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 ha

here's randi kaye. >> reporter: if conrad murray escapes conviction, he may have this man to thank.owerful anesthetic believed to have stopped michael jarngskchael ja. 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

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here's randi kaye. >> reporter: in the struggle to save michael jackson, dr. conrad murray thought he felt a pulse, but emergency room doctors from ucla medical center testified they didn't feel a thing. still, they pushed ahead with efforts to revive jackson at murray's urging. >> dr. murray did ask me one thing, and he repeated the same request to dr. cruz, that we not give up easily and try to save mr. michael jackson's life. >> is that what you were trying to do? >> yes. >> reporter: emergency responders were ready to declare jackson dead at home but murray insist head be transported to the hospital. >> my assessment when he arrived was that he was clinically dead. he suss tags effort was likely be futile. >> reporter: doctors cooper and nguyen asked murray about what drugs jackson had been given. murray never mentioned propofol even though according to the police affidavit he gave him 25 milligrams of propofol at 10:40 a.m., not long before jackson stopped breathing. >> he never mentioned propofol to you? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: dr. cooper testifi

here's randi kaye. >> reporter: emergency room doctors pushed ahead to revive jackson at dr.s asking. >> he repeated one thing. that we not give up easily, and try to save mr. michael jackson's life. >> is that what you were trying to do? >> yes. >> emergency resummoneders were ready to declare jackson dead at home. murray insisted he be transported to the hospital. >> my assessment at the time, is that he was clinically dead. resuscitation efforts would likely be futile. >> reporter: drs. cooper and nguyen asked murray about what drugs jackson had been given. murray never mentioned propofol even though according to the police affidavit he gave him 25 milligrams of propofol at 10:40 a.m., not long before jackson stopped breathing. >> he never mentioned propofol to you? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: dr. cooper testified friday that even if murray had told them about propofol, it would not have changed the outcome because jackson had, quote, died long before. still, prosecutors wanted to make clear to the jury how dangerous the drug is and how rarely it's used outside a hospi

randi kaye, cnn, los angeles. >> so disturbing to hear those phone calls.core points today? joining me is tom mesereau who was michael jackson's former attorney. tom, thanks for being with us. the defense cross-examined the coroner's investigator trying to to show she made a number of mistakes in jackson's room. was their argument effective? >> i thought he did a very good job. he was very prepared. he left no stone unturned. he didn't bully the witness but he was firm in his cross. no investigation is ever perfect and no investigator is ever perfect. the question is, with some of these imperfections or inconsistencies rise to a significant level? they may or may not. it depends on how they play into other evidence that comes up later in the trial. right now, i didn't hear anything that was fatal. but you don't know how it's going to connect with other things later on. >> the investor was saying, i didn't mention the iv bag in the initial report but in a more detailed report later on, i did. >> that's right. of course, he's suggesting it's suspicious that y

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. >>> "cnn newsroom" continues right now with randi kaye. hey, randi. >> hi there, suzanne. thank you so much. >>> i'm randi kaye. today we celebrate the life of steve jobs. but first we need to turn our attention to washington where just a short while ago president obama made his latest push for the american jobs act. >> this is not a game, this is not the time for the usual political gridlock. the problems europe is having today could have a very real effect on our economy at a time when it is already fragile. but this jobs bill can help guard against another downturn if the situation in europe gets any worse. >> so is this the solution the country really needs? wolf blitzer joins us now from washington. tell me this -- does this jobs act have a fighting chance here do you think, or do you think the senate vote will just end in the same gridlock that we seem to be getting used to? >> the way the legislation is put forward, the entire package that the president has put forward is not going to pass, not going to -- probably won't pass the senate. certainly won't pass the hou

cnn's randi kaye has more from the e.r. doctor who testified in the case. in the struggle to save michael jackson, dr. conrad murray thought he felt a pulse but doctors testified they didn't feel a thing. still, they pushed ahead with efforts to revive jackson at murray's urging. >> dr. murray did ask me one thing and he repeated the same request, that we not give up easily. and try to save mr. michael jackson's life. he asked me -- >> is that what you were trying to do? >> yes. >> reporter: emergency responders were ready to declare jackson dead at home, but murray insisted he be transported to the hospital. >> my assessment when he arrived was that he was clinically dead. the recessitation efforts would be futile. >> reporter: dr. nguyen told the jury murray never mentioned propofol, even though according to the police affidavit, he gave him 25 milligrams of propofol at 10:20 a.m. >> he never mentioned propofol to you? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: even if murray told them about propofol, it would not have changed the outcome because jackson had, "died

randi kaye, cnn, los angeles. >>> and stay with cnn for the latest developments in the trial of dr. conrad murray and for expert coverage throughout the day. be sure to tune to our sister network, hln. >>> all right, alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. keeping track of all the fees in the banking industry. bank of america upset a whole lot of customers last week with a $5 debit card fee. well, now, another bank is upping the fees. alison, who is it this time? >> oh, yes. so, this time it's citigroup. citigroup will begin charging for checking accounts. get this, if you have an easy checking account with citigroup, they'll charge you $15 a months if you don't carry a $6,000 balance in your combined accounts. right now easy checking is free, so, yes, they will nab you for that. now, if you have an upgraded mid-level checking account, they will charge you if you don't carry a $15,000 balance. they say get used to this because more of these big banks announcing more and more of these fees because the reality is the regulatory environment is changing right now. it's getting t

randi kaye, cnn, los angeles. >> so disturbing to hear those phone calls.eeper now, did the defense score points? joining us is tom mesereau. tom, thanks for being with us. the defense tried to prove that the coroner made mistakes during the investigation in michael jackson's room. do you think it was effective? >> i think he did a very good job. he was very effective and left no stone unturned. he was stern. no investigator is ever perfect. the question is, would some of these imperfections or mistakes or inconsistencies rise to a significant level. now, they may or may not. it depends on how they play into other evidence that comes up la later in the trial. right now i didn't hear anything that was fatal but you don't know how it's going to connect with other things later on. >> the investigator is saying, in the initial report in a more detailed report later on i did. >> that's right. and, of course, he's suggesting that it's suspicious, influenced by witnesses and that kind of thing. that's where he was coming from, in my opinion. >> one thing that we'v

randi kaye, cnn, los angeles. >>> a dazzling meteor shower expected this weekend.k, it could be so active you might even call it a storm. >>> after winning the super bowl 25 years ago, the white house is only now recognizing the team's accomplishment, the back story on the delayed celebration for da bears. >>> checking stories across country now. in merced county, california, a couple burglars are credited with helping in the recent arrest of their victim. this guy, 54-year-old kraig stockard. why? they allegedly went to rob him and stole a bunch of his compact discs and found out they contained importacontain ed porn and turned them into police. >>> halloween displays like this. the most recent call happened wednesday in reference to this dummy hanging from a rain gutter. the charlotte department calls them as good intent calls. >>> children in michigan intended to set a new world record on wednesday by eating an apple at the same time. organizers estimate between 6,000 and 8,000 kids, collectively chomped down on the apples. school officials say a fun way to enco

i'm randi kaye. we have some breaking news that we want to continue to follow here out of waxahachie, texas. there is a chemical manufacturing plant on fire. we want you to look at these pictures coming to us from ktvt. we haven't seen anything like this level of a blaze, a fire, of smoke in quite some time. there is certainly concern for the surrounding areas, including an elementary school in that area. i want to bring in now nicole donald golden who is with us. nicole, can you give me an idea here -- i'm sorry, it's donald golden. can you please give me an idea of what is happening there on the ground? >> well, the only thing we know for sure right now is the building where the fire began looks to be a complete loss. there are several departments responding to the fire. still attempting to put it out. all of our employees and anybody who was visiting the plant at the time the fire began has been evacuated and accounted for. so that was obviously our first concern. everybody is out and safe. >> i w

>> ran randi kaye, thank you very much. let me set this up for you.ost, we thought we would be hearing from the president right about now. we have a live picture. let's show everyone. we were expecting and should be expecting still to see the president today speaking at a workers union, pitching the jobs bill, which by the way, is expected to be rejected in a key procedural vote by the senate today. keep your eyes on the right side of the screen. why has he not appeared? we do not know. i do not know if that is at all affected by the picture on your left-hand side of your screen. this is live from the d.o.j. which we should be hearing from. two key players there, first the attorney general, eric holder, and also fbi chief robert muller. the issue -- and i want to bring jill dougherty back in, this major plot thwarted by the dea and the fbi. this plot, i've never heard anything like this, involving saudi arabia, u.s., mexico, and aran. bring us up to speed. what do you know. >> >> he will w. brooke, the interesting thing that we also understand from th

randi kaye joins me now. the defense pinning their hopes on the anesthesiologist who took the stand today. what did he say? >> well, we're talking about dr. paul white. and he is an anesthesiologist, but he's also an expert on propofol, which is the powerful anesthetic believed to have killed michael jackson. but what he really needed to do was to dispute the testimony from the prosecution's expert anesthesiologist, dr. steven shafer. he said that the only scenario that fits is that michael jackson was on an iv propofol drip for more than three hours before dr. conrad murray even knew that he had stopped breathing. now, dr. paul white doesn't buy that at all. he says that dr. murray never abandoned his patient. listen to what he said in court. >> this, let's deal immediately with the elephant in the room here. >> elephant in the room? >> the elephant in the room being conrad murray has been accused of infusing a dose of propofol, and leaving his patient. can you justify that? >> absolutely not. >> now, this wi

. >>> "cnn newsroom" continues right now with randi kaye who's in l.a. >>> thank you, hello, everyone. troubles in greece have dragged down markets around the world for months now. it is only right that a long-awaited euro break-through should send off a rally. >>> there you have it, blue chips are soaring on wall street as they did in europe and asia when bleary eyed eu leaders announced a deal to contain the greek crisis. they persuaded banks and other holders of greek eurobonds to write off half of what they're owed. in business we know that's a 50% haircut and it saves greece 100 billion euros. they also agreed to boost the eu bailout fund to a trillion euros, details still pretty vague. they're requiring european banks to keep more cash reserves as a cushion against losses. >>> so why should americans care? well i mentioned stocks but that is just the start. my colleague alison kosik has a whole lot more from the new york stock exchange. first, catch us up on the markets, both here and abroad. >> okay. randi, first stocks are at some of their best levels of the session, the dow u

randi kaye joins me now. what did his former patients say about him? patients of dr. murray to show a different side of him. dr. murray has been taking a beating in court from the state so much that this was really needed. murray was visibly emotional during the testimony. he was actually crying in court and wiping his eyes. these patients told the jury he was the best doctor they ever had and that he saved their lives. this was a very good day for the defense because the patients testified that murray took his time with them and never rushed them through his appointments. here's testimony from a patient who says he considers dr. murray his best friend. >> it's because of dr. murray. the way he cared for you. the way he makes you feel. the concern and the love he has for you. >> the last character witness, ruby moseley, lives in a lower income housing unit for elderly patients in houston where dr. murray set up a clinic in honor of his father. the defense used this to show that murray was not greedy or money hungry even though he was being paid $150,00

randi kaye, cnn, los angeles. >>> let's talk about it now with mark geragos and a former federal prosecutoral contributor for "in session" on trutv. >> if the defense is to be believed, the doctor is trying to wean michael jackson off of propofol, he orders what amounts to basically four gallons of propofol. it's hard to believe he's trying to wean him off it, no? >> well, that does present a problem. i have no doubt that they're trying to deal with that. and they're going to deal with that. the problem at least for the prosecution is that they still are going to have to get over this hurdle that it was the propofol that he administered that killed him. when i say he, dr. murray. because they can -- he can order up as much propofol as he wants and i agree that if the theory was he's weaning him off it doesn't look good and undercuts that, but the fact remains if the propofol he gave him did not kill him and it wasn't at a dosage that would kill him, he's not guilty. so that still becomes a problem for the prosecution. >> sunny, even if it wasn't the propofol that he gave him if, he left an

randi kaye has details now. >> reporter: anderson, for the first time we heard from dr.hael jackson about 15 or 20 years ago. he told the jury in court that he had seen jackson a few times in the last decade or so to discuss his health. they talked about nutrition and the excitement and fear that jackson apparently had about his upcoming concert tour. but the defense zeroed in on a conversation that dr. metzger had with michael jackson on april 18th, 2009, just four months before he died. listen. >> did he mention to you any specific medicine that he hoped to obtain for these sleep issues? >> he asked me about intravenous sleep medicine. >> did he happen to mention the name of this medicine? >> i think he used the word juice. i don't think i heard the word of a specific medication. >> now, the defense clearly was trying to show that jackson had requested iv anesthetic from other doctors, not just dr. conrad murray, but here's the problem for the defense. dr. metzger says he never gave jackson propofol or any other intravenous sleep medication. the prosecution jumped on t