mr. jackson's comeback tour. mr. ted one of the reasons this tour was so important to him is he wanted his children to have the opportunity to see him perform in front of a large crowd. they never really had that opportunity. he wanted to give them that chance to see him perform in such a manner. the concert and tour was scheduled to begin at the 02 arena and expected to last approximately 11 months. it would then continue in the months and years ahead but at that point it was for approximately 11 months to take place at the 02 arena in london, england. what started as a ten-day tour soon grew to 31 dates. when those tickets quickly sold out it grew again to 50 dates. those dates too all sold out. now in preparation for what was going to be a massive production and massive tour, obviously we hearsals had to take place. the rehearsals were taking place in los angeles beginning in may of 2009. they started in a small scale at center staging in burbank where basic production and rehearsals were taking place with various

mr. jackson had a bad reaction. get here right away." and i said, "what's going on?" he said, "get somebody up here immediately." >> reporter: but murray does not call 911, and neither does the young assistant. instead, he calls jackson's ply vat security team and reaches fa people muhammad, the chief of security, who goes upstairs and seeps murray working on the boss. >> i saw mr. jackson's feet near the side of the bed, on the ground and as i continue to walk over, i could see the rest of his body and i saw dr. murray near his side. i asked him, "how it's looking? how is it going?" and he said, "it's not looking good." and then inproceeded to go and look at mr. jackson. >> reporter: muhammad said he was doing cpr, and in a panic. >> he appeared very nervous. he was on his side. he was sweating. >> reporter: and jackson? >> his eyes were open and his mouth was slightly open. >> did he appear to be dead? >> yes. >> reporter: muhammad said it was then he noticed jackson's children watching it all from the hallway. >> paris was on the ground, balled up crying and prince

mr. jackson. >> reporter: muhammad said dr. murray was doing cpr and in a panic. >> he appeared very nervous. he was on his side. he was sweating. >> reporter: and jackson? >> his eyes were open and his mouth was slightly open. >> did he appear to be dead? >> yes. >> reporter: muhammad said he then noticed jackson's children watching it all from the hallway. >> paris was on the ground balled up crying and prince was just -- he was standing there and he was just -- he just had a real shocked, just slowly crying type of look on his face. >> reporter: the children were then put in the suv of the family and followed the ambulance to the hospital where their father, michael jackson, was pronounced dead. immediately after that, michael's personal assistant says conrad murray approached him and said that he needed to get back to the house to hide some cream that, quote, michael wouldn't want the world to know about. the personal assistant thought that was just a rouse to get back into the house and he ordered the house locked up. dian

mr. jackson's death. >> the scientific evidence will show you that when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the loazepam created a perfect storm that killed him instantly. >> tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michael's lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. an extraordinary first day in the trial of dr. conrad murray today. michael jackson's parents, his brothers tito, jer maine and randy joined janet and la toya and rooeby there. it wasn't because it was right but because he was making $150,000 a month off the singer. he charged the doctor with gross negligence towards his patient. mr. chernoff called it a perfect storm that killed him instantly. murray wiped away tears during his lawyer's statement. but the most extraordinary statement of all came from michael jackson himself in a rambling recording played in court today. ted rowlands has that and more. a dramatic day in many ways, finally laying bare, really, all the rumors and whispers that we've b

mr. jackson. >> okay. and when you said that, you said attached to mr. your fingers to your nose. >> correct. >> so there was some type of tushi i tubing -- was that a clear plastic tubing connected to michael jackson's nose? >> yes, sir. zblind katie ing >> indicating the nasal area. >> that's correct. >> thank you, your honor. did you see an iv stand? >> i sure did. >> where was that when you first saw it, if you can remember? >> i can use the pointer? >> please. >> it was in this general area, sir, right on the far side of the bed. >> in people's 22 then you've indicated the far side of the bed in the general area between the bed and the chairs and nightstand. is that accurate? >> that is accurate. >> showing you people's 23 for identificati identification. does this people's 23 reflect the general area where you saw the iv stand? >> yes, sir. >> okay. and where was it in essence reflected in people's 23? >> it was in this direction, sir, right around here. >> in the lower portion of people's 23 near the chair? >> correct. >> okay. and do you see to t

mr. jackson perform at his last rehearsal on june 24, 2009 at staples? >> yes. >> what was your impression or opinion of mr. jackson's performance on his last rehearsal date? >> he was fully engaged. >> prosecutors say dr. conrad murray should have known better than to keep giving powerful drugs to jackson. dr. conrad murray's lawyers claim the pop star took the drugs himself when connecticut had left the room. can you see more of the trial on ktvu.com. it's streaming live. click on the u.s. and world news tab on the home page. >>> a rally is about to get underway at st. mary's college in response to two reports of students there being raped in the past three weeks. the women's resource center will start the rally at 12:40 this afternoon on campus to raise awareness about sexual violence. one female student reported being raped in a dorm on september 11th. the second case was reported this past sunday. a woman said she was raped inside a dorm by a student and another man. >> we just want to reinforce that any type of relationship violence or sexual assau

mr. jackson had a bad reaction. get here right away. >> i said what is going on. d get someone up here immediately. >> he did not call 911 and neither did the young assistant. williams calls jackson's private security team. >> i saw mr. jackson's feet near the side of the bed on the ground and as i continue to walk over i could see the rest of his body and i saw dr. murray near his side. i asked him how is it looking, how is it going and he said it is not looking good. and i proceeded to go and look at mr. jackson. >> reporter: he said dr. murray was doing cpr and in a panic. >> he appeared very near obvious. he was on his side. he was sweating. >> and jackson -- >> his eyes were open and his mouth was slightly open. >> did he appear to be dead? >> yes. >> reporter: he said he then notice jackson's children watching it all from the hallway. >> paris was on the ground balled up crying and prince was just standing there and he was just -- he just had a real shock, you know, just slowly crying type of look on his face. >>> we also learned today that michael jackson pa

mrs. jackson. and i got her blessing. michael was a very, very private person. and -- but i do want to share with the public the michael that i know and that i love. and i can tell you that when he was living at the bel-air hotel for, i would say, a good three months, and he had visited before and he went back to las vegas, then he came in to l.a., never ever exhibited any of that kind of behavior. the most attentive, wonderful father. there was no nanny there. he was in charge and taking care of three children. blow drying their hair, making sure they had their coat. those children loved him. they were his life. and he was their life. the most well behaved, beautiful, lovely little angels. and i think that everybody could see that at the memorial. >> do you worry, kathy, did you worry, if i can jump in there, that we're going to see a systematic character assassination of michael jackson? >> oh, are you kidding? people have been doing this to him for many years. and it pained him so much and his entire family. this is a family that i've known since i'm 13 years

mr. jackson in the paramedics rig. that was agreed upon. so they transported michael jackson to ucla in this photo here is the paramedics arrival to ucla this is conrad murray here in the loose pants and white t-shirt, nearby i believe is some security, faheem mohamed and alvarez and michael williams. when they enter the emergency room area, obviously the emergency room doctors now want to know what transpired. they inquire, both dr. cooper and dr. nguyen, what have you given him? he indicated he had been taking flomax, he had some valium, the only agent he gave them was lorazepam. never once mentions to these medical emergency room doctors that are trying val yantly to save michael jackson's life, never once mentions that he had administered any propofol whatsoever. michael is eventually pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. on june 25th, 2009. following this is a search at the house at 100 north carolwood. propofol bottle was found lying on the floor. various prescription medicines are found on the night stand, the majority of which are prescribed

mr. jackson. one of the problems that we have had is that there is no teeth to these. i would say do you to get someone in their to ensure that these contractors are not getting wealthy on city jobs. thank-you and got less all of you. >> i am the founder and ceo of -- a year ago, a venture capitalist friend of mine who are talking to about to and the start of said that you need to come out of the bay area. when i came, there was this energy that emanated and it was here 38. this serves as a nexus for venture capitalists, very talented people call law and businesses and risk takers. if you look at san francisco as the speaking, pier 38 was the filament of that. this is a shame to see this go this way. >> i have been told by the court staff that there is a meeting that will be convened likely by the end of this week with various city staffers. we hope that everyone will be able to come, i know that we have visited pier 38, this is an incredible place. we want to make sure that we do everything we can to figure out a good resolution. we want to let you know tuesday to end

mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: murray's attorney disagree, claiming it was jackson himself.xperts say it is possible. >> not at all i am plausible, in my opinion that he -- implausible, in my opinion he could have pushed an injection in that port and kill himself. >> reporter: first on the stand choreographer, kenny ortega. exy dr. murray brushed off his concerns that jackson looked ill and weak telling him the star's health was not his business. also on the witness less jackson's two oldest children. prince and paris saw paramedics trying to resuscitate their father. >> first of all, you don't know what they are going to say, they are kids. second, the fact that whoever calls them is the one who is forcing them in a way to recount some very difficult moments. >> reporter: also on the witness list, jackson's bodyguard who has previously testified dr. murray asked him to gather the i.v. bag and medicine vials and hide them before calling for an ambulance. diana avellar, abc7 news los angeles. >> we are streaming the entire trial on our website abc7news.com. >>> today a delawa

mr. jackson's death. >> prosecutors played an audio recording they said they found on jackson's phone. >>inaudible] >> they say it is the superstar talking about his upcoming tour while under the influence of powerful drug thees say were given to him by murray. the court also heard part of murray's interview with police when the physician first mentioned jackson requesting the powerful anesthetic propofol. >> prosecutors told the court propofol should only be used during surgery, never as a sleep aide. as murray wept, defense attorneys say their client did not kill the king of pop. >> michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the law raze pan created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> ortega also testified jackson stalled him he wanted to do this final tour as a chance to show his three children what their daddy did. and of course, tragic leahy never had the chance. abc news, los angeles. >>> cup cakes and pastries were food for thought and debate on the uc berkeley campus today. berkeley college republicans sponsored the so-called diversity bak

mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: murray's attorney disagree, claiming it was jackson himself.perts say it is possible. >> not at all i am plausible, in my opinion that he -- implausible, in my opinion he could have pushed an injection in that port and kill himself. >> reporter: first on the stand choreographer, kenny ortega. expected to testify dr. murray brushed off his concerns that jackson looked ill and weak telling him the star's health was not his business. also on the witness less jackson's two oldest children. prince and paris saw paramedics trying to resuscitate their father. >> first of all, you don't know what they are going to say, they are kids. second, the fact that whoever calls them is the one who is forcing them in a way to recount some very difficult moments. >> reporter: also on the witness list, jackson's bodyguard who has previously testified dr. murray asked him to gather the i.v. bag and medicine vials and hide them before calling for an ambulance. diana avellar, abc7 news los angeles. >> we are streaming the entire trial on our website abc7news.com. >>>

mr. jackson. >> and when you said that, you said attached to mr. your nose? >> correct. >> there was some type of tubing was that a clear plastic tubing? >> correct. connected to michael jackson's nose? >> indicating the nasal area? >> that's correct. >> thank you, adjouyour honor. >> did you see an i.v. stand? >> i sure did. >> where was that when you first saw it if you remember? >> can i use the pointer? >> please. >> it was in this general area, right on the far side of the bed. >> you've indicated the far side of the bed in the general area between the bed and the chairs and night stand, is that accurate? >> that is accurate. >> showing you people's 23 for identification, does is this people's 23 reflect the general area where you saw the iv stand? >> yes, sir. >> okay. and where was it as reflected in people's 23? >> it was in this direction, right around here. >> in the lower portion of people's 23 near the chair? >> correct. >> do you see to the side of that what appears to be an oxygen tank? >> correct. >> did you see that at that time? >>

mr. jackson had a bad reaction. >> reporter: he described the scene in the bedroom. >> he appeared to be administering cpr. he appeared very nervous. >> reporter: he also talked about the reaction of jackson's children. >> paris was on the ground, balled up crying. >> reporter: on tuesday, the prosecution played a chilling audiotape of what sounded like an incoherent jackson. >> when people leave my show -- >> reporter: after court murray 's defense offered an explanation. >> when don't know what he took or what he was doing, but when michael jackson didn't have a doctor near him, he self-medicated. >> reporter: a claim that jackson family members have strongly denied. stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. beginning with a video our viewers may find disturbing. a horrific shooting on a crowded new york city street nearly took the life of one teen on tuesday. the shooting stemmed from an earlier argument between the victim and his attacker. although shot multiple times, the victim is listed in critica

mr. jackson's death. on june 25th, 2009. >> the defense is expected to argue that jackson was a hopeless addict who gave himself the final fatal dose of the powerful drug. the trial is expected to last five weeks. if murray is convicted he faces four years in prison. and you can watch the trial on our california nonstop channel. that's comcast 186. >>> let's bring in meteorologist jeff ranieri. we're following the breaking news in san francisco. it appears that firefighters have contained the four-alarm fire. how is the the weather? >> earlier it was definitely hurting the firefighters. so it's real lucky that did get that containment so quickly. winds were at 15 to 25 miles per hour out of the northwest. very dry winds. also very low humidities as well that could have helped this fire to spread. but thankfully, of course, they got on that quickly and we'll bring you updates as needed throughout the show. 77 in san francisco right now. holding onto some heat. some marked warming today, anywhere from 10 to

mr. jackson's death. >> the scientific evidence will show you that when dr. the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lore azepam created a perfect storm that killed him instantly. >> tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michael's lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. an extraordinary first day in the trial of dr. conrad murray today. michael jackson's parents, his brothers tito, jer maine and randy joined janet and la toya and rooeby there. it wasn't because it was right but because he was making $150,000 a month off the singer. he charged the doctor with gross gl

mr. jackson, he came up and he says, he said, "this is the first time i do mouth to mouth.ut i have to, he's my friend." >> reporter: it was dr. murray who tells alvarez to call for an ambulance, but he's distracted by a scream. prince is back and this time, his sister paris is with him. >> they were right behind me. and paris screamed out "daddy!" dr. conrad murray said, "don't let them see their dad like this." >> reporter: so alvarez rushes them out of the room and is about to call 911 when there's another delay. dr. murray asks him to do something first, a critical request prosecutors contend shows dr. murray's guilt. >> he reached out and grabbed handful of vials and then he reached out to me and said, "here, put these in a bag." >> reporter: then, alvarez says dr. murray points to the iv bag and asks that it, too, be put away in the doctor's blue medical bag. perhaps that is why dr. murray was so anxious to return to the mansion after jackson was pronounced dead, prosecutors say. because inside the iv bag, he asked alvarez to hide, was what the prosecution contends is

mr. jackson's death on june 25, 2009. >> reporter: prosecutors claim dr. murray violated the standard of care by giving the pop star the surgical anesthetic propofol to help him sleep. then outlined murray actions in the days and weeks leading up to his death, even playing a disturbing audiotape of an incoherent sounding jackson in a conversation with conrad murray six weeks before his death. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say, i've never seen nothing like this in my life. >> reporter: dr. murray wiped away tears as his attorney disputed the prosecution claims and instead described murray as a caring physician who was trying to wean jackson from propofol, suggesting jackson himself administered the fatal dose. >> against his orders, he did an act that caused his own death. >> reporter: then the first witness took the stand, kenny ortega, jackson's concert director who said he voiced concerns over jackson's health to dr. murray. >> he said, i should stop trying to be an amateur doctor and psychologist and be the director and allow michael's he

mr. jackson had a bad reaction. >> reporter: his chief of security described the scene in his bedroom. >> he appeared to be administering cpr. he appeared very nervous. >> he also talked about the reaction of his children. >> he was on the ground balled up trying. >> they played a chilling audio tape of what sounded like an incoherent jackson. after court, murray's defense offered an explanation. >> we don't know what he was doing but when michael jackson didn't have a doctor near him, he self-medicated. >> reporter: a claim jackson family members have strongly denied. stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. >>> here is your first look at some of the other news going on around america. a horrific shooting on a crowded new york city street nearly took the life of one teen tuesday. the shooting stemmed from an earlier argument between the victim and his attacker. although shot multiple times, the victim is listed in critical but stable condition, no arrests have been made. >>> bank robbers in michigan barreled down the road attempting to avoid police in a rental strucks. the suspects weav

mr. jackson. >> the defense asked alvarez why he waited two months to tell authorities about murray's request to bag the medication. the bodyguard said he didn't realize the significance of it until he saw detectives removing the bags from jackson's house in a news report. attorney ed chernoff also challenged alvarez's recollection of the frantic moments in jackson's bedroom. >> do you think you could have performed all of these events that are listed here in half a minute? >> that's what happened. if that's the timeframe, that's what happened. >> in half a minute. is that what you're saying? >> i'm very efficient, sir. >> alvarez says he's turned down offers of up to half a million dollars for interviews. kendis gibson, cbs news, los angeles. >>> dr. murray faces up to four years in prison if he is convicted on involuntary manslaughter charges. >>> well, you can say good-bye to free debit transactions if you are a bank of america customer. because the bank plans to start charging customers a $5 monthly fee. customers will only be charged if they use their debit cards to make purchases. they

mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: murray had pleaded not guilty. just how jackson died isn't in question. it was an overdose of propofol, a powerful anesthetic that jackson had been using to help him sleep in between rehearsals for his upcoming tour. ♪ >> reporter: almost every day for two months murray says he injected jackson with propofol as well as other sedatives. a disturbing recording murray made of jackson apparently under the influence of those drugs was played to a hushed courtroom. >> i want to say -- >> reporter: on the day jackson died, murray left the room after administering the drugs. preoccupied with making phone calls and sending e-mails. >> he left him there, abandoned him to fend for himself. >> reporter: his defense team didn't dispute the fact that he was out of the room when jackson died. but they argued he was trying to wean jackson off propofol. when he didn't give him enough, they allege jackson waited for murray to leave and then administered the fatal dose himself. >> he died so rapidly, so instantly, he didn't even have

mr. jackson's death. >> prosecutors played an audio recording they said they found on jackson's phone. >>dible] >> they say it is the superstar talking about his upcoming tour while under the influence of powerful drug thees say were given to him by murray. the court also heard part of murray's interview with police when the physician first mentioned jackson requesting the powerful anesthetic propofol. >> prosecutors told the court propofol should only be used during surgery, never as a sleep aide. as murray wept, defense attorneys say their client did not kill the king of pop. >> michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the law raze pan created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> ortega also testified jackson stalled him he wanted to do this final tour as a chance to show his three children what their daddy did. and of course, tragic leahy never had the chance. abc news, los angeles. >>> cup cakes and pastries were food for thought and debate on the uc berkeley campus today. berkeley college republicans sponsored the so-called diversity bake sa

mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: prosecutors played an audio recording they said they found on jackson's phone. [ unintelligible ] . >> reporter: they say it is the superstar talking about his upcoming tour while under the influence of powerful drug3.ñ#z they say were given to him by murray. the court heard murray's interview with list where he mentioned jackson requesting propofol. >> reporter: prosecutors told the court propofol should only be used during surgery, never as a sleep aid. as murray wept defense attorneys said their client did not kill the king of pop. >> michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> reporter: ortega testified jackson told him he wanted to do the final tour as a chance to show his three children what their daddy did. tragically, he never had the chance. diana avellar, abc news, los angeles. >> a judge has rejected a move to block the ban on plastic bags and grocery stores. opponents are vowing to appeal. marin supervisors approved a measure that would ban plastic bans beginning i

mr. jackson? >> i yrecall after a few breath he breathed into mr. jackson he came up and he said, this is the first time i do mouth to mouth, but i you have have to. he's my friend. >> reporter: in all the hysteria, alvarez noticed jackson's two older children watching if horror. >> they were right behind me, and paris screamed out "daddy." dr. conrad murray said, don't let them see their dad like this. >> reporter: in between helping with cpr and clearing out the drugs in the room, alvarez says murray asked him to call 911. on cross-examination, defense attorney ed chernoff tried to cast doubt on alvarez's time line, hoping to show dr. murray did have his priorities in order. >> isn't it actually likely that when you talk about things being put away it was after the paramedics came and before you went to the hospital? >> no, sir. >> reporter: alvarez told the jury jackson did not appear to be alive, even as they struggled to save him. he also said he noticed something peculiar on his body. >> i recall seeing what appeared to be a plastic bag or some

mr. jackson's death. >> in opening statements, prosecutor david called conrad murray grossly negligent. a doctor for hire willing to give michael jackson what he wanted to treat his insomnia. an overdose of the drug killed the singer on june 25, 2009. prosecutors played an audio recording dr. murray made weeks before jackson's death. they say the singer was clearly under the influence of something.. prosecutorred showed the jury this photo. michael jackson's dead body lying on a gernie. they argue he ended up there because of the course of two months, dr. murray gave him propofal almost every day. murray left the singer alone in his room. it's normally only used in a hospital. >> he left him there, abandoned him to fend for himself. >> dr. murray has admitted giving jackson propofal, but the defense says it was jackson who ultimately killed himself, while dr. murray was in the bathroom. >> michael jackson self- administered a dose of propofal that with another created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> defense attorney ed chernoff says it was too late for dr. murra

mr. jackson? >> i recall that after a couple or a few breaths he breathed into mr. n, he came up and he said, "this is the first time i do mouth to mouth, but i have to. he's my friend." >> reporter: in all the hysteria, alvarez noticed jackson's two older children watching if horror. >> they were right behind me, and paris screamed out "daddy." dr. conrad murray said, "don't let them see their dad like this." >> reporter: in between helping with cpr and clearing out the drugs in the room, alvarez says murray asked him to call 911. on cross-examination, defense attorney ed chernoff tried to cast doubt on alvarez's timeline, hoping to show dr. murray did have his priorities in order. >> isn't it actually likely that when you talk about things being put away, it was after the paramedics came and before you went to the hospital? >> no, sir. >> reporter: alvarez told the jury jackson did not appear to be alive, even as they struggled to save him. he also said he noticed something peculiar on his body. >> i recall seeing what appeared to be a plastic bag or some sort of m

mr. jackson's death on june 25, 2009. >> reporter: after showing jurors a graphic photo of jackson dead on a hospital gurney, the king of pop's own slurred voice echoed throughout the courtroom. >> my hero. i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> a recording murray made himself and proof that he knew his fragile medical state but still provided drugs for him. dr. murray wiped away tears. >> michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the loother drug created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> reporter: among those scheduled to testify today, jackson's personal assistant, michael jacksonal williams, who received a frantic call from dr. murray that fateful june morning asking him to rush to the jackson house. williams was too late. and now two years later the trial for the man many believe is responsible for michael jackson's death continues. once again, the jackson family is in the courtroom. they have vowed to be here every step of the way. in downtown los angeles, stephanie stanton, nbc news. >> meteorologist christina loren joins us now

mr. jackson's death on june 25, 2009. >> reporter: prosecutors claim dr. murray violated the standard of care by giving the pop star the surgical anesthetic propofol to help him sleep. then outlined murray actions in the days and weeks leading up to his death, even playing a disturbing audiotape of an incoherent sounding jackson in a conversation with conrad murray six weeks before his death. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say, i've never seen nothing like this in my life. >> reporter: dr. murray wiped away tears as his attorney disputed the prosecution's claims and instead described murray as a caring physician who was trying to wean jackson from propofol, suggesting jackson himself administered the fatal dose. >> against his orders, he did an act that caused his own death. >> reporter: then the first witness took the stand, kenny ortega, jackson's concert director who said he voiced concerns over jackson's health to dr. murray. >> he said, i should stop trying to be an amateur doctor and psychologist and be the director and allow michael's

mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: in opening statements, prosecutors called conrad murray grossly negligent, a doctor for hire willing to give michael jackson what he wanted: the powerful anesthetic propofol to treat his insomnia. an overdose of the drug killed the singer on june 25, 2009. prosecutors played an audio recording dr. murray made weeks before jackson's death. they say the singer was clearly under the influence of something. >> reporter: prosecutors also showed the jury this photo-- michael jackson's dead body lying on a gurney, they argue he ended up there because over the course of two months they say dr. murray gave him propofol almost everyday. on the day jackson died, they say murray left the singer alone in his bedroom after giving him the drug. it's normally only used in a hospital. >> he left him there, abandoned him to fend for himself. >> reporter: doctor murray has admitted giving jackson propofol and other sedatives, but the defense says it was jackson who ultimately killed himself while dr. murray was in the bathroom. >> michael jackson self- administered a dose of

mr. jackson's death june 25th, 2009. >> reporter: the prosecution says murray violated the physician standard of care giving him the anesthetic propofol to help him sleep. >> things can go bad very quickly. very quickly. and if you are not knowledgeable and competent and prepared, it will lead to the death of your patient. >> reporter: the defense is expected to argue that jackson was a hopeless addict who gave himself the final fatal dose of the powerful drug. >> that michael jackson could have been the one to take it himself, that in itself could amount to reasonable doubt. >> reporter: unlikely scenario, according to at least one medical expert. something the defense hopes will exxon rate dr. murray who faces up to four years in prison if convicted. >> reporter: the defense just began its portion of opening statements five minutes ago, so they are now on the stand at this point, but one of the more explosive things we heard this morning was an audio tape of michael jackson. this was allegedly taken from conrad murray's cell phone. this audio clip was recorded, the prosecution says, by conr

mr. jackson's deaths. >> against his orders, he did an act that caused his own death. >> dr. nrad murray's defense team claims that jackson injected himself with propofol, leading to his own death in june of 2009. prosecutors maintain it's the doctor who is ultimately responsible for administering a surgery grade drug outside of a hospital setting. >> conrad murray faces the maximum of four years in prison and loss of his medical license if convicted. >>> lamp posts, hand rails, things you might walk by every day that might be hiding stray voltage. we wanted to know how bad the problem is here in the bay area. vicky nguyen takes us in depth tonight. >> reporter: vibrant city lights. hiding rogue electricity where you least expect it. it's stray voltage, and it happens when electrical wires come in contact with metal from things like manhole covers or light poles. in this case, a muni light rail. >> folks every day are getting off the train and coming within inches of this. >> reporter: tom makes a living scouring the country for stray voltage. his company's 45 trucks are equip

mr. jackson appear to be excited and full of energy when he was performing? >> >> yes. yes, he did. >> reporter: an attorney for the promoter of jackson's concert tour testified that dr. murray never indicated the sing her any medical issues. >> he volunteered that michael jackson is perfectly healthy, excellent condition. >> reporter: the defense is claiming jackson ultimately killed himself, creating what they called a perfect storm of drugs in his body. >> he will tell you -- >> reporter: during opening statements tuesday defense attorney ed chernoff told jurors the legal dose was administered by jackson himself when murray was out of the room. >> he died so rapidly, so instantly, he didn't even have time to close his eyes. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: jackson was rehearsing for a comeback tour before he died. it would have been his first concert series in nearly a dozen years. kendis gibson, cbs news, los angeles. >>> st. mary's college is dealing with two reports of sexual assaults in two weeks. moraga police say the latest incident was on sunday. a student told officer

mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: in opening statements, prosecutor called conrad murray grossly negligent. a dr. for hire willing to give michael jackson what he wanted, the powerful anesthetic propofol. it killed the singer on june 25th, 2009. prosecutors played an audio recording dr. murray made just weeks before jackson's death. they say the singer was clearly under the influence of something. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say, i've never seen nothing like this in my life. >> reporter: prosecutors also showed the jury this photo. michael jackson's dead body lying on a gurney. they argued he ended up there because over the course of two months, they say dr. murray gave him propofol almost every day. they say he left him in the bedroom after giving him the drug that is normally only used in a hospital. >> he left him, abandoned him to fend for himself. >> reporter: dr. murray admitted giving michael jackson propofol and other sedatives but they say jackson killed himself while murray was in the bathroom. >> dr. murray administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazepam

mr. jackson had a bad reaction. told me to get here right away.ding my part of the conversation. mr. jackson had a bad reaction and to get somebody up here immediately. i tried to follow his instructions to the best of my ability. sunny, we know the lunch break started in the midst of this personal assistant's testimony. where is the prosecution trying to go with this? >> i think they're certainly trying to give the jury a picture, an idea, of how conrad murray reacted when he realized that michael jackson was in trouble. that he had this sort of bad reaction. now, what do people do when they are having a medical emergency? they call 911, right? what does a doctor do? they call 911 or another doctor and what did conrad murray do? he called michael jackson's personal assistant who was in downtown l.a. i think what the prosecution is trying to show, is this guilty behavior? would a reasonable doctor do this? would a doctor who adheres to the medical standard of care do this? they're doing a good job of painting that picture. >> what about this new d