visual to see it maybe a little different than it was when they left. just trying to raise, start some sort of process. it's going to take for ever. >> suzanne is the sister-in- law of fannon. her sister, sandy, was there when her husband was killed. >> he's the best man that god

three women were killed when they ran into a power boat on the reservoir in los angeles county. four people on the boat were hurt. the los angeles county sheriff's office is investigating and right now no cause has been determined. >>> and a frighteningly close encounter with a shark. doug says he was surfing last week off the coast of oregon when something in the water snagged his ankle leash. a 10 to 12-foot shark pulled him off his board and surfaced underneath him and for a few brief seconds, he was riding on top of what he believes is a great white. the shark took off and he was uninjured. a friend who was with him says he is not making it up. >>> a beautiful day around the bay area, cristie is here to tell us how long this great weather is going to stick around. >> well another day of beautiful weather all around the bay area. significantly cooler in many locations compared to yesterday and tomorrow will be another mild and pleasant day. definitely contending with cloud cover out there tonight into those overnight hours. continuing to see clouds no matter where you are in t

los angeles county is a land of sprawling development. with development comes hundreds of square miles of concrete, leaving no way for water to naturally soak into the ground. in areas of such widespread urbanization, flooding can be devastating. man: back in early 1930s, there was a flooding that took a lot of lives and property. as a result, the city of los angeles, in order to protect future flooding in the city, they decided to take the los angeles river and make it a flood control channel. they concreted the walls of the river in order for water to get to ocean much faster. narrator: cities throughout southern california converted natural rivers to these concrete channels, part of their storm drain systems. this allowed expanding development without the need for large flood plains. kharaghani: the los angeles river is approximately 51 miles. concrete reduces the size of the river that you need to carry the water because it speeds up the flow of water. if you'd like to remove all the concrete and to have natural system to carry the wa

. >> so when we visited the los angeles county jail, it was no surprise that our cameras captured onee many drills that test the readiness of those charged with maintaining order. >> okay, good job, guys. excellent. had a lockdown in a minute 30 seconds. that's a record. >> the state of readiness when doing that drill was intense. there was definitely tension in the air because a couple weeks prior there was a significant riot that lasted about 45 minutes and no one was killed, but someone was put in a coma from a pretty bad beating. >> jail is completely different than what it was 30 years ago. for one thing we have much more violence-prone inmates in our system. in the past, that was never a problem. we did not have major riots, disturbances. we did not have the races fighting against one another in the jail system. >> l.a. county jail officials told us most of that violence stems from one source. >> the [ bleep ] tripping [ bleep ] [ bleep ] about my -- >> almost half of our jail population is street gang members and they are probably response for 70% to 80% of the crime that occur

these pictures coming out of the city of south gate in the los angeles county area. now, there is no immediate reports of any injuries, but as you can see, a firefighter climbing up the ladder. flames obviously evident on the roof top of this two-story house burning in south gate in los angeles county. we will continue to follow these pictures as they come in into the news room. >>> a new report by a government watchdog group says errors made by air traffic controllers have increased dramatically. the government accountability office report shows air traffic mistakes involving flights near airport more than doubled over the past three years. many of the errors occurred when controllers directed planes the fly too close to each other. a federal aviation administration statement says the increase is due to better reporting. >>> we're learning that the transportation secretary will leave the obama administration at the end of the president's current term. he indicated his intention to leave the president's cabinet, but did not give a reason. he was a republican congress

if you are watching us in los angeles, explore the full range of tim burton's range of work at the los angeles county museum of art. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. friday night's world series game seven and the east coast winter storm put a dent in box office figures this weekend. but there was still a big winner. the 3-d animated "puss in boots" took top spot at $34 million. the popular character voiced by antonio banderas drew a largely 35% of the hispanic crowd. >>> the east hurt justin timberlake's "in time" which took third with $12 million. >>> johnny depp's "the rum diary" disappointed with just $5 million in fifth, leaving it a long shot to earn back the $50 million it cost to make. >> ooh. >> no kidding. >>> finally, the weekend's biggest opening didn't even happen here, steven spielberg's animated tail of the belgium cartoon character opened in 19 other countries taking in almost $56 million. >> but why didn't it open here? >> it will. it's coming christmas week. >> it will. that upsets me. we'll have to talk to steven. >>> this comes to us from detroit,

more than 40 deputies from the los angeles county sheriff's department respond.ured. >> the partygoers insist it is the deputies who attacked them. >> they rushed me with batons, flashlights, they were hitting me with everything. >> it appears to be the case of the deputy's words against the civilian. what either side knows is that someone across the street is videotaping the incident. the party is a bridal shower for me linda dole. the music is too loud for a neighbor who calls the police. that's where the trouble starts. >> 415 edward hedda street and noran. >> two deputies pull up to the house, ask them to turn down the music and leave. 15 minutes later, the sergeant is calling for backup. >> it's a large group of very large samoans. i want to make sure we're going to take action before we go in, 10-4. >> a second caller advises they're still fighting with sticks and knives. >> when sergeant undland and deputies arrive back at the house they were con front by several individuals. including the bride's brother, david. >> david was standing in front of the gate,

she arrived an hour early for duty at the los angeles county morning. she completed orientation and -- put to before 8:00. yesterday she was turned away before arriving 40 minutes late to the morgue. she must complete 16 hours before a november 2nd, court hearing. >> she will be doing general janitorial work cleaning floors, vacuuming, cleaning the restrooms, emptying trash. that type of work. she with will not be having anything to do or touching any of the bodies or the deceased peep. >> a judge revoked her probation wednesday because she failed to show for her originally assigned service at a weapons shelter. >>> the weekend is here. -- the at a women's shelter. >> the weekend is here. >> the sun getting to its highest angle. all sun and good weather for the weekend if you like area beaches i'll show you how warm it will be. >>> important remind for all women as we mark an annual event. >>> bad news for wal-mart employees. what tens of thousands will not be getting any >>> technology could make halloween safer. you can use smartphone oops to keep tac

. >> every gang in los angeles county ends up coming here. and we just don't have enough places to segregate everybody and keep them from assaulting each other. and if you get one group that has superior numbers over the other and something sparks off a fight, it's going to be on. >> officials at the los angeles county jail told us racially segregated gangs are responsible for most of the violence including riots, like this one captured on surveillance tape. but we met one inmate who blames the problem on the system. >> i never wanted to get involved in racial problems. when i went to prison, i didn't hate blacks. i didn't hate mexicans. i didn't hate indians. i didn't hate anybody like that. but when you go to these prisons and by the time you do ten years like me, if you're even halfway sane, it's a miracle. >> angeles was awaiting trial for the attempted murder of five police officers while on parole for an earlier conviction of voluntary manslaughter. >> i date i met him it was like meeting hannibal lecter. he was shackled. i saw his feet

a los angeles county coroner senior criminalist is also expected to testify.d murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter of michael jackson. all amanda knox can do now is wait. she addressed the court with tears in her eyes today, insisting she did not commit the murders she has been convicted of. her fate is now in the hands of an italian jerry. >> speaking fluent in italian, the 24-year-old student from seattle insisted she is not guilty of any crime. in a voice breaking with emotion, she said, i do not want my life taken away from me, because i am innocent choking back tears, she said she is paying with her life for something she did not do. her co-defended and former boyfriend also spoke to the judge and jury. he said he had been living in a nightmare. in slow, measured tones, he declared yet nothing to do with the murder of amanda knox's roommate. he described his former amanda knox girlfriendamanda, as sweet gum a bit of all, and shining. but the defendants denied knowing the african uplifter also convicted of murder and sexual assault of meredithki

the los angeles coroner says lohan was 40 minutes late for an orientation session at the county morgueay. she was turned away, but will be allowed to try again this morning. >>> straight ahead, your latest in weather on a friday morning. >>> and in sports, small ball. a ninth inning comeback in game two of the world series. kinsler to third and down to second on the throw. did you know that acids in everyday foods can soften and wear away tooth enamel? once enamel's gone, it's gone for good. try... it uses an innovative gel-to-foam technology to surround your teeth, protecting them from the effects of acid erosion. pronamel iso-active strengthens and re-hardens acid-softened enamel. in fact, it's the number one dentist recommended brand for protection against the effects of acid erosion. try (new) pronamel iso-active today. this has been medifacts for pronamel iso-active. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. >>> time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clear skies over the whole southern half of the country. later

in los angeles county, we have worked with ace to pull some of the money out and create the vestment strategies. when i go to our union meetings throughout northern california, including san francisco, we start our meetings with what we call a human senses. the first question is how many people and the room have are in foreclosure or in your immediate family -- three-fourths of the room stands up. it is pretty overwhelming how many people are being effected. we have members who are saying they're losing their homes through foreclosure and their wives have spiraled out of control since then. clearly members are being affected a lot of different ways personally and the budget fights every year and the devastating effects of the financial crisis on our economy. but it's up not without irony that those same banks that crashed our economy also crashed our pension portfolios, which is why nationwide there is a huge call for workers to pay back into their pension, more than we are contributing, and there is a lot of blame being put on workers. but it was the banks who pressed the investment

in may he was taken from los angeles county hospital to san francisco general. >> brian came here, he was in a com atose state and when he left he was beginning to speak and is starting to eat as well and making dramatic progress. >> reporter: he said he will be monitored for blood clots but his medications have been reduced and he is able to leave his hospital bed as his recovery continues. >> i think that while he had a rockier course than most over the last five months, i think he is starting to meet milestones and only time will tell. >> reporter: again another look at him leaving san francisco general hospital this morning. officials wouldn't say where he has gone for rehab. they say they want to give him and his family time to adjust to his new home. reporting live. david stevenson. >> a carjacking, a crash, a kidnapping, and a teen in custody. fremont police say two teens stole a man's suv at gun point this morning. the man's 13-year-old son remained in the stolen car. it was later spotted by officers. there was a brief chase before this happened. the suv crashed into a pole. t

the mother called 911 and got this man on the line, dispatcher richard engersbach of the los angeles county> coming to a red light again. and there's cars in front of me and i can't stop. >> okay. can you try putting the car into neutral and turning off the ignition? ma'am? >> that is exactly what she did. she put it into neutral, turned off the ignition and the car stopped before it reached an intersection. tonight, that dispatcher is being called one cool coach. >>> coming up, which of these parents is most likely to regret their choice of baby name?male ] . her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lara who chose 2 aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. [ female announcer ] get an aleve coupon in this sunday's paper. lugging around a hot water extraction unit can be a rush! that's wh

narrator: los angeles county is beginning to develop ways to reduce the infrastructure's impact upon the environment. on the front lines of protecting the beaches, are the crews that clean out the stormwater system. man: this big vactor truck works on the same principle as your vacuum cleaner in your house, only this thing sucks up the whole house. some of the storm drains collect a lot of trash. i started cleaning drains in '93. they were horrible because they hadn't been maintained so much. now this is a priority. you have trash, animal waste, and it ends up on our beaches. that is a health risk. that is one of the main reasons why we have to close the beaches after heavy rain. narrator: but even when it's not raining, water still enters the stormwater system, carrying pollutants. here on the west coast, a lot of our storm drain systems are separate from the sanitary sewer system, so if you dump something in the storm drain, it goes right to the ocean untreated. alamillo: we haven't had a major rainstorm in the last year or so yet there's a lot of water in this creek here. i would

we're getting new details tonight about a serious boating accident that killed three people in los angeles countythorities say the three women on a sedoo were both making high speed turns at the same time. they said it appears the speedboats struck the seadoo. it happened yesterday in san dimas. the women on the seadoo who are all members of the same family died. three of the four people on the boat were seriously injured. >>> auto workers for ford motor company appear closer to ratify a new contract. the union published the vote which pushed a total vote to 50%. four results will not be known until wednesday. after rejections next week, union leaders told the rank in file it was the best deal possible. this week workers for chrysler will also vote on a proposed contract. >>> a frustrating morning for a church congregation. instead of bibles they needed brooms. and why the pastor is upset with the red cross. >>> we're following breaking news where police have just arrive at the scene of a multiple shooting. >>> i will let you know if you have any rain clouds in the extended forecast. look, every

. >>> three women ridingn a sea- doo in a los angeles county reservoir were killed today with their personal watercraft crashed into a boat. three men on the boat were airlifted tot hospital with serious injuries a woman on the boat with minor injuries was taken by ambulance. accident happen happened at puddingstone reservoir near san dimas. there is no word on the cause, but the sea do manufacturer says the company does not make vehicles that carry three partners. >>> oakland residents heard the mayor and the new interim police chief howard jordan present a plan to make oakland city streets safer. allis rasmus. >> reporter: for the the people in the laney college gym the meeting started with a prayer for a city needing help. there have been 84 homicides in the city of oakland this year and 95 in all of last year. the mayor says that the solution is focusing rescues on the most problematic areas. >> 90% of all of the violent crime in this city happens in one hundred block. >> reporter: those blocks are mostly in east and west oakland. interim police chief howard jordan says residents can exp

she arrived an hour early for duty at the los angeles county morning. she completed orientation and -- put to before 8:00. yesterday she was turned away before arriving 40 minutes late to the morgue. she must complete 16 hours before a november 2nd court hearing. >> she will be doing general janitorial work cleaning floors vacuuming cleaning the restrooms emptying trash. that type of work. she with will not be having anything to do or touching any of the bodies or the deceased peep. >> a judge revoked her probation wednesday because she failed to show for her originally assigned service at a weapons shelter. >>> the weekend is here. -- the at a women's shelter. >> the weekend is here. >> the sun getting to its highest angle. all sun and good weather for the weekend if you like area beaches i'll show you how warm it will be. >>> important remind for all women as we mark an annual event. >>> bad news for wal-mart employees. what tens of thousands will not be getting any more from the nation's largest pri oops to keep tack of your kids. many devices have g

los angeles county officials say the fire started at about 5:00 this evening at the three story building in the city of carson. no injures have been reported. investigators are still investigating what started the fire. >>> fraud contributions are on pace for an increase. >> reporter: his name is demetri yakavencho and for hours he stopped at pharmacies to buy prescription drugs, how much? $38,000 worth. special agent in charge ivan negroni. a special agent who broke the case says that yakavencho used forged prescription drugs. this year yakavencho was picked up in tracy charged with commercial burglary and was recently sentenced to four years in state prison. the peddler is not alone, one agent told me he is working more than a dozen similar cases and the special agent in charge said this is a multi million crime that is gaining steam. >> if you are out there committing health care fraud, we're going to find you, we're going to investigate and we're going to prosecute you. >> reporter: that's a 24% increase over the total for all of last year. >> prescription medications they have a ver

los angeles. four people on the boat had serious to minor injuries. homicide detectives and los angeles countyuards are investigating the crash to determine what could have caused it. >>> petaluma police are searching for a man who they say attacked a woman and tried to rape her. the woman was walking alone on western avenue around 1:45 in the morning when she noticed a man following her. police say the man eventually caught up to the woman and pushed her into a nearby doorway. when the woman fought back and began screaming, the man then ran off. police searched the area but did not find that individual. >>> in the last 90 minutes, we received new video of occupy wall street protesters in new york city. police confronted them for blocking city treats early this morning. authorities have arrested more than 80 people in the past 24 hours. most for refusing to disperse. several protesters last night tried to take down police barriers. two officers were hurt in the scuffle. one had a head injury. to gain the most attention from tourists, demonstrators marched to citi bank, then to times square. th

los angeles courtroom today. karen brown reports for wjz. the 25-year-old was jailed for violating her probation for a shoplifting conviction. >> reporter: lindsay lohan was led away in handcuffs, after a los angeles county judge revoked her probation. at a hearing, the judge said it appeared the troubled actress violated her parole because she didn't do the community service at a los angeles women's shelter like the judge ordered. >> you're saying she went there for like an hour and a half and then blew them off? >> reporter: back in april, the judge ordered the star to serve five hours of community service, following a shoplifting incident at a jewelry store. the bulk of that was to take place at a doubt women's shelt -- downtown women's shelter. but the shelter fired lohan for missing a bunch of scheduled appointments. lohan's lawyer said she has done other parts of her sentence, and there is still time to do her community service. >> i believe this court gave ms. lohan a year to complete her community service, so from my standpoint, this is all premature. >> reporter: the judge was also upset that lohan hadn't even started the toughest part of her sentence, community service at the county morgue. she

looking for him when he disappeared. 68-year-old david lavau's car had plunged off a cliff in los angeles county. stayed in the car six days eating bugs and drinking creek water to survive, couldn't find his cell phone. a detective told his children the last signal from his cell phone came from a densely wooded area. >> we stopped at every ravine and looked over of hill and my brother got out of the car and we kept screaming. the next thing we heard dad say help, help and there he was. my dad would never not call his kids. there's four of us. by the time the fourth day, fifth day and sixth day we knew something was wrong. >> when firefighters went to rescue lavau, they found another car in the ravine. that driver did not survive. lavau remembers seeing oncoming headlights before he crashed but doesn't remember if he collided with another car. >>> coming up on the news edge at 11:00 maryland gets tough on texting drivers. the brand-new texting law takes effect tomorrow. >>> also starting tomorrow get ready to pay up when you visit urcome fast. filing deadlines are weeks away in primary states. >>

los angeles county officials say the fire started at about 5:00 this evening at the three story building in the city of carson. no injures have been reported. investigators are still investigating what started the fire. >>> fraud contributions are on pace for an increase. >> reporter: his name is demetri yakavencho and for hours he stopped at pharmacies to buy prescription drugs, how much? $38,000 worth. special agent in charge ivan negroni. a special agent who broke the case says that yakavencho used forged prescription drugs. this year yakavencho was picked up in tracy charged with commercial burglary and was recently sentenced to four years in state prison. the peddler is not alone, one agent told me he is working more than a dozen similar cases and the special agent in charge said this is a multi million crime that is gaining steam. >> if you are out there committing health care fraud, we're going to find you, we're going to investigate and we're going to prosecute you. >> reporter: that's a 24% increase over the total for all of last year. >> prescription medications they have a ver

los angeles, sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. >> there are more than 2 million uninsured people in los angeles county. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitnessews. radical riots, police clash in greece. >>> they love being together. >> true love begins and ends in iowa. the romantic story of a couple who died holding hands. >>> i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. we'll look at the weekend coming up. looks like a lot of sun coming our way in the first warning our way in the first warning five-day forec,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] can a health insurance company be ahead of the curve and still completely behind you? dave thinks so. he's putting two kids through college. ♪ and aetna's payment estimator lets him compare in-network specialists and out-of-pocket costs. ♪ so he knows what to expect before getting the bill. money saved. ♪ see the savings. aetna.com. aetna. know more. get better. >>> violence continues in the streets of greece, as protestors rally against the austerity bill. today's violence in athens started by the protestors themselves. police say some threw molotov kales. -- cocktails. they passed a bill that increases tax

los angeles, sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. >> there are more than 2 million uninsured people in los angeles county alone. >>> the use of anti-depressants the cdc says one in every 10 americans is taking some type of appellant depressant. and women -- anti-depressant. and women are more likely to take them than men. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> many libyan americans say it's cause for celebration. i'm derek valcourt, with local reaction to the death of moammar gadhafi, coming,, [ male announcer ] does your cable company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop paying so much for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price -- just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with no annual contract required. go to verizon.com/greatprice and save $600 in your first two years with our best price online. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers superior picture quality, more hd, plus america's fastest, most consistent and most reliable internet. why keep paying so much for cable? get fios tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- $89.99 a month wit

. >> it was a tense day in court today for the los angeles county coroner who investigated michael jackson's death as the prosecution used her to set the scene with photos. the defense poked holes in her decision during the investigation. >> would you agree with me that you made substantial number of mistakes in your investigation of this case. >> no. >> would you agree with me if you don't take notes and don't keep your notes that is bad having, that is bad -- bad investigation, bad investigative work. would you agree? >> no. >> fox's hal eisner is live in los angeles with more on what went on in court. thank you for being with us again. priority it and start with the with the cross-examination. we know the defense is trying to prove that michael jackson gave him the fatal dose of propofol. how would mistakes to the coroner be linked to the argument? >> i think you could break this into two different things. first of all, mistakes and what drug bottle she may have had or anything like that. certainly could speak to any testimony down the road from experts with regard to -- some issues at ha

this is carson, in los angeles county. right east of torrence. smoke and the flames actually for a while could be seen miles away. the burning embers though ignited several buildings and trailers in a mobile home park that was down wind from the original fire. authorities say at least three trailers were on fire as well as half a dozen palm trees. so far, no reports of any injuries. not clear yet what started the fire at that unoccupied apartment complex. >>> all right. we're turning to roberta to check on our forecast >> i was thinking of allen today because i was swimming at lake del valle and the water dropped to 61 degrees now. so they said that the striped bass, they have gone away! the catfish have gone away. but the trout were biting today. let's look at the temperatures right now and around our microclimates. san jose's reporting 72 degrees. that's at this hour. cupertino 73. morgan hill after a high today of 79 now at 73 degrees and santa clara still in the 60s. otherwise east of the bay, pretty uniform in the 70s, as well. and san franc

lohan is working at the los angeles county coroner's office, as part of her punishment for violating a shoplifting probation. yesterday, she was an hour late. today, she was an hour early. a judge will decide if she will have to face further punishment. >>> a baby's funeral is a fake. this is the sign a woman held while standing at a street corner in fontana. now, that woman and three others are behind bars for scamming people into making donations. police say the group made between $700 to $1400 a day. the scam lasted anywhere from six months to a year. >>> police say some drug dealers make a stupid move by actually advertising what they're selling. monique griego has more on what got them caught. >> reporter: well, denise, police in oregon say the group actually handed out flyers that said, heroin for sale. the flyer included their names and addresses on it. neighbors took pictures of drug activity at the home and turned them over to investigators. they also gave the flyers to police, who carefully built their case against homeowners. and six people are now under arrest. denise, ba

bill: lindsay lohan, actress, singer, toilet scrubber, lilo reportedly arriving early to the los angeles countyficials marked her tardy yesterday. a judge ordering her to clean bathrooms and mop the floors there as part of her community service. she pleaded no contest earlier this year to stealing a necklace from a jewelry store, you may remember. and on wednesday, police let her out of court in handcuffs after she failed to complete her hours at a women's shelter. but she posted bail. now we have a new mug shot. stunning edition to our growing collection. there it is. updating some of our top stories tonight. president obama saying today america's war in iraq will be over and all u.s. combat troops will return home by the end of the year. word a new cadaver dog has hit on the scent of a dead body at the home of a missing ten-month old baby girl in missouri. lisa irwin vanished earlier this month. and the body of one-time libyan dictator moammar gadhafi on dislay in a freezer at a shopping mall. the country's ruling body announcing it will officially declare the country's liberation tomorrow. o

a los angeles county judge revoked lohan's probation wednesday after the actress encountered problems during the community service assignment at a women's shelter. the judge will decide whether to send her back to jail november 2nd. the actress has been released early on four previous jail stints because of overcrowding. she was already on probation from a 2007 dui case. >>> there's a new honorary member of a boston fire house. he's not old enough to be a firefighter, but he is old enough to realize those firefighters saved his life this week earlier. reporter karen anderson tells the story. >> reporter: an emotional reunion between a boston fire lieutenant and a 6-year-old boy. >> this is your house all right? you lost your home but this is your house. >> reporter: lieutenant glen is once again holding the little boy he caught after xavier was dropped from the third floor of his burning rock bury home early monday morning. what did it feel like when he caught up? >> it feel like -- feel good. >> reporter: his grandmother was dangling him out the window waiting for someone to help. >>

on the stand right now, dan anderson, a toxicologist in the los angeles county coroner's office.the police interview of jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, who's been charged with involuntary manslaughter. thursday the defense tried to discredit investigator, alyssa fleek from the coroner's office. >> would you agree with me that you made a substantial number of mistakes in your investigation of this case? >> no. >> you wouldn't? would you agree with me that if you don't take notes, you don't keep your notes, that's bad investigation, that's bad investigative work. would you agree? >> no. >> joining me here in the studio, legal analyst, former sex crimes prosecutor. even though the investigator says isn't that bad investigative work, she did admit she could have done things differently. did that help the defense? >> i do think it did. you may not have thought so. but the reality is it did. you have a woman who did not put in the salient factors, that is about the propofol bottle in the iv bag until two years later. i mean, that's a bad fact. also she moved things aro

an investigator with the los angeles county coroner's office found 12 bottles of the powerful anestheticropofol in jackson's bedroom. she told the jury yesterday, one of them was empty. >> did you locate on the floor a 20 milliliter bottom of propo l propofol? >> yes, i did. >> and where was that located? >> on the floor next to the left side of the bed. >> and was it empty but for some drops of fluid as it is here today? >> correct. >> reporter: the coroner says jackson died of acute propofol intoxication. his doctor, conrad murray, deanalyze charges of manslaughter. in court, the jury learned murray's fingerprint was found on the 100 milliliter bottle of propofol that prosecutors say led to jackson's death. the bedroom looked more like a pharmacy. these are all the medications fleek says she discovered. she also said she found a syringe, an iv stand and an iv bag with propofol in it. on cross today, the defense tried to make her investigation look sloppy saying she didn't report propofol was in the room until two years after jackson's death. >> in fact, the very first time that you not

had several incredible stories but one involved his attempt to attack a sex offender at the los angeles county jail. >> got this freaking child molester on the tier. he's actually in the van talking about what he does. you know, i like to keep myself, hey, i don't lose my temper. keep myself calm, cool, and collective. that dude made me snap. i get in the van and i tell him, i'm going to rip the toilet off the wall. i'm going to bust through this frickin' glass. i'm going to drag it down the tier, and i'm going to bust through your glass and cut you up your [ muted ]. you're a dead man. yeah, yeah, yeah. then all you hear is steel bending. i got behind the toilet, pushed the toilet all the way back. long story short, i ripped the whole toilet off, wrapped my hands up with my socks, smashed through the glass. he hadn't seen me yet. you know what i mean? get on the tier. now he's screaming. and i'm dragging -- finally get out. all the homeys on the tier are cheering. this dude's just garbage. he's a serial rape chester. i'm dripping wet with sweat, blood on my hands, and i'm dragging the toilet

truth -- >> truth, the whole truth -- >> reporter: detail by detail, a medical examiner for los angeles countyr. conrad murray's defense -- that jackson gave himself the fatal dose of propofol. >> you would have to assume that mr. jackson woke up, he was able to somehow administer propofol to himself. and then he -- stops breathing and all of this takes place in, in the two-minute period of time. >> reporter: christopher rodgers said the lack of monitoring equipment indicated murray had no way of measuring exactly how much propofol he was administering. earlier the court heard the rest of murray's interview with police. he described his first meeting with katherine jackson, when she arrived at the hospital to see her son michael. >> he is not dead, is he? and the doctor said yes. and she broke down. >> reporter: jackson's children were inconsolable. paris telling murray -- >> i will wake up in the morning. i will see my daddy. >> reporter: murray said jackson's father never showed up. detectives told the doctor they tried several times to reach him but were unsuccessful. murray's attorney said

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