[applause] >> ms. irwin, you've been involved in some of these recent cases when it was alleged that video evidence contradicted the police statements. what is your office's wohl in bringing the abuses -- role in bringing the abuses of power to the attention of the public? obviously, we have the media. what other roles to you have in bringing these allegations to the attention of the public? the public defender has a unique and natural role as a messenger. we have more interaction, meaningful interaction come up with the victims of police misconduct and anyone else in government, the media, the criminal justice system, and these are not superficial interactions that we have. we are not their bank tellers. we get into the intimate details of their lives in the course of representing defendants, and we hear their stories, we hear their accounts, we develop a relationship of mutual trust so that we can confide their stories about police misconduct to us. so the rule is really unique. the stories from our client

ms. irwin was recently involved in several of the cases involving the videotaped evidence which resulted in the dismissal of over 90 cases. you've read about those in the newspaper. and finally, we have civil rights attorney john burress. he specializes in civil actions brought against police officers for abuse of power, brutality, and wrongful death. let me remind the audience that we will have a brief q&a at the end. if you want to ask a question, just raise your hand. you'll get a card from the usher. and you can ask your question. and if you would like to address it to a particular panel member, you can do that as. i believe we are going to have a video now. it is movie time. >> this was recorded on a cellular phone by a witness who did not want to be identified. he was pulled on to the ground, face down. there was a struggle. the officers were neck and neck. those of few feet away watched it all happened. >> this is putting cases in jeopardy. >> she is a longtime employee now suspended. sh

ms.-- missing baby girl. 10-month-old lisa irwin has been missing since october 4th. have cleared nearly 700 tips and leads. police and the fbi spent nearly all day yesterday searching the family home, where lisa was last seen. so far, no suspects. >>> in the trial of dr. conrad murray, the prosecution calls their star medical witness. karen brown reports for wjz from los angeles, with details from inside the courtroom. >> reporter: our leading expert on propofol says dr. conrad murray should have never given michael jackson the surgical anesthetic as a sleep aid. >> we are in farm cological never-never land here. something that has only been done to michael jackson. and to no one else in history, to the best of my knowledge. >> reporter: dr. steven schaefer called dr. murray's actions unconshonnable -- unconscionable, unethical, and illegal. and said he took none of the safeguards he should. >> that would have saved michael michael jackson's life. >> reporter: the defense is claiming that michael jackson took an overdose himself. >> that would be impossible. >> schae