affection for michael that i didn't see coming. >> reporter: it seems that you've fallen for the michael jackson >> well, i hope that what i fell for was what was good about him. i don't think i ever was blinded to the aspects of michael's character that are not so attractive or that are questionable. the ultimate question is, did michael jackson ever molest a child? my conclusion is that i don't think he did. my answer is, probably not. i wish i could say conclusively, no, he didn't. i can't. there is -- there is a shadow of doubt, and i learned i had to come to accept that i was going to have to live with that, and i think anyone who is honest about michael will have to live with it too. >> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> the king of pop. thanks, nick. >>> just ahead, she took center stage on "dancing with the stars" tonight, and next kirstie alley tells barbara walters about the romance and the love of her life, john travolta. last thanksgiving, about 2 million people tried to deep-fat-fry their turkey. 15 succeeded in setting their houses on fire. at christmas, the

our commitment has never been stronger. >>> he was the undisputed king of pop, michael jackson, voicethe best-selling album of all time who set the stage for pop music, left a lasting imprint on generations of performers, but despite the late singer's unparalleled talent, jackson's legacy was tarnished by addiction. his loneliness, the ultimate scandal and now a revealing new book is shedding fresh light on his private struggles, so here's abc's nick watt. ♪ thriller >> there hasn't been anyone that famous in a single moment as he was during "thriller" time. i think that was probably the peak of celebrity for a human being. >> reporter: randall sullivan, the highly acclaimed journalist spent three years getting behind the mask of the most celebrated entertainer our world has ever known. it's a tale of family, fame, lost childhood and startling accusations that you won't have heard before. the portrait of a prescription drug addict who could spend $250,000 on a shopping spree without thinking. >> the shopping like the drugs were -- was a painkiller for him. >> reporter: apparently mich

iconic michael jackson. >> what were you going for with this look? >> over the top. d we achieve it? did it work? >> i think so. i think so. >> then again, that regimented military style that michael imprinted, his style, and that was the beginning of the bad, you know, metal look. >> bad to dangerous, of course. >> this is -- it's got like the bullets on the belt, what's going on there? >> carried the theme of the album, dangerous, and then, again, the military designer coat, a lot of military belts in europe had bullets on their belt so we just did a plastic version of it. >> this belt. this belt actually has bullets in it. >> yes. well, this is -- it's prop bullets from hollywood. >> oh. >> he wore this in the super bowl halftime 1993 so this was sort of in conjunction with this jacket. this is the touring jacket for dangerous tour. they couldn't tour with the belt so they have the plastic one here. >> and he was a pretty good artist, too, wasn't he? >> yes. then again, like that multi-level of showmanship, and the best thing was to watch him sit in a hotel room an

at one time michael jackson was the most popular man on the planet. rdinary dose of publicity. >> we are not going to leave him alone. three years after his death, a new book reveals michael's private struggles in unparalleled detail. abc's nick watt has the story. ♪ thriller nights >> reporter: there hasn't been any one that famous in a single moment as he was during "thriller" time. that was probably the peak of celebrity for a human being. >> reporter: randall sullivan highly acclaimed journalist spent three years getting behind the mask of the most celebrated entertainer our world has ever known. a tale of family, fame, lost childhood, and startling accusations. that you won the have heard before. the portrait of a prescription drug addict who could spend $250,000 on a shopping spree without thinking. >> the shopping like the drugs was a painkiller for him. >> reporter: apparently michael jackson would often call business partners and ask them to bring around bags of cash. >> in one case, a phone call, asking mark for $7.5 million. it was like a fr

we'll get to that in a second. >>> and will the fascination with michael jackson ever end? a new book about how jackson dealt with money, not to mention his own fame and what he really wanted from his career. fascinating information there. >>> speaking of fascinating, we begin with the breaking news now that the top u.s. military commander in afghanistan is now also caught up in the petraeus scandal. general john allen is being investigated by the pentagon now for sending thousands of improper e-mails to jill kelly. she is, of course, the whistleblower in this case. >> she is the florida woman who triggered an investigation which ultimately forced petraeus to resign. now defense officials would not discuss the nature of the relationship between general allen and jill kelly. but some 20,000 to 30,000 documents dating back to, i believe, 2010, involved inappropriate communications between general allen and an individual. the said individual was jill kelly. >> you were first seeing this all play out on e-mails. e-mails from mistress paula to petraeus, that's what led to this. n

but it wasn't the alligators or elephants who were dancing, it was michael jackson. his money making "thriller" album has given cbs records such a thrill that they threw a party for jackson at the museum. jackson's recent scalp burns did not seem to affect his foot work. among the guests were exotic stuffed birds and monkeys and 1500 humans. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. in a "today" exclusive hear from a childhood friend of one of the reported powerball winners and the police officer whose random act of kindness has gone viral will be live in the studio to share the story. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just the first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a great weekend. >>> n good morning. i'm bob redell. we're g

he was like, michael jackson. the whole night, i was like, who are you egypt? -- i was like, okay, he's not really getting it, so, the next morning at breakfast, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he goes, michael jackson! he figured it out. i tell you out, at the little kiddy party, he was dancing, like, mixture of break dance -- i think the spirit. >> jimmy: does he have music aa ability? too early to tell at 2 years old? >> i don't want to be one of those moms that are like -- but i have to say -- you know, when he's on the piano, the way he's holding his hands, i've seen him sit next to other 2-year-olds and -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he's playing the piano already? >> he loves the piano. >> jimmy: that's great. >> he's really loving that. >> jimmy: that must excite you. how old were you? >> i didn't start until 6 of 7. >> jimmy: he's got a huge head start. >> apparently. >> jimmy: that's something. do you find that it's, now that you're a mom, that it's harder to be a rock star at the same time? >> well, you know, at first, i did find that it was kind of a li

the home where michael jackson lived. the home where michael jackson lived.ely strange what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >> "tmz," online and on your phone 24/7. >> get the new and awesomely improved "tmz" app for ipads. go to the app store and get the all-new "tmz" app for ipads. the price is free! and now, they said that about the titanic, sweetheart. sorry, steve jobs' incredible yacht, which it's too bad he's not alive to enjoy. sad. >> steve jobs' incredible yacht. >> i think it's the coolest ship i've ever seen. >> it doesn't look like a ship. >> more like a floating apple store. t

>> they were learning about practice and cor youngra fe and michael jackson. that speaks to michael's legacy that his music lives on and through them, what were they, nine or 10? >> even that. >> yeah. >> and a lot of kids don't know who he is. >> and that is cool. >>> coming up, the possible punishment for students caught skipping class. >> first, the good news. graduation rates are up in d.c. the city gets a failing grade compared to other school districts in our region. we'll break down all of the numbers for you. >> and still ahead, toddlers addicted to technology. find out what frustrated parents can do when their child prefers the ipads to the pacifier. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. . >>> low test scores go hand in hand in the district. one idea, make parents more accountable if the kids don't she up. matt ackland has more on this one tonight. matt? >> reporter: a figure that jumped out at me today, 10% of ninth graders in d.c. public schools missed 10 of the fir

lo and behold when i got there, there's quincy, michael jackson, engineers and they're making recordsording sessions lasted 30 minutes. afterwards, jackson came in for a listen. >> in my mind i'm saying he's either going to have his bodyguards kick me out for butchering his song or he's going to like it, you know. he give it a listen and he turned to me and went, wow, thank you so much for having the passion to not just come in and blaze a solo and to actually care about thsong. here is this musical giant with this child-like innocence. >> eddie says he did it as a favor for free and figured no one, including his van halen band mates would ever find out. >> wrong. ended up being record of the year. >> "thriller" went on to win seven grammys. more importantly, it was a cultural touchstone that tran sended age, ethnicity and music genre. >> the masterpiece, the pop classic. in many ways sort of defined the music of his later years. >> kareen wynter, los angeles. >> great song. >>> getting from point a to point b, you want style and speed and might also want to save a little gas. two yea

>>nos vienen a presentar un tributo a michael jackson.jer, robaste la calma. mujer, me robaste y yo que a todos les decía, que no hay ninguna como tu pero tu me abandonaste, mi vida. ♪. ♪. (aplausos) >>maravilloso!!! >>muchas gracias. increíbl y ahora qué vamos a hacer. otra vez perdiste el empleo qu

which i'm psyched about 'cause i know that you were friends with -- really good friends with michael jackson. >> jimmy: yeah. did he ever mention me at all? [ laughter ] >> he said, hey -- and he said jimmy is one of my really good friends. >> jimmy: really good friends. [ as michael jackson ] >> if you ever see him tell him i said what's up. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but you would have -- you would have dance-offs with michael jackson. >> yeah, man. well i had some -- i had some dance-offs man. i could show you some moves if you'd like but i -- [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, i want to see them. >> play me some hammer or something. i'll get you all -- >> jimmy: give me one move. >> you got a little bit of hammer or something? ♪ oh, give it up. [ cheers and applause ] come on, jimmy. let's dance. come on. ♪ da, da da da da da da da ♪ dance with me. ♪ da, da da da da da da da ♪ >> jimmy: i just can't do this. i can't do this. >> here we are. can't touch it. [ cheers ] oh, here we go. that's it baby, that's it. >> jimmy: me and chris tucker right now. check him out. [ cheers and applause

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. >> the one and only michael jackson. >> diana ross introducing michael jackson, an award winner year after year. here with clark before rehearsals for the show. the stars were connected to clark. gloria estefan and the dalmatian she gave to clark as a puppy. he brought the dog that year. and tonight, after so many thank yous on that stage -- >> thank you very much. >> it's so year, huh? >> outrageous! >> reporter: tonight, they'll say thank you to dick clark. stevie wonder, who won 11 times -- >> thank you, everybody, very much. >> reporter: will perform again tonight, providing the soundtrack for a thank you to the man who gave the fans a say in which stars would win on that stage. the american music awards tonight right here on abc, honoring dick clark. have a good evening. good night.

. >> the one and only michael jackson. >> diana ross introducing >> michael jackson here in 1984, an award winner year after year. here with clark before rehearsals for the show. the stars were connected to clark. gloria estefan and the dalmatian she gave to clark as a puppy. he brought the dog that year so estefan could see how much she'd grown. and tonight, after so many thank yous on that stage -- >> thank you very much. >> it's some year, huh? >> outrageous! >> reporter: tonight, they'll say thank you to dick clark. stevie wonder, who won 11 times -- >> thank you, everybody, very much. ♪ >> reporter: will perform again tonight, providing the soundtrack for a thank you to the man who gave the fans a say in which stars would win on that stage. the american music awards tonight right here on abc. good morning america first thing in the morning. i hope you have a happy and healthy thanksgiving week. good night. hing. good night. >> next as 6:00, details about an officer-involved shooting in san jose. >>> plus, fire crews on the scene of a two-alarm near san francisco. >>> it's one of

now, whenever i say this word "this is it" -- i am borrowing from michael jackson. then you did a blessing. okay. this has been the moment we all been waiting for. this is it. >> (inaudible). >> a community dream is being actualized. this is it. >> [inaudible] >> communities from the bay view to chinatown are being connected. this is it. >> central subway. >> affordable transportation is the life blood of all cities. right? this is it. >> central subway. >> from washington dc to san francisco we are here to accept brait a federally supported and grass-roots driven transit project that represents access for all to jobs, health care, their families. this is it. >> central subway. >> okay. a little extra. in the national play offs of life itself like buster posy we just hit a grand slam. this is it. >> central subway. >> it's been a long and difficult road towards a new and more inclusive transit system for san francisco neighborhoods, but we shall overcome. am i right? this is it. >> central subway. >> bless the construction workers and those that sacrifice so much --

this is my little cousin in sacramento who dressed up as michael jackson. i don't know if we have the full shot. he has a silver glove on. >> you can't be mukes without the glove. >> michael jackson without the glove. >>> waking up after halloween and we have a cloudy and chilly start this morning. we're socked in with the cloudiness and that is going can be like yesterday. we're going to have a great rest of the day and then the clouds came right back. today so much just like that. you can see how overcast it is at this hour across much of the metro area. like super doppler showing a little moisture up here into western and northern maryland and in northern virginia. i don't think any of that is hitting the ground, though, this morning. it looks a little too light. what we call virga. it evaporates before it hits the ground. we're hoping to see a little bit more sunshine today than yesterday. 46 degrees. that's our current temperature. dew point down to 35. that is good. a spread of 10 degrees. 41 in dulles. 43 in gaithersburg. the jet stream down to our s

. >>> la mansiÓn de 17 pies cuadrados en que michael jackson viviÓ los Últimos meses de su vida vendida>> en instantes, vencÍa quedÓ bajo el agua, ademÁs, el presidente de guatemala habla sobre un sismo cuando otro lo interrumpe y raperos que cantan por la paz en colombia, pagan por sus vidas. regresam regresamos. las noticias y la informaciÓn no termina aquÍ el mal tiempo que azota el norte de italia inundÓ vencÍa donde el nivel del mar alcanzÓ el sexto re jgistro mÁs alto 70% de la famosa ciudad se inundÓ cuando llegÓ el mar a 5 pies por encima del nivel normal en la regiÓn toscana evacuada personas y cortes de luz y problemas en metro. >>> sismo 6, 2 twrum oÍ una conferencia del presidente de guatemala mientras hablaba del terremoto pasado, estaba con periodistas para dar a conocer esfuerzo de rescate, estaba en medio de su scombli ocasiÓn kaunld se empezÓ a mover la tierra. >>> mÁs bien aquiles quiero decir de una vez hacer el llamado... estamos con la replica 109 en este momento. >>> 109 replica dijo que habÍa que seguir instrucciones y urgÓo a periodista y presentes a evacuar la c

. >> the older brother of the late michael jackson filed a petition to changes in at -- his last name to "jacksun." he said he would do it for artistic reasons. the decision has nothing to do with us talking to him back there a few months ago. >> we were backstage that day. 4:57 right now and 40 degrees. >> a bold show of support for the colts head coach.

>> jimmy: that's you, babyface and michael jackson.r this sth. >> that was probably like an awards show and in the '80s, probably, my guess is like '88, '87, something like that. >> jimmy: you knew michael jackson well? >> i've known him for a long time. i did. >> jimmy: socializing? >> would i call it socializing? a little bit. i don't know if michael socialized. i wasn't around for studio 54. i heard he socialized there. i was tlnt for that. >> jimmy: no long dinners or anything like that? >> a couple of times i had dinner with him >> jimmy: pac-man marathons in the air cade? >> he served us and he had pass tashgs except it was carved in the shape of disney characters. i thought that was -- but mine wasn't. >> jimmy: what disney characters? >> mick i don't mouey mouse, do. but mine was just pasta. hey, mike, i like -- >> jimmy: when he brought the pasta did he then lock the doors? >> no, no. actually michael got up and said now you can't leave. >> jimmy: you are working on thanksgiving, live show on thanksgiving. >> we do. >> jimmy:

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you rang her or felt kpemed to ring her on the night michael jackson died.age, you realized she may be going into turmoil over that. >> i haven't talk about it publicly. i'm surprised you know that. >> i know everything, tyler. >> i called her that night and been trying to get her all day, called that night. she had donny hathaways, "a song for you" blasting in the background. i'm surprised she heard me shaend was really broken up by his death and i didn't know if she was thinking about herself but i was trying desperately to get me to let her come over the house, sit with her and make sure she was okay, and whitney in true fashion, you have to -- after me trying five, ten different times she said, listen, i'm a mother, and i'm a woman and i'm single, and you're not coming over to my house in the middle of the night. in the way that only she could, but it's beyond tragic. and i was so disgusted. i must tell you, i was so disgusted at the media and the way that they handled her death. it was -- it was so blatantly disrespectful. the paparazzi. what i mean abo

we begin with michael jackson.is thursday night celebrating the 25th anniversary of michael jackson's chart-popping "bad" album. this is the very first look, right here right now, some of the scenes and footage that award-winning producer spike lee used to make the sound and also the tour that went along with it. it was pivotal in his career. the best music of jackson's career came from. in the style of a great pop song. you can catch the documentary 9:30 on abc thursday night. >> ooh. >> yeah, love michael jackson. >> my kids love that. they still watch that music video all the time. they would love to see that documentary. >>> big news in san francisco. city lawmakers will vote on business that would prohibit public nudity. a group of men who like to congregate in the buff. and a supervisor who represents where those men congregate. this name is scott wiener. and wiener's proposal would bake it illegal for anything over the age of 5 to get naked in public or using public transportation. i don't know why you need

michael jackson's father is in the las vegas hospital after having a stroke.son's third stroke in five years. joe jackson lives in las vegas while his wife kathryn lives in southern california with michael jackson's three children. >>> the outside lands music festival will return to golden gate park for the next eight years. supervisors are looking at a permit extension for the popular concert. could also bring in a lot more money for the city. under the proposed deal event organizers would pay an extra half a million dollars to rent out golden gate park for that three-day festival. >>> we've got a lot of bad weather and high wind problems and traffic stuff. tara is here to stay what is happening out there now. >> the bay bridge, richmond, san rafael, and carney san bridges expecting hey wind advisories. we will head down to milpitas traffic is flowing fairly nicely. it's completely gridlocked at his hour. we've got the rain and we've got the wind to contend with. at the bay bridge that high wind advisory we mentioned. you can only see headlights and taillight

. >> michael jackson. >> he's got all these people in the modern era. they throw some other names out there that weren't born in this century or the century before this one. >> 1809 to 1865. >> abraham lincoln. >> 1889 and 1945. >> adolph hitler. >> 1741 is the death year. >> what if somebody has the same birth year and the same death year as somebody else? >> he goes over that. >> 1930 to 2002. >> the princess margaret or richard harris. >> maybe years were off that the person gave him. watch this. >> 1537 to 1555. >> it's lady jane grey. i thought she was '54. >> i'm trying to figure out if this is a scam or not. i'm trying to figure out how you would fake this. >> this is just a really interesting use of a photographic memory, i think. >> i'm going to trust charles on this one. >> the human wikipedia! >> that's it for us here at "rtm." see you next time, everybody. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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what do michael jackson, frank sinatra and steve mcqueen have in common?one man can tell the story tonight on "game day". >> we can not google that and find the answer? >> we have to tune in. >> you try googling it you will not find it. [ laughter ] >> thank you. >>> all right, a lot of people in the bay area, who have retrofitted their homes against earthquakes, may be living with a false sense of security. tonight at 11:00, we are shown the serious problems with a large number of retrofits and why the solution to the problems is still years away. >>> i remember we saw the tree lighting over at pier 39 and the rain is going to hold off for most of the travelers this week, right? >> l we will start to see it in the north bay tuesday late afternoon, evening hours, we will have the rain in the overnight hours on tuesday. anticipate airport delays as a result. especially arriving flights at sfo. >> all right. we will keep tuning in all weeklong. >> you must, a changing weather picture. every minute it changes. [ laughter ] >>and she is on top of it all. that

. >> see a little michael jackson from thriller. >> i like that, pulling at the tv from the replay.he dvr'd that. >> no more campaigning. >> you don't think that brother slept in on the 7th? [ snoring ] >>> all right, everybody. it's time for thursday's buzzword and our "right this minute" ipad giveaway. >> you've got to be 18 to enter and you need that buzzword. >> remember, you enter on our facebook page. it you're entering using a mobile app, go to our facebook page and tap on than link. >> it's time to reveal thursday's bud word and the buzzword is, quarterback. get over to facebook.com forward/"right this minute" and fn not using a mobile device click on the win an ipad button. >> and then enter thursday's buzzword, quarterback. for your chance to win an ipad 3. good luck, everyone. >>> it's an -- a bit of an issue. >> having a problem seeing. wearing glasses. what he really wants is lasix surgery. >> i've told you how many of my own herd i've killed, accidentally, of course. i just can't see. >> find out why there's more to this story than what me [ female announcer ] welcome

." >>> the home that michael jackson spent his last years has sold.he agent won't say who the new owner is but sources close to the deal believe it's a member of a private investment firm. >>> lance armstrong is cutting ties with his charity live strong to avoid further damage brought by the doping charges. armstrong resigned from the board of directors in early november after stepping down as chairman on october 17th, a spokeswoman said he still remains the inspiration, though and is its largest donor at $7 million. >>> a leading drug to fight the flu might not work. a british medical journal is asking the drug maker roush to release all its data on tamiflu. there's no evidence that the drug can actually stop the flu. >>> and for years, doctors have been looking for links that will help them better understand why some children develop autism and others don't. so far, there are many theories but no answers. >> now doctors believe a mother's health may have something to do with a child developing autism. >> reporter: new evidence out this week finds ch

youngsters treated their parents and onlookers to a flash mob version of yup, the thriller dance, michael jackson and all that. school officials say it was a great opportunity for students to learn about the connections of dance, music, theater and film. >>> in tonight's health alert our waistlines are growing worldwide and our pets are packing on the pounds as well. an estimated 54% of dogs and cats in this country are overweight or even obese, but over in britain pet owners are fighting back. reporter monica viamezar report from london. >> reporter: 7-year-old jack was out of breath and overweight. the super sized spaniel was so big he could barely move when mack and rose welsh adopted him. >> he couldn't close his legs at all. they were that wide apart. >> reporter: so they signed up their dog who they nicknamed jumbo jack for britain's fitness club. with more than 1/3 of dogs obese or overweight in england the group is helping pets transform their bodies as part of a six month fitness program. doctors say just like people obese pets are more likely to have heart problems are diabetes and othe

. >>> frank senatra, michael jackson, and steve mcqueen, three legends, what do they all have in common>> they are hot. >> thank you. >> you stole the last one. >> i am thinking "game day." the man who will bring the pieces together on "game day". >> what do you think about tomorrow? with the 9ers match up? what do you think? >> i am going to go with the 49ers, home field match up, good for them. cutler will not get it. yes. >> keeping the rain at bay. >> yes. >> yes. we got lucky on the rain. >> yes. no wind. >> that is right. >> thank you. we will see you in half an hour, good night ,,,, for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down