the spectacular and bizarre atmosphere surrounding the michael jackson molestation trial is where i want to begin tonight. prosecutors charged jackson with molesting a 13-year-old boy. they claimed the king of pop gave the boy alcohol, or jesus juice, as he called it, and conspired to hold him and his family against their will. he was found not guilty on all charges. after the stunning verdict, many said jackson's celebrity status was a huge factor in this case. joining me now, my incredible expert panel. also dear friends all, diane dimond, journalist and syndicated columnist whose pieces can be seen at her website, dianedimond.net. she's also the author of be careful who you love, inside the michael jackson case. and aphrodite jones, author of "michael jackson conspiracy." plus lisa bloom, an anchor on the legal network in session. lisa, what do you believe are the biggest lessons we can learn from the michael jackson trial? >> i think there's no question that his celebrity status and what led to his acquittal in part. because we know from some of the jurors who were interviewed afterw

aphrodite, you saw it, the jury was transfixed on michael jackson sitting five feet away from them in his pajamas looking like he was in pain and dishevelled. >> diane, we saw that. but remember from the waist up, you only saw jackson in his jacket, blazer. >> he had on blue pajamas with clouds on them. >> the blue pajama bottoms. you can see them right there. >> i was told by a jury foreman that he honestly did not know those were pajamas until after the fact. >> whatever. his team could have brought him some trousers. >> you know who could see was the accuser. i'm sure it was distracting to him. and part of what he testified about was part of the molestation was afterwards michael jackson asked him to put on his pajama pants. >> bingo. >> that was bizarre. and clearly bingo. but if jackson was trying to detract from that testimony of pajamas don't you think he wouldn't have worn the pajamas? i just think it was jackson being jackson. not feeling well. not being dishevelled. >> it was a crucial day and it threw the kid off his game. let's face it. i mean, there was no accident there,

the michael jackson suicide shocker. a development as a major figure who caused big trouble for jackson kills himself. what really happened? >> the brand-new explosive carrie prejean porn war. tonight carrie's threat over her solo sex tape. will she stop it from getting out? tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. >> i'm a.j. hammer from new york city. >> this is brooke anderson from hollywood and we have remarkable developments in the sarah palin-levi johnston smack down. >> sarah palin would have never imagined this when she went up to the republican national convention with her pregnant teenage daughter. this will be the big news we would be talking about over a year later. this would be the big news breaking today. unbelievable. "showbiz tonight" obtained new video of levi johnston strutting his stuff, so to speak and taking new swings at his almost one-time mother-in-law as he arrived in all his glory. that glory include this is news. "showbiz tonight" obtained the first photo released from hi

. >>> a lot of people fired up about the new michael jackson controversies as his movie "this is it" comes out. we've got a call from debra, she's furious about michael's dermatologist suing the estate and thinks joe jackson is trying to wrongly cash in on the film. >> i feel dr. klein is trying to get a piece of the action. and i feel the same way about joe jackson. he didn't want to be a part of michael jackson's life at one time and michael didn't want him in his life. why should he get anything he makes? >> thank you, deborah. but maryland from texas doesn't see anything wrong with michael's death making money off the movie. >> i think joe jackson should profit from whatever proceeds that comes from the michael jackson film and any other moneys that he has coming. he was the one who originally started them, all the hoopla concerning michael jackson. and so i definitely believe that he should profit just like everybody else. >> thanks for your call, maryland. the showbiz on call phone lines are never closed. give us a ring 1-888-sbt-buzz. >>> tonight, rosie o'donnell is dropping bo

i was always a fan of michael jackson's music, but i can't say i was still into michael jackson the wayt why i liked him. so when i went to go see this movie, i can honestly say to you i was blown away and not expecting to be. i was blown away because you see his passion for what he does, his humility, his kindness to people was really something to see. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. frank, did you see the film? >> oh, yes, i've seen it, many stages. of course, i've seen the finished product many times. gayle is right. it shows the warmth of michael. it shows his work ethic. it shows how passionate he was about this show and how perfect he wanted it to be. >> joy, he was a perfectionist in every sense of the word. >> the music is great. i mean, when you just want to move. >> and i'm telling you, joy, it brings it all back to you. what bothers me when i hear people criticizing the movie. because this was not a movie that was supposed to be for public consumption. this was for his own personal library. we were never supposed to see this. when people say, they had to use subtitles, well, he wasn't t

or michael jackson.is record-breaking new film "this is it" is exploiting him in death. who will we choose? >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm brooke anderson in hollywood and we will be naming "showbiz tonight's" most provocative celebrity of the week in just a moment. but first, incredible new revelations today from jessica simpson as she speaks out about her top ideal qualities for the perfect man. jessica's not mincing words tonight. she's telling "extra" what exactly she wants from a man. and after years of heartbreak, this girl isn't messing around. she knows what she wants and wait until you hear her list. one must-have quality, a spiritual man. tonight in hollywood, kim serafin, the senior editor for "in touch weekly." and also joining me in hollywood, carlos diaz, a correspondent for "extra." and you guys got a fascinating interview with her. she tells exactly what it is she is looking for in a man. watch this. >> i like a confident man. i definitely love a spiritual man. i love intellec

the michael jackson suicide shocker. a startling development as a major figure who caused big trouble for jackson kills himself. what really happened. >>> the brand-new explosive carrie prejean porn war. tonight, carrie's dramatic threat over her solo sex tape. will she stop it from getting out? >>> tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. >>> hello. i'm a.j. hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. >> hi, there, everyone. i'm brooke anderson, coming to you from hollywood. and tonight, there are remarkable new developments in the sarah palin/levi johnston smackdown. >> yeah, brooke, here is what i'm thinking. that sarah palin could have never imagined when she trotted levi johnston up there at the republican national convention along with her pregnant teenage daughter this would be the big news we would be talking about just over a year later. that this would be the big news breaking today. unbelievable. "showbiz tonight" obtained today new video of levi johnston strutting hi

. >>> a lot of people fired up about the new michael jackson controversies as his movie "this is it" comes out. we've got a call from debra, she's furious about michael's dermatologist suing the estate and thinks joe jackson is trying to wrongly cash in on the film. >> i feel dr. klein is trying to get a piece of the action. and i feel the same way about joe jackson. he didn't want to be a part of michael jackson's life at one time and michael didn't want him in his life. why should he get anything he makes? >> thank you, deborah. but maryland from texas doesn't see anything wrong with michael's death making money off the movie. >> i think joe jackson should profit from whatever proceeds that comes from the michael jackson film and any other moneys that he has coming. he was the one who originally started them, all the hoopla concerning michael jackson. and so i definitely believe that he should profit just like everybody else. >> thanks for your call, maryland. the showbiz on call phone lines are never closed. give us a ring 1-888-sbt-buzz. >>> tonight, rosie o'donnell is dropping bo

. >> and for michael jackson, many details didn't come to light until the tragic and sudden death inwhen michael jackson died, all of a sudden the pandora's box of dark secrets was opened tie world was shocked when investigators uncovered jackson's outrageous abusive prescription painkillers including a highly dangerous anesthetic called propofol. the drug that ultimately killed him. one of the most alarming and tragic of jackson's dark secrets are audio tapes revealing the graphic descriptions of being abused by his father, joe jackson. >> he makes you strip naked. oil you down. it is a ritual. so when the flip of the ironing chord hits you, it would just -- you know? and it was just like me dying. >> rabbi revealed the interviews to "showbiz tonight." >> even when i hear it now, it is painful. because it shows a side of michael that is so contradicted to the superstar who played before millions of fans. >> i would just give up. like there was nothing i could do. you know? and i just hated him for it. hated him. >> i don't think michael was ever known as a man. i don't think we unde

. >> michael jackson's startling secret about what h his dad would do to him. tonight, the most dramatic, the most personal, the deepest darkest secrets of the stars revealed. but why are so many stars speaking out so recently? why now? it's a not-to-be-missed "showbiz tonight" special report. >>> and you have got to see this video. wow, a female college soccer player punches, kicks, pulls air, you name it. it's all caught on tape. i think it may be the dirtiest, most violent sports tape of all time. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. >>> time now for the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now.

michael jackson reportedly had an abundance of them. but these people were not apparently among them. listen. >> i screamed at him and i use the words michael, if you continue this, you will die. >> he said can you find me a doctor. i don't care how much money they want, i don't care what it is they want, i want this drug. >> i said michael, this is something serious. you don't want to take this. you just don't want to take this. >> i said what the heck do you want a narcotic prescription for. then suddenly dawned on me that he was already taking these and that he had probably a number of doctors who were giving him these prescriptions. >> michael, of course, had the financial means to get what he wanted. cnn's dr. sanjay gupta reported that during a european tour, michael traveled with his own mini clinic, complete with an i.v. drip and two physicians, one of whom was an anesthesiologist. amy palmer, when celebrities addicts are determined to get drugs, do they have the money, the power, the clout to get them, no matter what? is it almo

this is absolutely michael jackson. he was filming this for his personal library and this is now a gift to his fans. >> and speaking of the fans, how do you think the fans are processing it? we know one of his more famous fans, liz taylor, went twitter crazy. she sent out i think 30 tweets saying you've got to see this movie. you owe it to yourself. what do you think this is going to mean for fans? >> the fans are absolutely going to love this movie. i saw it in new york the night that it premiered and the whole movie theater was shut down. they were only showing "this is it." there were a lot of press people there but the other half was fans. the fans were clapping during the movie. they were going crazy. and as you said, liz taylor tweeted about it. the fans went out there. it's gone viral. they're tweeting, facebooking. everybody loves it. >> this is supposed to be a limited release. they've billed it that way. it's already made a ton of money. you know the business. do you think it's going to end up running longer t

a lot of people thought this is why michael jackson settled the 1993 case for $20 million, because the evidence was so powerful. but this is klein's explanation and he insists jackson did not molest them. >> we have ten seconds. do you buy it, yes or no? >> you know, jane, you covered michael jackson enough to know that what makes sense in our world didn't necessarily make sense in his, so i honestly don't know. >> got to leave it right there. thanks, harvey. love having you on. >>> inside the mind of a twisted sexual deviant. the halloween madman who tortured a woman for 13 hours on halloween night is speaking out from behind bars on camera, and you're not going to believe what he's saying. >>> plus, the secret life of a celebrity sportscaster. jim nance, perhaps the most popular sports commentator in the country but now a nasty divorce is revealing some of his dark secrets as his 26-year marriage collapses. we now learn he's had an affair with a woman who was only three years old when nance was married. >>> in the spotlight tonight, a sa disk sexual deviant boasting from behind bars

>> michael jackson also got counseling from rabbi shmuley. so i think maybe rabbi shmuley is not the ticket here. >> i love rabbi shmuley. i love him in "kosher sex." >> i know. >> perhaps maybe the best way to apologize to your ex-wife and children is not in public at a but perhaps at home in private. >> this is how you communicate. >> this is true. >> you look directly into the camera and you say, i'm very sorry, your turn and now they do it. >> okay, let's do another story. >> i can't believe kate gosselin was one of those people who pimped her children. i just realized i had it with me. oh my god! >> and, by the way, that baby has better hair than kate. >> okay, that's enough with the baby. she is adorable. >> everyone is going to be ovulating because he is so cute. >> we're having women on later who actually have like 18 children, some of them. so stay tuned for that. let's switch gears. >>> jay leno said if the nbc suits asked him to, he would return to the "tonight" show. >> they're not old enough to wear suits. he'll be waiting foreve

>>> then the michael jackson saga takes another sad turn.he father of the buy that acruised him of child molestation takes his own life. >>> and vary palin is talking about her book. %%%%%%%%% >>> tonight on "the joy behar show" sarah palin's rogue tour rolls on as she tries to sell her book by trash talking her fellow americans. >>> the 9/11 trils being held in new york city. bad idea, good idea? >>> she went there the land down under to the top of the music world. after battle with breast cancer, she's here. the one, the only, olivia newton-john. all this and more starting right now. >>> shocking new guidelines for breast cancer screening were released this week which have the entire medical world talking. among the recommendations with no mammograms or self-breast exams before 50. joins me are dr. marie savard an internist and the lovely and kalted olivia newton-john, herself a survivor. welcome. you were in your 40s when you were diagnosed. >> yes. >> how did you find it? >> i found it myself. i'm so up in arms. i found nit a sel

michael didn't include his dad in his will. joe jacksonthose are expenses that michael was supposedly helping joe out with before his death. >>> okay, did you see this? i think this could be one of the dirtiest, most outrageous sports videos i've ever seen. take a look. the university of new mexico soccer player, elbowed, kicked, grabbed a ponytail and ranked her to the ground during a game with brigham young. these ladies play hard but it is disgusting, especially because lambert wasn't kicked out of the game. she's apologized saying, i let my emotions get the best of me in a heated situation. i take full responsibility for my actions and accept any punishment felt necessary. that punishment has been handed down. lambert has been suspended from his team indefinitely. better late than never, i guess. >>> tonight, john travolta speaks for the first time since the tragic death of his son's death jett. travolta is opening up, how his family is cope and the steps taken eve and every day to get by. john's words out, just today. this is "showbiz

challenge it, quickly carlos, it seems to me that all joe is doing is continuing to inflict pain on michael jackson in death. of course that's what michael had said that joe had done to him in life. >> yeah. continuing to live off of michael jackson which is what he did most of his life. i can't imagine joe jackson needing money. he's promoting artists left and right as we remember michael jackson. why aren't they making money. >> a strange thing. got to end it there. thanks so much. >>> brooke, as we move on, the idea of a sarah palin talk show really has got our "showbiz tonight" viewers talking. >> it does, a.j., after oprah asked, the lines lit up. we've got more operators now than there are moose in alaska. got a call in to showbiz on call who says you bet when it comes to a palin talk show. >> i think sarah palin will make a very nice talk show host. she is a great presentation, her style is great and she looks great when she walks out. her voice is annoying but she'd be fine like oprah winfrey. she'll be okay. >> thank you for your call. >> glenda thinks that sarah palin and kate gosselin ha

. >> larry: on michael jackson's memorial. ♪ >> it was very tough for me. >> larry: her fans.amily. are you with child? and the abuse bombshell she drops exclusively to us. >> abuse has several categories. >> larry: and then shakira, shaking up some serious issues too. shi wants to change the way children are educated. can he is conquer all of this? next on "larry king live." ♪ >> larry: hey. we are excited to welcome back to "larry king live," mariah carey. the grammy winning superstar, top selling female recording artist of all time. her new album, i clutch it here, "memoirs of an imperfect angel." the first single "obsessed" has gone platinum and appearing in the new film that everyone is raving about called "precious." it's great to have you. the last time you were here was in 2002. seven years. >> seven long years. >> larry: what kept you so long? >> you didn't call me and invite me, and every time -- though every time i watch you in "america's sweethearts," i just -- classic. that's why before we get started, i was saying kiki. i was waiting for someone to tell me to pus

what does former baseball slugger sammy sosa have in common with the late king of pop michael jackson? well, take a look here. sosa is denying that he's trying to lighten his skin, as jackson did. but look at the two pictures side by side here. the soon to be 41-year-old he does look dramatically different than he did just six months ago. here's sosa's explanation. he says a skin cream he's used for years combined with a bright tv lights at the latin grammy awards made his skin look lighter. he declined to give a name of that cream. just has a lot of people talking. >>> a rock slide closes a tennessee highway, but just as crews were trying to clear up that mess, oh, you can see here what gave way. more of this in a moment. >>> hey, guys. hope you're having a good, safe trip and we're thinking about you. our prayers are with you. may god bless. >> we want to echo that sentiment as well on this veterans day. thank you to all of you who are serving and have served and to your families making the sacrifice by being away from you. we're thinking at you as well. >>> a private u.s. security

michael jackson's will didn't say anything about his dad. said his father was abusive, but joe jackson denies it. >>> we want you the take -- we want to take you down to a memorial known as the healing fields. this is in california and they're placing one u.s. flag for each of the service members who have died in the war on terror. here is a mom who lost her son in battle. >> my son was like 510 or 513 and here we are over 5,000. it still hurts and every year, it doesn't really get better, it goes deeper. >> people listened for more than five hours of the game of the fallen service members being read aloud. >>> cnn has learned that major hasan, the suspected shooter in the attack, is conscious, he's awake and talking. that's according to to a public affairs person at the army center in san antonio. they did not know when hasan started talking. they could not say whether he has been speaking with the army investigators about the shooting. >>> the berlin wall fell 20 years ago today. people around the world are celebrating the day. it's one of

to be fair. >> kind of like michael jackson before and after? saying that he's really not doing that, trying to deny he is lightening his skin like jackson did. you take a look. look at this. the soon-to-be 41-year-old is looking dramatically different than just six months ago. look at the difference. he said it's a cosmetic cream he has used for years that combined with the bright tv lights where he was photographed in vegas, it made his skin look lighter. sosa wouldn't given the name of the cream he used when he was asked for it. hmm. well from a college dropout to a multimillionaire, 21-year-old joe cada made all those hours playing poker play off becoming the youngest winner of the world series of poker and getting a purse worth more than $8.5 million. the tournament began back in july with nearly 6,500 participants. cada's parents weren't happy with his college decision initial initially but they have softened their stance after this. >>> a special veterans day salute. the blackhawks will wear special camouflaged jerseys during warm-ups. th

wow. >>> how popular is the michael jackson documentary "this is it" here's a sign. getting an extended run. look at the box office receipts so far. >>> here's something that will stop you in your tracks. nearly half of all u.s. kids could be on food stamps at some point during their childhood pap new study says 90% of african-american kids and 30% of white kids may get foot stamps by age 20. it warns the recession could push the numbers even higher. the studies is in the archives at pediatrics and adolescent medicine. >>> lawmakers want to ban pilots from using laptop computers in the cockpit. i wonder what brought this on? remember that northwest airlines plane that overshot minneapolis by 150 miles? the pilots say they were on their laptops when it happened. the chairman of the senate aviation subcommittee says a bill could be introduced in about a week. other devices bike dvd players and mp3 players could also be included. >>> the michael jackson documentary "this is it" will now run through thanksgiving. it was originally scheduled to run for just two weeks. wel

. >> michael jackson's secrets about what his dad would do to him.deepest darkest secrets of the stars revealed. some are some speaking out so recently? it's a not to be missed special report. a female college soccer player punches, kicks, pulls hair, you name t. all caught on tape. i think it may be the dirtiest, most violence spores page of all time. time now for the sh"showbiz new ticke ticker". more stories making news right now. >> you are watching "showbiz tonight" on hln. at the bottom of your screen, more compelling and provocative news from "showbiz tonight." >> call it like it is. tennis was a deep part of my life for a long, long time. >> just after he shocked the world by admitting to using crystal meth, andre agassi opens up with an unbelievable confession. for most of his life, he actually hated tennis. >> andre agassi is one of the many star this is year coming out with a shocking dark secret. welcome back to "showbiz tonight" with brooke ander snon hollywood. we have a special report, dark secrets of the stars from heart breaking conf

it's the same thing with michael jackson and his dad.t just shows exactly where their heads were. >> well, in an interview with barbara walters for "20/20," just before farrah died, ryan o'neal claimed that farrah had agreed to marry him. >> i asked her to marry me again and she's agreed. >> really? >> swear to god. >> why don't you just go do it? >> well, we will as soon as she can do it. i promise you, we will. >> laura, were you stunned that ryan was left out here? >> i was a little shocked, but you have to remember, they weren't married, so they might have had separate accounts. he might have his own money somewhere else and property. he might have all of the property in his name. so why she didn't physically say, i want to give you this, ryan, there are a lot of things we still don't know yet. we kind of have to reserve all of our -- all of that until more comes out. >> we know that -- >> and i didn't want to be insensitive about this, but i hope somebody's hoping redmond manageredman manage that money. >> thank you both. good to se

conrad murray, under investigation in michael jackson's death, will be in a las vegas court today but the hearing isn't directly related to the jackson case. murray will ask the judge to make minimal child payments for now because he can get work. he's fallen more than $14,000 behind in payments to a california woman and her son. murray's the focus of a homicide investigation by l.a. police. he reportedly told them he gave jackson a powerful anesthetic before the singer died. >>> defense secretary robert gates has blocked the release of any new photos that aper to show americans abusing foreign detainees. the obama administration told the supreme court, gates is using his new power provided by a law signed last month. gates says the release would put u.s. citizens and service members in danger. >> i absolutely agree -- >> it's a huge story. >> so we want to throw the question at you here and get your opinion. is it important for the public to see these alleged abuse pictures or do you agree with secretary gates that the publication of the photos would endanger u.s. troops? e-mail us a

. >> and for michael jackson, many details didn't come to light until the tragic and sudden death inwhen michael jackson died, all of a sudden the pandora's box of dark secrets was opened tie world was shocked when investigators uncovered jackson's outrageous abusive prescription painkillers including a highly dangerous an stettic called propofol. the drug that ultimately killed him. one of the most alarming and tragic of jackson's dark secrets are audio tapes revealing the graphic descriptions of being abused by his father, joe jackson. >> he makes you strip naked. oil you down. it is a ritual. so when the flip of the ironing chord hits you, it would just -- you know? and it was just like me dying. >> rabbi revealed the interviews to "showbiz tonight." >> even when i hear it now, it is painful. because it shows a side of michael that is so contradicted to the superstar who played before millions of fans. >> i would just give up. like there was nothing i could do. you know? and i just hated him for it. hated him. >> i don't think michael was ever known as a man. i don't think we unde

michael jackson, his scalp was burned in 1984. his injuries were much less severe than michael brewers, still, they were excruciating and led to jackson developing an addiction to painkillers. jackson befriended fellow burn victim, david. david was 6 years old when his dad set him on fire. doctor, we pray michael brewer survives, but how long will his recovery take? describe what he's going to go through how many years before he's out and about. >> this is a life-changing event. things will never be exactly the same, but we hope and expect that he'll get back to a reasonably good quality of life. we still have some operations to do for skin grafting. there could be further reconstructive operations after the grafting, depending on how the healing goes and there's at least a year of intensive therapy and after that, it all slows down a little bit as things stabilize, but it's a life altering event. >>> we have to move on to tonight's big issue. teen justice. these young teenagers are charged as adults with attempted murder. is that

plus a court has just decided whether michael jackson father can have a piece of the singer's estate. >>> you know what, if you have someone in your life who has served in the military, this is the day to say thank you. it is veteran's day, the day that's meant to honor people who served in the military, many of whom give the ultimate sacrifice. >>> a u.s. pilot was yanked off of a flight minutes before takeoff because a co-worker thought he might be drunk. erwin vermont washington was set to fly united jet from london chicago monday. british police arrested him when he flunked a breathalyzer. washington is grounded for now. an airline spokesperson says that united's policies is among the strictest in the industry. we have no tolerance for violation of this well established policy. >>> the mastermind before a sniper attacks that terrorized the nation in 2002 said nothing before his execution last night. john allen mohammed died by lethal injection at 9:11 eastern. this the ambulance that took away his remains. some witnesses, relatives witnessed the prosecution. so did the prosecutor

his attorney claims that there is proof that the will was signed on a date when michael jackson was in new york, not in l.a. joe jackson was not named as a beneficiary in the will. >>> brand new details about the sex offender suspected of strangling at least 11 women and hiding their bodies around his house in cleveland. yesterday, the niece of cleveland's mayor says she had a relationship with anthony sowell two years ago, and she tells affiliate woio that he took good care of her and she never thought that the smells in his house might be bodies. meanwhile, two more families learned their loved ones were in sowell's home. >> just told me that her body was intact. that's all. but it's still devastating nevertheless that she died in this manner and was found in a backyard. >> the fbi now says that it's investigating whether suspect anthony sowell might be responsible for unsolved killings and rapes as far away as japan. sowell spent time there as a marine. he faces five counts of aggravated murder. >>> the man accused of trying to blackmail david letterman is expected to ask a judge to

michael jackson's will did not say anything about his dad, but the documents say joe jackson has beenying on michael's support for many years. michael said his father was abusive, but joe jackson denies that. >>> cnn.com and oprah are teaming up for the biggest oprah's book club event ever. go to cnn.com/oprahbookclub to read experts from "say you're one of them." watch oprah's video blogs or file an ireport and share your thoughts. plus register for the book club event happening on the new cnn.com tonight at 9:00 eastern. >>> the government says the official unemployment rate is now a little more than 10% but it's actually much higher than that. money expert jen westhoven is here with more. because that number came out on friday. >> right. >> they said it ticked up. double digits now. >> yeah. >> but it could be bigger than that is what you're saying. >> well, and we have so many people who are ready to say it doesn't feel like 10%, it feels worse than that. so we really want to say, you are right. you've got to remember that the way they count the official number, they can't really

the routine was a tribute to michael jackson. it took days of practice but they put the finishing touches on the performance at 3:30 in the morning the day of the parade. >> it was -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: were you nervous? >> no. >> the crowd -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: band director darryl watson says ballou was selected after submitting an application to the parade committee that included a documentary on the band. >> very emotional [ inaudible ] >> reporter: four days of fun in new york performing on national television and making d.c. history. it's a thanksgiving that members of the band won't soon forget. >> to be the band from southeast washington, d.c. to represent the city, i think it means a lot to a lot of individuals that live on this side but it means a lot to a lot of people in the city, period. >> reporter: reporting from ballou high school, wisdom martinfox 5 news. >> it's not the first time ballou has been on the national stage. theand also performed in january at the rose bowl parade. >> it's so nice

. ♪ dance like michael jackson >> reporter: they started making short films in 2003 while going to collegen california. the buzz they created inspired them to form wong fu productions. thousands watch their work on the web. >> not only asian americans but also producing really good stories and showing that asian americans can become something more than just like a side character. >> reporter: the free online films and music videos provide an emotional connection with their core audience. fans then buy clothing and other merchandise. >> we've been able to develop a following that really supports us as individuals and us as a group and they want to see us succeed. >> reporter: they know they have the web to thank for reaching an audience often neglected by main stream media. ♪ what happened after last summer ♪ >> really leveling the playing field so everyday people like us can get huge fan followings and fan bases based solely on personalities. >> cool story. if you are a small business owner, we'd like to see your success story. go to cnn.com/robin and upload a video i report about your bus

michael jackson's "this is it" fell to second place. >>> quick check of some of our top stories. let me check in on you there. are you going to wake up? it's 31 minutes past the hour already. don't be late. i'm robin meade. >>> accused ft. hood gunman major nidal hasan is in critical, but stable condition and is breathing on his own. there are sign that is he was embracing extremist ideas about islam. his classmates at a military college say they complained what they believed were his anti-american views, including a presentation that justified suicide bombing. senator joe lieberman says he will start an investigation. >> in the u.s. army, this is not a matter of constitutional freedom of speech. if hasan was showing signs, saying to people that he had become an islamic extremist, the u.s. has zero tolerance. he should have been gone. >> we want to take time today to remember the people killed at ft. hood, 12 soldiers and one civilian. the civilian was michael cahill. >> he worked as a physician's assistant and before that served in the national guard and army reserves. cahill's

. >>> michael jackson's "this is it" thrilled audiences enough to make it number one at the box office this weekend. it made more than $21 million for its national debut and more than $100 million worldwide. the runner-up was "paranormal activity," it dropped from last week's top spot. it made $16.5 million. >>> we just learned that afghanistan's presidential runoff election has been canceled. that's what an election official tells the associated press. the u.s. is very concerned about what happens with the government there as president obama tries to decide whether to send more troops. >> what the president has said consistently is he is going through a very rigorous process. george, before he puts our men and women in harm's way, he w t wants to make absolutely sure he has a strategy. this isn't a matter of how many troops are sent over. although that is a very important component. we have to look at what's going on, on the ground, what our allies are do iing, the state o the government in afghanistan. >> allegations of voter fraud in afghanistan have not helped. former afghan minist

you'll hear about a plea deal on the table plus michael jackson's father is challenging his son's will. he says the executors of his son's will made a big mistake. >>> the former astronaut accused of attacking another woman, lisa nowak will be in court in florida. the deal has some conditions. they're not giving details, though. nowak pled not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked is expected to be there today as well. >>> new this morning, basketball legend kareem abdul ba ja bar has revealed he has cancer. here is rafer with more on the story. it just caused a ripple of reaction in the newsroom. >> because he's a young guy and such a well known guy. kareem abdul-jabbar is only 62 years old, one of the greatest of all time. now he says he has a rare form of blood cancer called chronic myeloid leukemia. his doctor told him it is not a death sentence. he is trying to raise awareness and give hope to others who may have the disease. he approached a pharmaceutical company to launch an educational campaign and is now working as a paid spokespers

michael jackson, his scalp was burned in 1984. his injuries were much less severe than michael brewers, still, they were excruciating and led to jackson developing an addiction to painkillers. jackson befriended fellow burn victim, david. david was 6 years old when his dad set him on fire. doctor, we pray michael brewer survives, but how long will his recovery take? describe what he's going to go through how many years before he's out and about. >> this is a life-changing event. things will never be exactly the same, but we hope and expect that he'll get back to a reasonably good quality of life. we still have some operations to do for skin grafting. there could be further reconstructive operations after the grafting, depending on how the healing goes and there's at least a year of intensive physical and occupational therapy and after that, it all slows down a little bit as things stabilize. but it's a life altering event. >>> we have to move on to tonight's big issue. teen justice. these young teenagers are charged as adults with

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conrad murray is the focus of the investigation into michael jackson's death. he's admitted giving the singer an anesthetic called propofol. he was in a las vegas courtroom yesterday on an unrelated matter. janet jackson blames murray for her brother's death. >> he was the one that was administering. i think he is responsible. >> what would you like to see happen to him? do you think he should be practicing? >> no, i don't. not at all. so this could happen to someone else? another family? >> that was the first public comment jackson's sister has made since his death in june at the age of 50. >>> the big wireless providers are locked in a fierce price war and walmart is getting in on the action. clark howard explains what it means for your wallet. >> okay. i get a kick when i travel and i'm sitting next to a corporate type on an airplane and he or she is there busy working with their smart phone, blackberry, iphone, whatever. i'll say, hey, how much do you pay a month for cell phone service? already knowing the answer. i don't know. my company pays for it. altho

. >>> michael jackson's father wants money. his petition to get a monthly allowance from michael's estate. >>> the supreme court is hearing a case raising controversy. should juvenile offenders be put away for life for crimes that do not involve a death. the argument, opponents say that punishment is cruel and unusual. people who support of loo sentence question whether rehabilitation is possible for juvenile repeat offenders. many of serving life terms for non-homicide offenses and 70 percents of those are in florida. four years ago the high court struck down the death penalty for juveniles but we've been asking for your view on this. >>> richelle carey is asking on our hln, your facebook page, as are myself and chuck, and i'm interested to know some of the comments you've gotten. >> in the case you were talking about back in 2005, ruled unconstitutional to put someone to death who was found guilty of committing a murder as a minor. the majority opinion actually referenced the fact they thought that juveniles could possibly be

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the same with michael jackson and his dad. it shows where their heads were. >> in an interview with barbara walters for 20-20 before farrah died, ryan o'neal said that farrah agreed to mer him. >> why don't you go do it? >> we will as soon as she can say yes. or she can nod her head. i promise you, we will. we will. >> very quickly, were you stunned that ryan was left out? >> i was shocked and you have to remember they weren't married and they might have had separate accounts. he might have his own money and property. he might have all the property in his name. while she didn't say i want to give you this, there a lot of things we don't know yet. we have to reserve our -- all that was until more comes out. >> we don't want to be insensitive, but i hope somebody is helping redmond manage that money. >> good to see you. >> oprah is apologizing to robin givens. big controversy after oprah had mike tyson on the show. why robin was upset. oprah says she is sorry. and this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. time now for the showbiz news t

michael jackson, his scalp was burned in 1984. ing it go on fire right here during filming for this pepsi commercial. his injuries were much less severe than michael brewer's p still they were excruciating and they led to jackson developing an addiction to painkillers. jackson, befriended fellow burn victim david rothenberg. david was 6 years old when his dad set him on fire. rothenberg was burned head to toe over 90% of his body. dr. namias, we pray that michael brewer survives but how long will his rover take? describe what he will go through. how many years before he's out and about. >> well, this is a life-changing event. things will never be exactly the same. but we hope and we expect that he'll get back to a reasonable good quality of life. we still have some operations to do for skin grafting. there could be further reconstructive options depending on houtgrafting goes. years of oboccupational therapy and after that it all slows down a little bit as things stabilize but it's a life-altering event. now we are to move onton to

this was the original case that sparked all of michael jackson's troubles and now the dad who really engineered those accusations, dead. interesting. hm. that is tonight's "top of the block." >>> turning now to a child sex case that's taken an incredibly ominous turn. did a family of accused child predators also commit murder? six men in the moehler family. six men are accused raping young relatives. now one suspect's three daughters say they helped their dad kidnap and stab a man to death with knives back in 1988. evidence dug up at the mohler farm in missouri could back up their story. why would a family of accused child rapist suddenly force those children to commit murder? i can't make any sense out of this. did somebody threaten to expose their evil secrets perhaps? here's what police had to say about the initial charges against the mohlers. >> well, these are class q "a" forcible rape. of a child less than 12 years old and we believe that there are other victims out there. and we believe that people in the public can give us more information on each and every one of these suspe

. ♪ >>> michael jackson's "this is it" thrilled audiences enough to make it number one at the box office it made more than $21 million for its national debut and more than $100 million worldwide. the runner-up is "paranormal activity." it dropped from last week top spot. still it made $16.5 million. which i don't think it even took to make it. >>> all right. take a look at a bus that flipped over while take a marching band from atlanta's morehouse college to a football game. the bus skidded and roll over a couple of times before coming to rest on its side. more than a dozen members of the band were injured but none of the injuries is considered to be life threatened. >>> here's a haircut you probably only want on halloween. an arizona barber did his job dressed up as edward sis scisso hands. the customers don't seem to mind. >>> new this morning, some good news about the financial health of the only big u.s. automaker that did not take the bailout. our money expert jennifer westhoven is here with more on that. good morning. >> this is certainly i think good news for ford just in general

. >> michael jackson got rabbi who is not the ticket here. >> i love him and kosher sex. >> the bestay to apologize to your ex-wife and family and children is not in front of a bunch of strangers and perhaps at home and in private. >> this is true. >> you look directly into the camera and say, very true. >> i can't believe kate was the one of those people who pipped her children. oh, my gosh, it's my baby. that's the cutest baby. >> much better looking than kate gosselin. >> you're going to be ovulating because she's so cute. >> we have women later that have 18 children, something like that. stay tuned for that. any way, let's switch gears. jay leno said that if the nb c-suites told him to, he would return to the tonight show. not old enough to wear suits. they're 12-year-olds on that network. >> should conan be worried? >> he should be worried because he's been following leno for years. they make a change and move jay in front of them. the same situation he's always been in and we're still talking about jay leno. i'm available too. >>> first of all, i love leno. he's on ""the tonigh

wow, that could even top one of the late michael jackson wild spending sprees. oh, hollywood. >>> and that is tonight's "top of the block." >>> it started with a chilling phone call. a frightened k450i8d said there's something wrong with aunt diane. diane schuler, her minivan packed with kids, her body full of alcohol, driving the wrong way on a highhighway, she crash into a car. her grieving husband is putting diane on a pedestal. danny schuler tells new york magazine his wife was perfect. a saint. he describes their marriage as idyllic. he tells his son, the lone survivor of the crash, that his mommy's in heaven where good people belong. in another home, diane is no saint. a relative of two men killed in the crash says diane is a murderer, not even a moment have i felt sorry for danny. he becomes a man you can't hate enough. danny refuses to accept test results that show diane was drunk. listen to this. >> i go to bed every night knowing my heart is clear. she did not drink. she's not an alcoholic. listen to all that? she is not an alcoholic. and my heart has