so without further adieu, my friend, paul jackson. [applause] >> thank you. how are we doing on time? so we don't have to rush? talk really snast well, i understand how great this is today. it's always a pleasure to come down to san francisco. i am a native born san fran ciscan. where was i? i was in san francisco with a state bureaucrat and having a meeting when the lights started to shake. we knew something was going on when all the lights on our earthquake board started to go off and we knew something was going on and the phones started ringing and we didn't see operations until a long time afterwards. >> it's great seeing a lot of folks in the audience i worked with on the loma prieta recovery and i think it's wonderful, fema's emphasize -- emphasis and their whole

jackson's death on the singer himself. joining us now for a closer look at the challenges for dr. conrad murray's defense, cnn legal contributor paulto see you, as always. >> nice to see you. >> we heard from two key witnesses for the defense. one a doctor who treated jackson on and off for more than two decades for profound sleep disorder. another one, a nurse, who had helped jackson over the years. both of them essentially supported the defense's claim that jackson shopped for propofol himself. so what do you think? is this going to stick? did it work? >> well, the defense is trying to put on the board the defense ta he self-administered the fatal dose of propofol and that in essence he was a drug addict who killed himself. this is the only route that the defense can follow. they're hopefully creating sympathy for dr. murray by saying he didn't even realize that jackson was taking these other drugs. whether they're going to succeed or not, i don't know. the prosecutor kind of turned one of those witnesses, the doctor -- >> right. let's talk about that. what you're talking about, dr. allen metzger. you're right. they took him, the

jackson died? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: the anesthesiologist paul white testified the doze given to michael jackson to sleep was just too small to be fatal. >> that was a dose that might be used to produce a really bit of anxiety relief. a little bit of sleepiness. >> reporter: dr. white presented an alternative scenario that michael jackson used the syringe. >> you think it was a self- injection of propofol between 11:30, 12 that did it? >> in my opinion, yes. >> reporter: and he said michael jackson's stomach content indicates he could have taken another drug which created a deadly mix with the propofol. >> white's testimony comes a day after the defense called an addictions specialist to highlight jackson's dependence on another pain killer. >> large doses of demerol. >> reporter: the defense has suggested demerol withdrawal caused jackson's insomnia which led him to crave propofol. prosecutors are expected to begin a tough cross-examination of the final witness for the defense. >>> federal rangers are patrolling through the sierra, nevada, on a mission right now searching for something that we will all come

cab cal obey, jay mcsham, buoy, daisy duke, ray charles, aretha, paul simon, frank sinatra, michael jackson that's the whole 20th century of black music. >> ludicrous, snoop dogg, everybody. incredible, man. it is a blessing and i receive it very gracefully. >> when you got into the music business, you began as an artist. playing the trumpet. how did you get your first big break? >> i wanted to be a gangster until i was 12. >> before music, you wanted to be a gangster? >> yeah. my dad was a master carpenter in chicago in the depression. five million black people and he was a carpenter for the city's most serious triple owe gees on the planet, the jones boyce. i got my medals, switchblade, seven years old, ice pick in my head. >> so what got you out of the gang life and into the music? >> oh, no, no. my father was busy all the time. my mother was put in a mental home. so he was never home to look out after us. he was working and all. he was working with these guys. capone found out that they started a policy racket in the first black-owned businesses. the five and dime stores. they made $100

jackson died? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: anesthesiologist paul white testified the dose dr. murray said he gave jackson for sleep was just too small to be fatal. >> that is a dose that might be used to produce a little bit of anxiety relief, a little bit of sleepiness. >> reporter: under questioning from defense attorney j. michael flanagan, dr. white presented an alternative scenario: that michael jackson used a syringe to give himself the fatal dose. >> so you think it was a self-injection of propofol near the hour of between 11:30 and 12:00? >> in minute, yes. >> reporter: white also testified that jackson's stomach contents indicate he could have taken as many as eight pills of the sedative lorazapam. defense attorneys suggest the singer did that without murray's knowledge and created a deadly mix with the propofol. >> the fact that there is even a tiny amount of free lorazapam is consistent with the theory that he took lorazapam orally. >> reporter: white's testimony comes a day after the defense called addiction specialist robert waldman to highlight jackson's dependenc

a key defense witness is expected to return to the stand today in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. dr. paulmurray who is on trial for involuntary manslaught manslaughter. the prosecution argues michael jackson died after murray injected him with propofol. the defense argues that jackson may have accidentally killed himself. >>> fans are calling game six of the world series one of the most exciting ever. the texas rangers were trying to win their first ever title and same oh, so close. the cardinals were down to their last strike twice but never gave up. didn't stay up for the unbelievable finish? don't worry, here's what's happened. we'll pick it up in the bottom of the ninth inning. cardinals down to their last strike and down two runs. david freese, a shot to the right. two runs score, the game tied. remember that name. we go into extra innings now. texas scores two in the top of the tenth and the bottom half, lance berkman at the plate, two outs and now he's down to his last strike. you saw that. he centers into center field, tieing up the game again. the cards score in the bottom of the

paul white on friday told the jury he thinks michael jackson gave himself a fatal dose of propofol. he said that all explanation based on the evidence. conrad murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. >>> republican presidential candidate herman cain is denying accusations that he sexually harassed two former co-workers. >> you will not tell me who they are. >> there's a report two women claimed that he used sexual innuendo and gestures when he ran the national restaurant association in the 1990's. they reportedly, the women reportedly received payouts and signed agreements setting they would not discuss their departure. herman cain is scheduled to make several stops in d.c. today and later on this week's. >>> and other attempted abduction in spotsylvania county has police stepping up patrols for halloween. all three incidents occurred in the fredericksburg. . the latest one happened on saturday when a man in a vehicle as a 28 year-old woman to get in the car. the first reports came in little more than a week ago and the second on tuesday. police and not said whethe

paul white testified that jackson likely gave himself that fatal dose of the powerful anesthet anesthetic>> do you agree there are instances where dr. murray deviated in his treatment of michael jackson on june 25th, 2009? >> yes, i would. >> there's no justification of what he did in failing to call 911, is there? >> i think he should have called 911 sooner. i do not think it would have made a difference in the outcome of the case. >> they say it's unusual to administer propofol outside the hospital and dr. murray failed to monitor his condition. >>> a crew is on level ground after the scaffolding they were working on collapsed. it happened in rockville. fire officials say three people were on the scaffolding when one of the sides snapped. all three were thethered in. firefighters used a bucket to lower them to safety. the whole operation took less than ten minutes. they are looking at what caused the scaffolding to break. >>> halloween starts sempl days early, goes through the weekend and heads to the actual day. plenty of people were out on the streets of d.c. tonight. shomari stone ha

the convention floor i got a call from our senior producer saying come quickly to seventh in jackson and st paul because nicole and sharif have been arrested they've been bloodied and you should get here quickly i raced off the convention floor my credentials around my neck with our cameraman that i was working with that day the great filmmaker rick reilly of big noise films we raced down the streets of st paul got to this big parking lot the riot police have surrounded the area fully contained and i went up to them i was just sort of running along the line to find an officer that i could ask. to get a commanding officer and that's just what i did that was the second of the images you saw i ran up to the officer and i said please it like to speak to your commanding officer you can see i just came from the convention floor i'm a credentialed journalist i need to get my reporters out now they too are credentialed it wasn't seconds before he written me through that line twisted my arms back slap the head. some push me up against the wall and on to the ground i was still desperately looking for shar

jackson's doctor, dr. conrad murray, will not testify in his own defense. his last witness took the stand yesterday. that would be dr. paul white. he rejected the prosecution's theory on how jackson died. >> if, in fact, murray had administered the drugs that he described in his conversations with the police department and the doses that he described, i would not have expected michael jackson to have died. >> dr. white could conclude his testimony today but the prosecution won't start its cross-examination until next week. >>> in health news this morning, many people take asprirn to prevent heart attack and stroke and now british researchers have found it may have another big benefit. >> reporter: don maxton was with his mother when she was diagnosed with colon cancer. >> they checked her out right aaand they could tell there was something, there was something wrong. we expected colon cancer at that point. >> reporter: his family history puts him at higher risk at getting the disease but now british scientists have found a very common drug may be able to cut that risk. >> we set out to try to see if it would prevent -- an

jackson. the key witness of dr. paul white has begun.p you updated as the trial goes forward and as we get closer to the final conclusion anded determination by this jury whether or not conrad murray is guilty or not. if they do find him guilty, he could face four years behind bars. adam housley, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a japanese government panel says it will take at least 30 years to safely close down the nuclear power plant that was damaged in the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. the nuclear plant suffered power outages, meltdowns and explosions that released radioactive material and forced thousands to leave the area. officials say the plant is now relatively stable but that it will likely take 30 years or more to safely shut down the facility. >>> a suicide bomb attack today in afghanistan killed five people including three united nations employees. the suicide have suicide bomber rammed a checkpoint in kandahar with a check backed -- packed with explosives. three gunmen rushed into the area, seized control of a building a

paul white, expected to say michael jackson took a fatal combination of lorazepam and propofol himself, and that murray didn't use an iv drip of propofol. >> dr. white, who is the prosecution's professor, is going to come in and point out mistakes with dr. shaffer's testimony, that he didn't really know the drug, he didn't know the literature, and that he was making all the assumptions just of an opinion against dr. murray. >> reporter: there is no love lost between the experts. dr. white has been seen rolling his eyes in court, and faces a hearing for calling shaffer or the prosecutor a scumbag in front of reporters. but as the trial now moves towards its end, the verdict may indeed come down to these two experts, and which one the jury believes. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday, what is behind the soaring use of antidepressants, especially among women? >>> and how a man with pumpkin despair is making a big difference. you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. yo

aggressively cross-examined the star witness for the defense, anesthesiologist paul white previously testified that michael jackson injected himself with the fatal dose of the sedative propofol, although today he conceded that dr. conrad murray's in-home treatment of jackson violated medical standards. >> have you ever administered propofol in someone's bedroom. >> no, i have not. >> reporter: have you ever heard of anyone doing that prior to this case? >> no, i have not. >> reporter: dr. white was grilled on murray's lack of monitoring equipment and that dr. murray did not immediately call 911 when he found michael jackson unresponsive. >> are you saying he was not capable of pushing 911? >> reporter: murray also did not tell emergency personnel about the propofol. >> is that your testimony, that it was a detail that was overlookd? >> it was obviously overlooked, he didn't... >> not obviously. it could also be a lie, correct? >> correct. >> that's another option. >> if you say so, i guess, yeah. >> reporter: white says the amount of propofol murray claim he is gave jackson was not enough to kill the singer, yet h

cross-examining a doctor testified for the defense that he believes jackson injected himself with a fatal dose of the surgical anesthetic propofol dr. paul white also backed up a defense claim that jackson's what several sedative pills while conrad murray was not looking the prosecution claims that murray set up the propofol infusion that killed michael jackson. >>herman cain still is not responding directly to a news report alleging he behaved inappropriately tried to women who worked for him in the 1990's. politico is reporting that two female employes of the national restaurant association herman cain when he was head of that group. the women were not named to the report to protect their privacy but when questioned by a reporter from politico kane would not confirm or deny that the allegations were ever made. >>political reports the women left the restaurant association after receiving separation packages and the five figure range herman cain campaign said washington insiders are trying to discredit herman cain the camp had said that he vaguely recalled the incidents and that the allegations were settled amicably by the parties years

jackson's doctor. his name is conrad murray. dr. paul white testified that the prosecution's propofol expert may have miscalculated how much of the drug dr. murray was giving jackson. the defense is trying to cast doubt that murray administered a dose that was lethal. but dr. white admitted murray did make some mistakes. >> conrad murray has been accused of infusing a dose of propofol and leaving his patient. can you justify that? >> absolutely not. >> an expert also testified today. he said he believes that michael jackson's insomnia was because of an addiction to painkillers. it is still not clear yet whether murray will take the stand himself in his own defense. >>> occupy wall street protesters across the country are rallying behind iraq war veteran scott olsen. the 24-year-old survived two tours of duty in iraq but was critically injured during tuesday's confrontation between protesters and police in oakland, california. witnesses say olsen was hit by a police projectile but nobody is quite sure exactly what it was. he's been upgrad

of jackson's this is it tour, the defense wants to portray a jackson desperate to perform because his finances were a shamble. and dr. paul white, who the defense hopes will say that propofol is safe to use for sleep, and jackson could have self-injected the fatal dose of propofol. this afternoon, detective martinez, the first of the big witnesses, admitted that michael jackson's bodyguard, who testified in the prosecution case that dr. murray ordered him to hide propofol bottles, did not say that during his first police interview. >> did you ever hear mr. alvarez mention anything putting away vials for dr. murray? >> no. >> reporter: the defense strategy -- concede dr. murray's negligence, but deny that the propofol and sedatives dr. murray administered alone killed michael jackson. >> they're going to try to show demonstrably that propofol at the levels that they say were administered could not have caused the death. >> reporter: many legal experts believe the key connection of this case is whether or not dr. murray's mistakes led directly to michael jackson's death or did michael jackson do something with propofol or s

jackson portrays are evidence martin luther king on broadway. marriage number three for former beatle paulccartney, and a federal crackdown on medical marijuana sales in california. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> mitchell: thousands of medical marijuana outlets in california are bracing for a federal crackdown. prosecutors say the shops are doing more than just helping their patients. john blackstone has the story. >> for federal justice department officials, the photographs of marijuana being sold in lollipops and candies show the problem with california's medical marijuana law. >> where there's marijuana, there's money and lots of it. >> melinda hague is -- melinda haag is the u.s. attorney for california. >> people are using the cover of medical marijuana to make enormous amounts of money, in short to engage in drug trafficking. >> >> reporter: medical marijuana has been legal in california. 15 other states have similar law, but marijuana remains illegal under federal law. now federal officials have sent letters to dozens of california growers and dispensaries w

michael jackson. sir paul mccartney. great monday morning. >> all the legends. mccartney you heard. headed back down the aisle in london. he tied the knot with american heiress. >> small ceremony. a former beatle married for the third time. >> let it be. >> the bbc's correspondent was there. >> reporter: sir paul mccartney and his wife to be. her family's business, a board member of the new york transportation authority and today marrying one of the most famous men in the world. there were only a handful of guests. family and some old friends including another former beatle, ringo star. the ceremony lasted 45 minutes. the brides maids found the crowds at one point more interesting to watch. and then, the couple remerged and posed for the cameras. a new experience for the bride. >> there has been no publicity. no interviews. they almost kept it a secret. almost. this is perhaps, as quiet and as as private a wedding as you can ever hope to have if you are a former beatle. the location though was familiar. sir paul married his first wife, linda at the office. the s

paul white, telling the jury, michael jackson self-injected the final fatal dose of 25 milligrams of propofol, with a syringe connected to his i.v., after swallowing eight pills of the sedative lorazepam. >> you think it was a self-injection of propofol, between 11:30 and 12:00? >> in my opinion, yes. >> reporter: dr. white testified it's the prosecution contention that dr. murray used a jerry-rigged i.v. drip to continually infuse michael jackson with propofol for hours made no sense. the prosecution's star medical witness, dr. steven shafer showed jurors during his testimony, how he believes dr. murray put an open, large propofol bottle into an empty saline bag to fashion the drip. his counterpart, dr. white, disagreed. >> have you ever seen this? >> no, i have not. >> have you ever heard about it? >> i heard about it in court last week. but that's the first time. >> reporter: the defense expert said the amount dr. murray told police he gave michael jackson, 25 milligrams, was not enough to kill him. >> would this present a danger situation here? >> not at all. giving small doses h

jackson caused his own death. saying he did not see evidence that the doctor injected him. >> reporter: doctor paul white, back on the stkapbd in the wrongful death trial of conrad murray. the prosecutors maintain that he gave jackson the anesthetic propofol and did not notice he stopped breathing. but jackson was depended on the drug and administered his own sedatives. >> i do feel that the theory that we have proposed is just a lot more rationale. >> doctor white testified to the jury that he doctors need to be specially trained in giving these kinds of drugs. >> you should be able to rescue the patient from a deeper level of sedation than you intend to achieve and appropriately trained and knowledgeable to rescue the patient. >> reporter: he introduced records showing that the doctor was, in fact, certified. >> yes. there is a certification from, i believe it is -- sunrise hospital medical center. in las vegas. demonstrating that he has been approved to administer moderate sedation. >> reporter: the judge has given the prosecution extra time to prepare cross examination on monday. rebutel witnesses will be call

jackson on june 25th, 2009. >> the morning began with top examination from dr. paul white. osecutor pulled no punches about conrad murray's care of michael jackson. >> there's no justification of what conrad murray did in failing to call 911. >> i -- as i said earlier, i think he should have called 911 sooner. i do not think it would have made a difference in the outcome of the case. >> reporter: why dr. murray didn't tell paramedics he gave michael jackson propofol. >> is it a detail he overlooked when they asked him what took place? >> it was obviously overlooked. >> not obviously, it could be a lie, correct? >> the self-proclaimed propofol expert said he would have never used propofol in a similar situation. >> no amount of money could convince me to accept or take on responsibility because of time or the responsibility of someone and the fact it was a complete off label use of the drug. >> reporter: white acknowledged he is being paid by the defense but doesn't expect to get his normal fees. >> about $3500 a day. but i have not billed them that amount. i don't think they

jackson's body could be a game changer in the case. here's randi kaye. >> reporter: if conrad murray escapes conviction, he may have this man to thank. dr. paul white, an expert on propofol, the powerful anesthetic believed to have stopped michael jackson's heart. on the stand dr. white, testifying for the defense, told the jury he believes michael jackson injected himself with the fatal dose of propofol, not realizing it would kill him. he disputes the state's theory that murray gave jackson a slow iv drip or infusion of propofol over three hours. >> i cannot understand how it's possible that he got a three-hour infusion when the evidence didn't show the infusion set up. >> so you think it was a self-injection of propofol near the hour of between 11:30 and 12:00 that did it? >> in my opinion, yes. >> reporter: if that's true, the timeline fits. it was around noon, june 25th, 2009 that conrad murray says he first noticed jackson had stopped breathing. here's what dr. white is basing his conclusion on. first, he says the propofol bottle found in jackson's bedroom appeared as though it was never hung up at the scene, so it could not have been p

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jackson's body could be a game changer in the case. here's randi kaye. >> reporter: if conrad murray escapes conviction, he may have this man to thank. dr. paulved to have stopped michael jackson's heart. on the stand dr. white, testifying for the defense, told the jury he believes michael jackson injected himself with the fatal dose of propofol, not realizing it would kill him. he disputes the state's theory that murray gave jackson a slow iv drip or infusion of propofol over three hours. >> i cannot understand how it's possible that he got a three-hour infusion when the evidence didn't show the infusion set up. >> so you think it was a self-injection of propofol near the hour of between 11:30 and 12:00 that did it? >> in my opinion, yes. >> reporter: if that's true, the timeline fits. it was around noon, june 25th, 2009 that conrad murray says he first noticed jackson had stopped breathing. here's what dr. white is basing his conclusion on. first, he says the propofol bottle found in jackson's bedroom appeared as though it was never hung up at the scene, so it could not have been part of an iv drip. >> what is there about that propofol bott

jackson's doctor. as the defense team's star witness says the singer injected himself with propofol. dr. paul white known as the father of propofol says it appears that jackson gave himself an additional dosage of the powerful sedative after conrad murray administered a dosage. white demonstrated for the jury how he believes murray gave the right amount of propofol to jackson. >> the package insert suggests and that's what dr. murray said he did. that's certainly a very safe way to do it. >> murray's defense team maintains jackson gave himself a dose of propofol that was 40 times larger than his normal dose. prosecutors will cross exam dr. white on monday then the case goes to the jury's hands. >>> facebook is adding new security features to its website as it tries to thwart a growing number of attacks on users' pages. facebook said this week that hackers using stolen user name and password credentials try to break in to at least 600,000 accounts every day. the company says only a fraction of those attempts are successful. they're rolling out a new trusted friends program they say will help m

paul white says it was michael jackson and not murray who gave himself a fatal overdose of propofol.al words were, quote, oh wow, oh wow, oh wow. mona simpson says jobs said that after looking at her, his children, and then his wife. the apple founder died on october 5th at the age of 56. what a legacy he left behind. according to reports, apple has more than $81 billion in the bank. that's more than the u.s. government. >>> the massive troop withdrawal from iraq this year won't mean there won't be american boots on the ground in the persian gulf region. the obama administration is expected to reposition forces in kuwait to prevent a collapse in iraqi security from having a major impact in the region. nbc chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski joins me now. good day to you. >> good day, veronica? >> was this always part of the plan? what kind of troop level will we see in the region after the new year? >> the u.s. military had planned on keeping a small number of forces in iraq to provide training and guidance advisers to the iraqi government. but also to serve as sort of a tr