nbc's stephanie stanton has more. >> reporter: after three days of emotional testimony, jackson family members left the courthouse surrounded by supportive fans. meanwhile, inside the courtroom, compelling testimony from a key witness for the prosecution. >> he was laying on his back -- >> reporter: security guard alberto alvarez recalled those critical minutes in jackson's bedroom, all while jackson's children watched. >> paris screamed out daddy. >> reporter: alvarez says he was asked to call 911. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help. >> reporter: but not before he said conrad murray had him collect drug vials and i.v. bag in the room. >> he pointed to incht v. stat and he said, get that bag -- remove that bag and put it in the blue bag. >> cause now pending -- >> reporter: later jackson's personal chef testified about that fateful day. >> it was a very devastating day. >> reporter: she said she was preparing jackson's lunch when dr. murray came running down the stairs in a panic. >> he was shouting. >> what did he shout? >> get help. get security. get prints. >> reporter: she

>> $1,000. >> reporter: stephanie stanton, los angeles. >> facebook is in trouble. co-chairs have asked the federal trade commission to launch an inquiry after it was discovered that facebook was using cookie software to otrack activity. facebook says it has since fixed the problem, adding a statement that it did not store or use any information it should not have. congress is concerned the practice raises privacy concerns. >>> the newspaper "the onion" set off controversy after series of tweets went out alleging gunfire and hostage-taking on capitol hill. capitol police are investigating the paper for false report after enough twitter users were alarmed. the story, along with a doctored photo of house speaker boehner holding a child hostage was a spoof but on the same day of a terror plot uncovered by the fbi left some believing this story to be true. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. the life of a florida child was saved by a group of bystanders after he was run over by a car. the boy became trapped under after getting

with more on what went on in court today, let's check in with nbc's stephanie stanton live in los angeles. stephanie? >> yeah, good evening, janelle. an action packed day here at the courthou courthouse. court ended at 4:00 this afternoon. did we saw the jackson family leave and we saw conrad murray's attorney leave. he was taunted by fans. prosecutors attempted to lay out the theory that conrad murray may have -- sorry, i got distracted by the bus. today inside the courtroom, it was an action packed day of testimony. conrad murray's body guard testified about that 911 call and about what he saw during those fateful minutes when jackson was found unresponsive. after two days of compelling testimony, members of the jackson family arrived for day three of conrad murray's trial. a key witness for the prosecution. security guard alberto alvarez testified about those critical minutes when the pop star stopped breathing. >> he was laying on his back. >> reporter: it was a chaotic scene as jackson's children watched in anguish. >> paris screamed out daddy. >> when you heard paris scream out dadd

nbc's stephanie stanton has more. >> reporter: day two of this high-profile celebrity trial. jackson family members expressed gratitude to the support of fans outside the courthouse. >> shall be the truth, the whole truth -- >> reporter: inside the courtroom, jackson's personal assistant michael williams testified about those critical minutes when dr. murray first realized jackson wasn't breathing and the frantic phone calls between the two. >> he said, get here right away. 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. >> rep

nbc's stephanie stanton reports. >> reporter: day one began with the prosecution's charges. >> it was dr. murray repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to 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 he

nbc stephanie stanton has more. >> reporter: day two of this high-profile celebrity trial. jackson family members expressed gratitude to the supportive fans outside the courthouse. inside the courtroom, jackson's personal assistant, michael williams, testified about those critical minutes from dr. murray first realized jackson wasn't breathing and the frantic phone calls between the two. >> he said, get here right away. 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

i'm stephanie stanton, nbc bay area news. >> a lot of fireworks tonight, stephanie. thanks so much. >>> pump up the volume. whether you like it or not, the sirens were sounding today in san mateo county. this was a full volume test of the aid sirens along the coastline. people who live nearby are used to a lower volume test. they hear them every, morning at 10:00 for one minute. to make sure residents who need to hear it can, the office of emergency services cranked up the volume. it will be like this, i hear, from now on. >> let's turn our attention to our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. wow. it was a real summer day around here. >> scorcher. >> we definitely had a few triple digits out there. throughout the east bay. walnut creek at 100. we could still see it go to 100 over the next hour. we'll have to wait and see into the 6:00 show. not any record setting temperatures, but definitely a lot warmer than average. right now san francisco at 86, clear skies. the winds out of the northwest for two consistent days now dropping humidities to 20% level. our fire danger

nbc's stephanie stanton reports. >> reporter: day one began with the prosecution's charges. >> it was dr. murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to 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'

nbc's stephanie stanton is live outside the l.a. courthouse this morning. ephanie, what can we expect today? >> reporter: well, hello, marla. that key witness on the stand is alberto alvarez, the security guard who called 911. he's been testifying about these critical moments when jackson was discovered in his bedroom. he says when he arrived, he saw the singer lying on the bed, his arms spread out. he said it was a very chaotic scene ta jackson's children were there watching in anguish. he said that paris screamed out daddy. he said he ushered the kids out, said don't worry, everything is going to be okay. albert tote says he was asked to call 911, but not before he testified that will conrad murray told him to help collect drug vials and an iv bag in the room. the prosecution suggesting a possible cover-up by murray. yesterday, we saw some key testimony from a couple of different people, one of them michael williams, jackson's personal assistant who also talked about those moments when michael jackson was is unresponsive in his bedroom. he said that he had

in downtown los angeles, stephanie stanton, nbc news. >> meteorologist christina loren joins us now. you are right. it is gorgeous outside today. >> she is right all the time. >> thank you. you know what, if i was wrong today, you would definitely see it all over my facebook page. i said fog-free conditions. thank goodness. we are still holding on to that completely sunny sky. over the city of san francisco, but boy, oh, boy is it getting warm out there as a result and let's go right to your temperatures. high pressure driving all that marine air a clouds offshore. for us today, we are going to continue to warm up and temperatures aiready about four degrees above your seasonal high for today in san francisco. 75 degrees. 80 in san mateo. 78 degrees in santa cruz. we still have a few hours of additional warming before we hit those highs. 9 degrees in gilroy. warm spot as per usual will be the trivalley. 95 in livermore and fairfield for weather headlines show what you to come. major change it is next 72 hours. area of low pressure drops into the bay. that means our temperatures are go

nbc's stephanie stanton has more. >> reporter: after three days of emotional testimony, jackson family members left the courthouse surrounded by supportive fans. meanwhile, inside the courtroom compelling testimony from a key witness for the prosecution. >> he was laying on his back. >> reporter: the security guard recalled the critical minutes in jackson's bedroom, all while jackson's children watched. he says he was asked to call 911. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help. >> reporter: but not before he said conrad murray told him to held collect drug viles and an i.v. bag in the room. >> he said get that bag, remove that bag and put it in the blue bag. >> reporter: later, jackson's personal chef testified about that fateful day. >> it was a very devastating day. >> reporter: she said she was preparing jackson's lunch when dr. murray came running down the stairs in a panic. >> he was shouting. >> what did he shout? >> get help. get security. get prince. >> reporter: she was also questioned about several paid interviews she did after jackson's delath. >> were you paid for that i

nbc's stephanie stanton is live in los angeles for us this afternoon. stephanie?morning, craig. the jury selection process got under way about 45 minutes ago and as usual, there is a small crowd of jackson supporters gathered here outside the courthouse for the start of this very high profile case. dr. conrad murray was driven into the courthouse in a dark suv shortly before 9:00 this morning, but so far, we have not seen any members of the jackson family. remember, they have vowed to be here every step of the way. an appeals court has sided with the judge in this case and ruled that the jury will not be sequestered during the length of this trial. the defense had argued that the jurors would be exposed to media reports that could possibly taint their opinions, but the judge says that he has faith in this jury to do the right thing. now, murray is facing one count of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the june 2009 death of michael jackson. prosecutors claim that he improperly -- rather, that he failed to monitor michael jackson when he gave him the power

i'm stephanie stanton, live for nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. >>> b.a.r.t. police department is focus of an assembly committee. assemblyman, long time advocate for reform, is having an oversight hearing. new b.a.r.t. general manager, b.a.r.t. police chief, and independent auditor mark smith are also attending. b.a.r.t. police are under scrutiny after the death of a transient by th name of charles hill. >>> iny theech world, apple sent out invitations to the next s event this morning. it is scheduled for october 4the here is a look. it says let's talk ipneho apple wasn't shy about it. the companyill wbe unveiling at least one new iphone. it has been 15 months since iphone 4 went on sale.n this will be the first product announceme since tim cook took over. the announcement will be at apple campus, a smaller venue than when steve jobs did them. >>> the weather outside is pretty spectacular. >> if it wasn't always foggy in san francisco, days like this would be a dime a dozen. it is great to have a clear day. we hold onto the clarity at this hour. it will contin

let's bring in nbc's stephanie stanton who joins us from the debate. any kind of score card in terms of governor perry or mitt romney or bachmann? >> reporter: good evening to you. the first line of questioning went to governor rick perry. this is his first public debate since anounding his candidacy. perry giving a showing to one political analyst we talked to as well as mitt romney. having a strong showing in this debate. they are all vying for the republican nomination. based on recent poll numbers, many analysts say this is really boiling down to a two-man race. the stage is set at the reagan presidential library for tonight's gop debate with texas governor rick perry squarely in the spotlight. devastating wildfires in texas have kept the governor off the campaign trail in recent days. tonight he's taking the debate stage for the first time since declaring his candidacy and now surging in the polls. >> the latest nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows perry a 15-point lead over mitt romney. >> all eyes will be on him to see if he can maintain th