. >> schuyler was apparently disoriented when she drove onto the ta conic parkway. >> the minivan continued in the wrong direction on the parkway for 1.7 miles before it hit this suv, carrying three men who were killed on impact. the minivan with the kids then careened into a third car, rolled down this embankment and burst into flames. >> toxicology reports found schuler was twice over the legal alcohol limit and showed evidence of marijuana use. >> it's difficult for me to believe that nobody knew the propensity of this woman to drink and have drugs. i think it's extremely unusual, extremely suspicious. i think that the family should have immediately notified the state police to stop that vehicle. they knew the license plate. and not let her proceed. yet they let her proceed. >> the question's asked, did she have an alcohol problem, did you know her to go to bars? >> absolutely not. >> did you know her to get drunk and act -- >> i never saw her drunk since the day i met her. >> well, that's all well and good for the family attorney to throw softball questions at the client, the mom's husb

. >> reporter: schuyler is a cop. and on pageant day, schuyler's mom, who has been pounding back the energy drinks is nervous. >> and i know people think i'm just crazy when i'm doing my routines. but schuyler's routines are like mine. ♪ [ music ] >> whoo! >> reporter: toddlers and tiaras follows them and 40 other contestants and crowns and cash at the beautiful dolls pageant. >> you can't just have a pretty face. they have to have personality, hair, makeup, total package. >> also tonight, did michael jackson's nurse inject him with propofol? we ask cherylin lee herself in our new interview. and also we have more on the passing of senator edward kennedy. >> you can see that here on wjz. >>> people in spain participated the town red today. during the annual festival. participants got the chance to pelt each other with thousands of pounds of tomatoes. trucks carried them through the local streets. about 275,000 pounds of white tomatoes were used during the massive food fights. no tickets required, obviously. >> hot and

the one reason that nick schuyler survives.hed. >> ironically it was the rough seas that saved his life. evidence is the only one that got sea sick on the fishing trip. because he got sea sick he bundled up. the others were in shorts and bare feet. when they went into the frigid water the hypothermia finally got to them. he had shoes, a jacket and all of that second reason was soj call. he kept saying i can't let my mother go to my funeral. gretchen: oh my gosh. let's listen to his thoughts during the interview with you about whether or not he thought he would die. >> there was a point in the middle of the night when i mean, we were 15, 10, 15 feet away from the boat. and the current is going every which way, pulling us away i. we are fighting just to keep each other close, touching, you know. we all thought it. i was thinking about it the whole time there is a good chance we might not make it through the night. gretchen: he is the only one that did survive. one way he is keeping in touch with marquis cooper's family. he baby-s

in an exclusive interview with "real sports," nick schuyler talks about the february boating tragedy that killed his friends and almost killed him. >> we were 15, 10, 15 feet away from the boat. and the -- current is going every which way. we are fighting just to each other close. touching. you know. we all thought -- i was thinking about it the whole time that there is a good chance we may not make it through the night. >> does the -- hope start to obviously run out? or is everybody getting quiet at this point? >> it is very quiet. only conversations was -- this is -- i think this is after we all realized that there is a good chance we are not going to get out of this was things we would change our life, that's what i immediately thought anyways. i kept thinking about my mother. >> your mother? >> i thought about -- there is no way i'm going to let my mom go to my funeral. >> schuyler clung to the wreckage for 48 hours until he was rescued. >>> and some video to show you tonight that mothers everywhere are going to find terrifying. check it out. you are looking at 8-year-old tiger b

i think what drove them over the edge was daniel schuyler's press conference last week saying that it wasn't alcohol or marijuana, that it was diane schuler's alleged medical conditions that caused this accident. that in conjunction with what was happening at the time, it appears that that's what caused the hance family to cut ties with the schuler family. >> to eileen lehpamer, eileen, the family came up with quite a few explanations as to why the crash occurred. >> right. that's the husband, daniel schuler, he said a number of things through his attorney as well, that maybe she had some stroke-like condition that didn't show up in the initial autopsy, or he also suggested that perhaps she had a tooth abscess or a lump in her leg, which they didn't elaborate on, or maybe diabetes, that would be linked to when she was pregnant, although we have no indication that she was pregnant. >> right, gestational diabetes ends with the pregnancy, typically. take a look at the q&a that apparently severed all family ties. this as in a stunning twist tonight, we learn that grainy surveillance video

in '06 when they took back the majority, they did it -- the pro-life conservatives like heath schuylerepublican who is switched to democrats. rahm emanuel recruited them. this is a very difficult coalition for them to hold together if they are gag oing t push through an ideological agenda and yet maintain the conservative southern vote whose voted democrat because they were tired of bush. how do you convince them to stay democrat in 2010? >> very, very smart analysis today from karen and margie. thank you for coming on. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> be sure to check out "meet the press" with david gregory this sunday. he will be talking health care with joe scarborough and tavis smiley. "meet the press" ought to be pretty interesting. >> you were talking about scoring political points. there are a lot of people saying how can the president take off and go on vacation while his ratings are coming down somewhat the last couple of weeks and all about the health care. then there's other wos say just go away for a while, relax, get out of the spotlight, which is what robert gibbs says

schuyler's daughter, her three nieces also died. the family's attorney says the woman had several medical conditions and may have suffered a stroke while driving. >> they had no marital problems. she was not an alcoholic. she rarely had a drink. she got in the van with the children. nine witnesses saw her that day not drunk, with no alcohol breath, no pot breath. >> she was a perfect wife, an outstanding mother, hard worker. reliable person, trustworthy. i would marry her again tomorrow. she's awesome. she's the best. >> reporter: and your daughter. tell us about your daughter. >> it's my little girl. she's gone. i don't have nothing to say about that. >> obviously, very hard for him. shuler's 5-year-old son did survive the wreck. >>> thousands of twitter fans, yes, if you're one of them, you're probably jonesing for a fix today, aren't you? after the service crashed because of a denial of service attack. that's what's going on. the problems began around 9:30 eastern this morning, and they lasted for about two hours. twitter status

schuyler insists his wife was not an alcoholic.river, heavy equipment of ten drinks in her system, and have recently smoked marijuana before the crash. location posts on this story as more develops. to mexico state hillary clinton was in cape town, south africa today. she met with south african president, jacob martin to her trying to improve relations. secretary clinton also visited a housing project in cape town and met with former president de klerk at this isn't all business as his home video shows. she also found time to boogie down. in kenya. now this was after the media cameras have left. this was shot i think i'll summon cell phone, and it caught the secretary of state cutting a rug. >> clayton: remind me when karl rove is on next week you should critique the dancing technique. when politicians dance is always a mistake in one she's doing exactly the same... everybody there. she is totally grooving. >> dave: a good performance. we don't ought the music was so if the guess. >> clayton: we had to ask in serum music because th

. >> reporter: dan schuyler says his wife rarely drank and he never had seen her drunk.e facts are known. a possible medical condition may be to blame. >> did she have a stroke and then have alcohol? you have to -- if you believe the circumstances the way they are now described -- >> reporter: she was apparently disoriented when she drove on to the taconic parkway. she called her brother saying she didn't feel right. soon after, her mini-van collided head on with another car. a new yorker and his 81-year-old father and a 71-year-old friend were killed as well. >> i feel that it is inconceivable at least from my vast experience as a lawyer that nobody in the deceased, the driver's family, was aware of the fact that she had a drinking problem or a drug problem. >> reporter: the schuyler family says they are continuing their investigation and may consider requested the body be exhumed for further tests. >> i would marry again tomorrow if i could find her. she was awesome, the best. >> reporter: lawyers say it appears there will be a civil suit against the schuler family. th

toxicology tests have shown that the driver dine schuyler had a blood alcohol levelquiv lentz to ten drinks as well as evidence of recent marijuana use. news day reports the allegedly drunk mom was caught on security video acting normally just hours before driving the wrong way on the freeway. be sure to watch nancy at 8:00 eastern tonight as she breaks that down for you. >>> big musical tribute to the king of pop going to be is takened on september 26th at an austrian palace. the michael jackson memorial concert is shaping up to be a mammoth event here. three hours live tell advised around the world. his brother lined up the schoenbrunn palace for the backdrop. artists could include lionel richie, madonna, whitney houston. jermaine says the castle is a little like neverland but a lot bigger. >>> and following up on the search at a pharmacy in las vegas yesterday that has to do with the michael jackson death investigation, a source familiar with that investigation told cnn jackson's doctor conrad murray bought the andness thetd tick propofol from that pharmacy. if last month another