. >> michael jack was addicted if not physically, at least mentally to propofol. he felt he needed it to sleechlt dr. murray was attempting to wean him off propofol. do you immediately pull an addict away or do you try to wean them off? >> what do you make of the argument with the defense saying dr. murray was trying to help michael jack? >> that wouldn't surprise me as a defense. he was getting paid a lot of money. i would think he would try to do whatever he could to protect his patient. that's not inconsistent with what happened here. the argument here is he was negligent and shouldn't have given it in a manner he did, but he was negligent and did not watch over him and care for him knowing the type of drug he was given. he could have been trying to wean him off, but that doesn't make him less guilty of a crime. >> thank you very much for joining us. thank you. now to the big interview with the president that msnbc contributor was able to secure moments ago. president obama spoke with him on his radio show. the president talked about the recent killing of the a

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conrad murray's recklessness with the drug propofol cost michael jack sofrn's life.takes you inside the operating room to show you just how quickly propofol works. >> reporter: so we are here inside the operating room with a chief of an thesologist. propofol is a medicine he uses all the time. is this right over here? >> yes. >> reporter: looks like milk of mag knees ya. >> yes. we have to monitor his ekg, we have to make sure he's breathing, see the saturation, make sure he's vent late d. >> reporter: that's all typical. >> standard of care, yes. >> reporter: so the propofol -- >> you're going to get a little sleepy, vincent, okay? give me some good deep breaths. >> reporter: take a look at his eyes, how quickly -- >> deep breath, vincent. doing great. may feel a little burning, okay? >> narrator: ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. >> there's a reason for his heart rate increasing. see, his eyes have closed. >> reporter: his eyes closed. what else are you looking for? >> up here, he stopped breathing. this is watching his co2. he's not breath

this is unbelievable to hear michael jack in this state. thomas? >> i thought you were going to play it. excuse me. it's horrifying. it's tragic. it reached my heart. it's so sad. it really underscores how incompetent this doctor was. i think this prosecutor gave a very impactful, very clear, powerful, educational opening statement. this jury knows that propofol is a dangerous anesthetic. it's not just like a sleeping pill. it's not just like an anti-depressant or anti-anxiety pill. it's not a question of how many pills. this is a dangerous solution that doesn't belong anywhere near a home and any time you administer it, you must be train and have proper personnel and have proper equipment. when you couple that with the fact that this doctor hid from paramedics, police, and hospital personnel he had given this propofol to michael and asked others to sanitize and cleanse the crime scene, she in trouble. >> there media outlets that prince michael jackson, michael's oldest son wants to testify. he might be able to provide details on what was happening

. >> aeg, producers of michael jackson's tour declined to comment and they ignored michael jacks jackson'sealth or pushed him too hard. tell them what else fedex does. well we're now using more electric trucks and lower emission planes. we even offer a reusable envelope. now, can't we at least print on the back sides of used paper? what's the executive compensation list...? [ male announcer ] sustainable solutions. fedex. solutions that matter. if something is simply the color of gold, is it really worth more? we don't think so. chase sapphire preferred is a card of a different color. unlike others, you get twice the points on travel, and twice the points on dining, and no foreign transaction fees. call now or apply at chasesapphire.com/preferred. ♪ >> jermaine, you've written this extraordinarily honest, frank and open book. it's called "you are not alone:michael through his brother's eyes." what was he like as a young guy? describe the michael before it all became like a circus. >> michael was a very joyful kid. he was very fast on his feet. he was always into things. he was a bit nosey

want to be a little more specific about what happened on that day -- two days after the death of michael jacksn, dr. murray and myselfed and michael pena, sitting over there, from houston who knew dr. murray, we met with police detectives at the ritz-carlton marina del ray. the only thing that we chose was the location because we were staying there and the time because we had to fly in. you will learn that everything else at that meeting was decided by the police, detective martinez and detective smith. you will learn that prior to that meeting a phone call was made to dr. murray and michael pena returned it immediately and said, yes, of course we will come and talk. and you will learn that it wasn't just dr. murray that had a lawyer in this case. nine of the people's witnesses also had a lawyer in this case. it was just that type of case. now, prior to meeting with dr. murray drn a-- and by the we scheduled the meeting for 2:00, you'll hear, they rescheduled it for 4:00. with we were ready to go. >> you've been listening to the defense attorney make his case, his opening statements, in the tr

. >>> more than two years after michael jack stop eels death, for the very first time his doctor is facing fate. reporter roulette is next. or onr score 'cause they break it down to one simple number that you can use dot to take a break because the name is kinda long com in honor of the internet that it's on put it all together at the end of the song it gives you freecreditscore-dot-com, and i'm gone... offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com [ doorbell rings ] hello there. i'm here to pick up helen. ah. mom? he's here. nice wheels. oh, thanks. keeps me young. hello there, handsome. your dinner's in the microwave, dear. ♪ where do you want to go? just drive. [ engine revs, tires screech ] mom? ♪ >>> jury selection begins in the case against michael jackson's doctor, and twitter reveals pretty interesting information about who is reading tweets. let's play reporter roulette. first up alison kosik. we know the market closed. it was a down day today. the dow dropping 119 points. but alison, with wall street as a backdrop, we got two more opinions with the economy, the fact it's w

observations you've described as far as what was in the room and the condom court and ju catheter on michael january jack simultaneously? >> yes, going back to physically what happened. you indicated the children to leave the room, is that accurate? >> yes, sir. >> conrad murray then as you are coming back tells you michael had a bad reaction? >> yes, sir. >> did he then instruct you to take some viales or do something with some vials. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of vials and reached out to me and said, here, put these in a bag. >> where was conrad murray when he did that? >> he was kneeling down here in this area here. >> okay. and you've indicated the area to the side of what we've described as the far side of the bed in front of the night stand. you said he was kneeling down? >> correct, with one knee with his i believe his left knee then he had his other leg like kind of -- >> he had his other leg -- >> well, he didn't have his neon the floor. >> neither knee was on the floor? >> the left knee was. >> and the other knee was not? >> correct. >> from where did he pick up the vials? >> he p

michael s. curtin >> taiex patricia cushing. >> gavin cushny >> john d'allara >> vincent gerard d'amadeo >> jack> mary d'antonio >> edward a. d'atri >> michael d. d'auria >> michael jude d'esposito >> manuel john da mota >> caleb arron dack >> carlos s. dacosta dale.ian j. l >> joao alberto dafonseca aguiar, jr. >> thomas a. damaskinos >> jeannine marie damiani-jones >> the poet, john donne, roche, and never sent to know for whom the bell tolls. it tolls for thee. to mark the two strikes against the building in new york, a fall of the trade towers, the crash of flight 93 over pennsylvania, and now for the attack on the pentagon in washington, d.c. this year we will hear the bell tolled three times -- 6 times. [bell chiming] >> there are those that say that freedom of man is nothing but a dream. they are right. it is the american dream. the 1941 president franklin roosevelt to find the four freedoms on which the american dream was based. the first is freedom of speech and expression everywhere in the world. a second is the freedom of every person to worship god in his or her own way, everywhere i

question that needs to be answered did he give us michael jackson and a lethal dose of program thalberg one >> there is no way that dr. mary when pumped jackmichael jackson with a probe of wall walk and walk out the room is not one that is not the type of doctor dr. murray is >> how did it in embed is a good question and you have any idea how he got in there is expected to say that michael jackson in gave it to myself >> is it possible for a man to inject himself with the drug the answer is yes >> according to a time line merriam gave police he gave michael five doses of different trucks abroad at 10:40 a.m. he gave thnew >> there are even michael jackson was a drug addict and he was getting a physician conduct other doctors know that dr. murray do not know about them like to show this clip of the documentary of the this is a get the this is taken days before he died about nell then to more than two years after jackson's death they would be presented with the case and it will have to decide if conrad rate should be held reese possible with >> right now for 40 7:00 a.m. one and that looks like we'll have an easy day ahead of us >> be prepar

you'll always be in our hearts. >> michael sean curtain. >> patricia cushing. >> gavin. >> john delorera. >> jackonio. >> edward -- michael jude esposito. >> carlos e costa. >> caleb aaron zack. >> brian paul dale. >> thomas a. amiasteenose. >> jenin jones. >> the poet, john dunn, wrote, never send to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee. mark the two strikes against the buildings in new york, the fall of the two world trade towers, the crash of flight 93 over pennsylvania, and now for the attack on the pentagon in washington, d.c. this year, we will hear the bell toll six times. [bell] >> as archibald macleish wrote, there are those who say that freedom of man is nothing but a dream. well, they are right, it is the american dream. in 1941, president franklin delano roosevelt defined for the world the four freedoms on which the american dream is based. the first is freedom of speech and expression everywhere in the world. the second is the freedom of every person to worship god in his or her own way, everywhere in the world. the third is freedom from want everywhere in the world. the f

michael pinyetta. he likes it. sizemore, 8th jack of the season.hey win their third straight, 3-zip the final. >> and that's the way the ball bounces. see you tonight at five. have a great day. >>> up next at 9:30, the first bay area business to take advantage of the twitter tax break that san francisco is offering and it isn't twitter. >>> live in sacramento, the containers that hold your restaurant food could be banned in the state of california. one lawmaker says he doesn't like the lititititititititititil >>> welcome back, everyone, california could become the first state in the nation to ban styrofoam food containers. there is a proposed bill to put the ban in effect in 2016. capital correspondent annette miranda has the story from sacramento. >> reporter: those styrofoam containers for leftovers can be sturdy and keep feed warm but environmental leaders say they are a headache cluttering beachfronts and other areas. >> it never breaks down, it is not compostible, it lasts forever. >> this senator is on the verge of introducing legislation tha

most of all, admiral mullen, deborah, michael and i also want to acknowledge your son jack who's deployedoday. all of you have performed extraordinary service to our country. before i begin, i want to say a few words about some important news. earlier this morning, anwar al awlaki, a leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, was killed in yemen. the death -- [ applause ] the death of awlaki is a major blow to al qaeda's most active operational affiliate. awlaki was the leader of external operations for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. and that role he took the lead in planning and directing efforts to murder innocent americans. he directed the failed attempt to blow up an airplane on christmas day in 2009. he directed the failed attempt to blow up u.s. cargo planes in 2010. and he repeatedly called on individuals in the united states and around the globe to kill innocent men, women and children, to advance a murderous agenda. the death of awlaki marks another significant milestone in the broader effort to defeat al qaeda and its affiliates. furthermore, this success is a tribute to o

there's stephanie and jack - now he's a great business banker, jose and michael, (bike bell) tamika .great. >>> back now with ehud barak who is israeli defense minister and former prime minister. talk to me about the arab spring. we touched on that earlier. but clearly an extraordinary few months for the region. i mean, this is a kind of activity that would normally take generations to happen and it happened in a few months. right in the middle of it is israel. most people feel absolute sympathy with the sense that israel must feel of really being isolated, of being vulnerable, of being surrounded by almost constant instability. what is it like to be the israeli defense minister in the middle of all this? >> it's clear we have to rely upon ourselves, that it's a tough neighborhood. no mercy for the weak, no second opportunity for those who cannot defend themselves. and in a moment of truth -- and we looked very carefully on egypt and tunisia, on libya, on syria, it's clear to us. we will have to stand alone. so we have to be strong and self-confident and well trained and well equipped

well, in this case the dog eight $49,000. 7 on your side's michael finney stepped in to help get that money back. >> this is jackike any normal puppy he likes to play, romp and chew. >> and he ate all the paper in the house he could get his teeth on. >> that's what got him into trouble back in march. it started when fred zoner and roberto inherited part of her mother's estate. that included two accounts at bank of america worth $49,000. >> i got the checks in march and they vanished. >> roberto received two checks and left them right here on this table with the rest of the mail. >> unfortunately we have a very young and very precocious puppy that decided to taste them. >> roberta's son, dan, says he's pretty sure what happened. the puppy was in full of mischief. dan found chewed-up wires and paper all over the house. so when the check went missing, all eyes turned to this little guy. >> seriously jack ate the checks. >> we're not sure if he actually completely ate them, but i did find scraps of boa material all over. >> roberta contacted the bank. she was embarrassed to say they were in a dog's belly so she repo

seven or your side michael finney stepped in to help get the money back. >> this is jack.'s all the paper in the house he could get his teeth on. >> that got him in trouble in march. it started win his owner inherited part of her mother's estate. that included two accounts of bank of america worth $49,000. >> i got the checks in march and they vanished. >> she received two checks and left them right here on the table with the mail. >> unfortunately, we have a very young and very precocious puppy that decided to taste them. >> roberta says she is sure she knows what happened. their scottish terrier was a puppy and full of mischief. dan was finding he couldded up cables and wire and paper all over the house so when the check went missing, all eyes turned to this little guy. >> seriously. jack ate the checks. >> we're not sure if he actually completely ate them but i did find scraps of b of a material all over. >> she contacted the bank. she was embarrassed to say the checks were in the dog's belly but instead she reported them lost. the bank confirmed no one would cash them,

there's stephanie and jack - now he's a great business banker, jose and michael, (bike bell) tamika .

there's stephanie and jack - now he's a great business banker, jose and michael, (bike bell) tamika . the case against michael jackson's doctor is missing. that's one of the topics i talked about with hln's jane velez-mitchell. jane, i want to start with the trial. i know it's going to be high drama. you and i both will be covering conrad murray in l.a. later this month. but there's always a twist. there's also drama. a key witness is missing. what's going on? >> that's absolutely right, don. he was a key witness who testified in the preliminary hearing that he in the weeks before michael jackson's death shipped huge, huge quantities of propofol to dr. conrad murray. obviously, a crucial witness for the prosecution. because dr. murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter, basically behaving with criminal negligence and engaging in activity that posed a risk of death to michael jackson. and so giving him huge quantities of propofol, which is not supposed to be used as a swleep aid, which is only supposed to be used in a surgical setting, that would be a huge win for the prosecution

jack, that's so terrible. that man is such a phony then. >> michael, your reaction when you heard that part of the tape?oint in time, this was specifically spring of 1964. robert kennedy was filling her ears with what j. edgar hoover was telling him from wiretaps that was on martin luther king's telephones and eavesdropping on his rooms and so forth. that king was doing these things. particularly that king had made fun of president kennedy's funeral. if you have to say one thing that would have alienated jacque kennedy at that point, it would be something like that. she wasn't sure if it was true nor was bobby. at least the idea he might have was enough to make her very angry. >> presidential historian michael beschloss. thanks for joining us tonight, michael. >> pleasure, lawrence. >>> coming up, it took a wrestling match with god for rick perry to find religion. penn jillette, author of "god, no!" joins me to discuss that one. >>> and in the rewrite, what rick perry doesn't understand about economics and the lesson in the crucifixion of jesus christ. opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hi

. >> reporter: michael's vision voids that express both loss of life and hope for those left behind. echoing in that pride is jack mitro. he donned his hard hat the day after 9/11. >> i am a machine operator. [ inaudible ] bringing closure to the families or even finding what we could find, that meant a lot. >> reporter: ten years later, his hard hat is covered with 9/11 stickers, a reminder of that day and of his part in helping new york rebuild. the memorial, which cost $400 million to construct, will open to the public on monday. and already more than 34,000 visitor passes have been issued for the first week alone. it's expected more than 4 million people will visit just in the first year. and during that time, construction will be ongoing here on the 9/11 museum and an underground transportation hub and of course, on the new trade towers. glimmering in the shadow of the memorial is one world trade center. 102 story, 2.6 million square foot skyscraper. also under construction, tower four. a 72 story glass testament to the triumph of human dignity. there are two other towers that are supposed to be constructed,

patricia cushing gavin cushny john d'allara vincent gerard d'amadeo jack d'ambrosi mary d'antonio edward a. d'atri michaelchael jude d'esposito carlos s. dacosta caleb dack joao alberto dafonseca aguiar, jr. thomas a. damaskinos jeannine marie damiani-jones [moment of silence] >> the poet john donne wrote to, "it tolls for the." to mark against the strikes of the fall of the two world trade center, but light 93 over pennsylvania, and now for the attack on the pentagon in washington, d.c. this year, we will hear the bell tolled six times. [bell tolling] [bell tolling] [bell tolling] [moment of silence] >> there are those who say the freedom of man is nothing but a dream, well that are right. it is the american dream. in 1941, president franklin delano roosevelt to find for the world of the four freedoms on which the american dream is based. the first is freedom of speech and expression. everywhere in the world. the second is the freedom of every person to worship god in his or her own way everywhere in the world. the third is freedom from want everywhere in the world. the fourth is freedom from fear anywhe

michael jackson's physician dr. conrad murray is accused of giving it what happens to be a lethal dose of a powerful sleeping aid of jackdeo of jackson's family arriving to the courthouse center has more on the first day of the trout. >> dr. conrad murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly administering the lethal dose of propofol to michael jackson. >> it was the commander it unskilled hands in his desire to obtain his lucrative contract of 150,000 polish per month that live dr. marie not only to abandon his patient, but to abandon all principles and medical care. >> prosecutors clinton met according to jackson captured on dr. maria iphone officials the king of pop highly under the influence of an unknown agent. prosecutors said that this is evidence that dr. murray knew about jackson's health issues weeks before his death. the defense argued that it was michael jackson who himself the additional post of propofol which killed him. cut the producer of michael jackson's this is a concert tour was the first witness for the prosecution he testified he was troubled by michael jackson the parent at a rehe

conrad murray did arrive to this courthouse as well as members of the jack soon family, all gearing up for day one of the trial. michaele died, two years ago, now he is facing involuntary manslaughter charges. he's also according to the prosecution supposed to be actually facing charges that he administered the lethal dose of propofol and that is a very powerful sedative that's administered usually in a hospital setting. and in this case, he was giving it to jack soon to treat him for insomnia. now, the defense will argue that dr. murray did not inject him with lethal amounts of that medication. the jury of 12 people, seven men, five women, will be hearing the case, deciding dr. murray's fate and, of course, this is day one of the trial of dr. conrad murray. >> a story we'll be following. thank you, sandra. >>> 8:45. taking a look at stocks right now, the bill board showing us a big jump. stocks are soaring on a wave of hope that eurozone officials are looking to add measures to cut greece's debt and shore up the region's bank. gold is rebounding. right now, the dow is up 250, at 11,293. nasdaq is up 52. s&p is up 24.

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the guy responsible for getting michael jackson ready to perform those concerts in london that were scheduled and the prosecution will use him to establish that jackood health in the days before his death. they'll have kenny ortega say as he did in the preliminary hearing that he was in fantastic health and his underlying health concerns didn't cause his death. the defense maintains it wasn't just what happened that night, it was what happened to jackson over years of substance abuse that caused his death. they'll try to eat away at ortega using all of the information they have, possibly old e-mails, et cetera, because remember, there was concern with the group that put on this production that michael jackson wasn't ready. this is a very important witness really for both sides. >> all right, ted, we'll continue to follow the story with your help. thanks very much. >>> the federal government won't be shutting down after friday. democrats and republicans have resolved their dispute over the funding for fema, the disaster relief agency. that allowed the senate to approve a temporary spending bill. >>> no, not the jackson trial, rowdy protesters on th

jack dembrowski's daughter lost h her father. we will hear from her. >>> and unveiling of the memorial at ground zero. we will speak to one of the people behind its planning. >> and my dad michaelly. we. you in our hearts and in our thoughts each and every day. because of the example you have set for us we live each day in hopes that you would be proud of us. dad, we are still checking the waves for you. angela ] endless shrimp is our most popular promotion at red lobster. there's so many choices. the guests come in and they're like yeah i want to try this shrimp and i want to try this kind and this kind. they wait for this all year long. [ male announcer ] it's endless shrimp today at red lobster. youravorite shrimp entrees, like garlic shrimp scampi or new sweet and spicy shrimp. as much as you like any way you like for just $15.99. [ trapp ] creating an experience instead of just a meal that's endless shrimp. my name is angela trapp. i'm a server at red lobster and i sea food differently. [bell tolling] >> bells tolling in a pennsylvania field where ten years guy today with america in the grips of incomprehensible terror, 40 men and women displayed one of the greatest acts e

michael o'grady of the university of chicago and edward sondik talked about life expectancy in america. jack hayes will talk about the structure of weather forecasting and climatology. plus your e-mail, phone calls, and tweets. washington journal is like friday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now, a conference on counter- terrorism that looks at u.s. security since the 911 attacks. we will hear from joe lieberman. his remarks are 30 minutes. >> thank you, very much, gary. thank you for that welcome. i remember a gathering here a few years ago when henry kissinger was the keynote speaker, and the moderator said henry kissinger is a man who needs a knowledge reduction, so -- needs no introduction, so i give you dr. kissinger, and kissinger got up and said the it was probably true that he did not need an introduction, but he liked a good introduction, so i appreciate that introduction. [laughter] good afternoon. let me thank the national consortium for terrorism and responses to terrorism and the university of maryland. in less than two weeks, the united states will commemorate the 10th anni