t.j. jackson. ision came after both sides started talking, stating, quote, it was agreed by all that it is the best interest of mrs. jackson and the children to file a modified joint pleading at the beginning of next week. the king of pop's will named katherine as the guardian of his three children. but after the matriarch of the family disappeared for almost two weeks while she rested at an arizona resort, the judge gave temporary custody to t.j. jackson on wednesday. that same day, katherine reappeared, speaking exclousively to abc news. >> i told him it wasn't necessary for him to go down and sign up for guardianship. but i don't know who instructed him to do that. because he wanted me to come home before that happened. >> reporter: so who is t.j. jackson, son of tito? >> allegedly, very mature and very appropriate with the kids and has a lot of respect. >> reporter: much of the family drama played out in public. it started when a family member reported katherine missing. then paris tweeted, i ha

t.j. jackson. at decision came after both sides started talking, stating, quote, it was agreed by all that sit the best interest of mrs. jackson and the children to file a modified, joint pleading at the beginning of next week. the king of pop's will named katherine as the guardian of his three children. but after the matriarch of the family disappeared for almost two weeks while she rested at an arizona resort, the judge gave custody to t.j. jackson that day. >> i told him it wasn't necessary for him to go down and sign up for guard januarishguar. >> reporter: so who is t.j. jackson, son of tito? >> allegedly, very mature and very appropriate with the kids and has a hot of respect. >> reporter: much of the family drama played out in public. when a family member reported katherine missing. then paris tweeted, i haven't spoken with her in a week. i want her home now. >> i promise you, michael is turning over in his grave at the public nature of how this soap opera is playing out. >> reporter: just ye

t.j. jackson the temporary guardian of michael jackson's three children. >> there were rumors that i have been kidnapped and held against my will. i am here today to let everybody know that i am fine. >> a los angeles judge temporarily suspended her as "the guardian because she was in arizona and did not spoken with them in several days. jackson told abc news she was hurt by the court ruling and it was based on a bunch of lies. she says she is returning to los angeles to deal with it. she denies reports she was held against her will in arizona. >> there's always something going on. >> the news regarding the behind-the-scenes drama with nbc's hit comedy "modern family." >> the test is scheduled for the first table read. the first one was canceled because of ongoing salary disputes. 20th-century fox is optimistic all the actors will be there, despite a lawsuit filed? by the adult members of the cast. the lawsuit asks that all actors contracts be avoided because they violated a law that bars personal service contracts of more than seven years in the state of california. that should be intere

t.j. jackson put randy in a head lock and punched him in the mouth. i didn't know there was a t.j. jackson. i guess she veto's son. this whole family needs to go for a long moon walk in the park together and straighten this all out. grandma katherine had been kidnapped by her own children. last night katherine jackson appeared on "nightline" to let the world know she is fine. >> there are rumors going around me that i've been kidnapped. i'm here today to let everybody know i'm fine and i'm here with my children and my children would never do a thing like that, holding me against my will. that's very stupid. >> she is wearing a bullet proof wig. [laughs]. >> jimmy: since katherine left and went to arizona, a judge granted temporary custody of the kids to t.j. i hope t.j. is short for tee doe j.r. we're running low on tee does. i hope they can figure it out soon. i'm busy keeping up with the kardashian. i have no time for the jacksons. what's happening with the family is unfortunate, when the jackson family is in the news, it's a lot of fun to hear the recorders say their names. >> ka

t.j. jackson is making a bid to become their temporary guardian. the children are being manipulated. that they can visit katherine any time. >> grandkids respect her. when she's not there there's a void in the family. >> reporter: michael jackson's estate is worth about a billion dollars. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >>> thanks to t.j. for sorting that out for us. >> another victim of a gruesome crash in texas has tied. 15 people have passed away and 8 are still in this hospital after sunday's crash. all 23 people packed into the truck are believed to be illegal immigrants who had just crossed into texas. >>> and the los angeles city is cracking down on medical marijuana shops. some neighbors who lived near pot shops have complained. if the mayor approves this crackdown, patients and caregivers will still be allowed to grow their own. >>> and return to the olympics, the opening ceremony is set for friday but the games start today believe it or not. six women's soccer games on the docket. >> the usa takes the field against france in london. good luck to the ladies of the u.s. of a

t.j. jackson and his attorney filed a petition for guardianship that the talks said katherine jackson her attorney and prince jackson irresolution was made. t.j. has always share the responsibilities of raising the children since the egg, a pop star a pop star died. now misstatements barry sanders says the joint custody will also empowered the day to take joint legal responsibility for certain days they do these ads is the management of household personnel ms. jackson will then be free of to focus on a more personal every day decision making to will also remain in control of the children's family allowance. early in the de paris tweeted together we stand divided we fall. the statement goes on to say if approved by the judge miss jackson feels she will better enjoy the pleasures of raising the children without the stress of managing such a large staff. also the judge in this case has ordered a probate court investigator to have full access to the kids unannounced even at school to question how the past week has affected them if at all. alliance with interviewing miss jackson action could b

t.j. jackson. one relative said appointed guardian katherine jackson had been missing. the 82-year-old in -- matriarch hadn't talked to them in 15 days. paris jackson wrote, nine days and counting. so help me whoever did this, i will make them pay. >> there was a very significant concern on the part of janet and jermaine that their mother might be upset. >> reporter: tj jackson told the court about a strange phone conversation he hads withs -- had with his grandmother, saying she was slurring his speech and was not herself. >> reporter: t.j. jackson said he is not seeking permanent guardianship. sheriff's deputies responded to a confrontation between two factions of the family monday. >> i can guarantee you, she has been absolutely unaware of any of the controversy and drama that has been going on for the past week. >> the yet said there -- judge said there is no evidence katherine jackson did anything wrong. her attorney says he will seek to reinstate her as soon as she comes home. >> some of michael jackson's siblings are also disputing his estate, calling for the exe

t.j. jackson, a temporary guardian of children.three >> there are rumors going about me. i am here to let everybody know i am fine. >> you can watch more of the interview after we are finished at 11:35. first, a sex abuse scandal surrounds a prestigious coach tonight. the web of lies spanning decades. high hopes of the thekins fans arrest on shoulders of robert griffin iii. i will tell you what he said today when we return. >> fans are getting excited on training camp at all surrounds a man they back towill lead them the super bowl. begins in a few short hours proper -- robert griffin was about the expectations on him. >> this is the first time rgiii publicly since he signed his contract. is very smart and talented control of hisn persona. robert griffin graduated high school in three years and college in less than hise years and almost as master's degree. was the second pick over all. with all of his success you have be impressed with his humility. methe team does not look at as a celebrity. yes, i and the quarterback in lead them to will victory. celebrity or locker roo

t.j.'s lawyer said the two older kids signed a consent form. a number of michael jackson's siblings are still contesting his will, alleging conspiracy and fraud. charges denied by the executors and thrown out by the courts. two years ago. >> the ruling in court today was about the guardianship and i think it was based on a bunch of lies. but i have a good idea who is doing that. who is behind it. my guardianship has been taken away from me and, but i have spoke to my grandson, t.j., and also, i spoke to prince and paris last night and told them i would be home today. >> reporter: in court today, t.j. described that call as, quote, strange. he said, quote, "the way it sounded, i never heard her talk like that. some words sounded slurred." >> i told him it wasn't necessary for him to go down and sign up for guardianship. i don't know who instructed him to do that. but that's -- because he wanted me to come home before that happened. >> reporter: randy just tweeted that last night on the phone katherine fired her nephew trent and the rest of the security team at the house. >>

t.j. jackson. awarding them temporary custody after katherine jackson disappeared for nearly two weeks what she was resting at an arizona report peak -- resort. >> i told them it was not necessary but i do not know who instructed them to do that. he wanted me to come home before that happened. >> the judge overseeing the state has asked -- case has asked an investigator to interview the kids to find out what is going on. >> best of luck to them. it is pretty outside right now but changes could be in the way. >> it depends on where you are. head over to anne arundel county @ calvert county -- when it will be strong be out of there? give it a few minutes. this is from washington lee high school in arlington. looking at the courthouse area -- the sky's not so pretty. in other parts of the area, talk about a severe thunderstorm watch any effect until 10:00. take a look at what is going on -- 97 degrees. that was our high today of reagan national airport. three degrees high of the -- shy of the record o

t.j. jackson. >> i'm devastated that while i've been away, that my children, my grandchildren have been taken awake from me. >> reporter: in court, the judge said he was granting t.j. item prarl custody because katherine, is, quote, being prevented from acting as guardian by acts of a third party. katherine's own lawyer on custody matters suggested she was being held against her will. >> this, right here -- >> reporter: t.j.'s lawyer said the older children have signed a consent form. a number of michael's siblings are contesting the will. >> the ruling in court today was about the guardianship and i think it was based on a bunch of lives. but i have a good idea who is doing that. who is behind it. my guardianship has been taken away from me and, but i have spoke to my grandson, t.j., and also, i spoke to prince and paris last night and told them i would be home today. and they're waiting for me to come. >> reporter: in court today, t.j. described t quote, strange. he said, quote, "the way it sounded, i never heard her talk like that. some words sounded slurred." >> i told him it wasn't neces

t.j. jackson remains the guardian. >> a soap opera. >> the jackson family golden rule is just when you thinkstranger it always does. >> good to see you. >>> just eight hours until the opening ceremony of the london olympics. a look at the pomp ahead of those big games. but first, facebook sharing getting hammered again today. the facebook shares that is. shares are down another 14% to a new record low near 23 bucks. the stock plunged 18% yesterday. following this disappointing earnings report. company's first since going public two months ago at $28 a share. twitter apologizing for a worldwide outage that lasted for two hours. don't blame the jacksons. blame it on the failure of two parallel systems at a data center. follow me. chime in on stories of the day @thomasroberts. sending taxes through the roof and hindering economic recovery. the consequences? millions of americans will see their taxes on dividend income spike, slowing investment in u.s. companies and jeopardizing development in energy projects that create american jobs. ask congress to stop a dividend tax hike -- for all of us. ♪

t.j. jackson. >> i'm def tated that my grandchildren have been taken away from me. >> reporter: in court, the judge said katherine is being prevented by acting as guard fr yan by acts of a third party. katherine's own lawyer suggested she was being held against his own will. t.j.'s lawyer said the two orlando kids signed a consent form. a number of michael's siblings are still contesting his will, chaurnlging con spears and fraud. >> their ruling today in court was about the guard dwranship. i think it was based on a bunch of lies. but i have a good idea of who is doing that. >> reporter: katherine spoke with her grandkids. i. >>> i told them i would be home today. they're waiting for me to come. i'm on my way home. >> reporter: i'm nick watt in los angeles. >> but, again, not home yet. >>> the mother of baseball legend cal ripken is safe this morning after being cud nkidnap from her home. she was found in the backseat of her car with her hands bound, one day after she was forced in her car and driven around. there was no ransom demand. the motive remains a bizarre mystery. >>> now for th

t.j. jackson, which is tito's son, and she would take care of the children, be responsible for their welfareand that he would take care of the day to day housekeeping chores, the huge staff that they have, he would be involved in that aspect but that has yet to be involved by the court. >> when we say jacksons, we're talking about the michael jackson family. i understand the estate has released a guest list. only certain family members are able to visit. what is that about? >> yesterday the estate released a statement saying there are certain members, they're in the saying what, that have been prohibited to coming into the house where michael jackson's children live. and that's because of all this drama that's been going on in the last two weeks of taking katherine jackson out of the house for 10 days, the children not being able to speak to her, and just a lot of things that have just been happening so they're looking at what's in the best interest of the children. >> all of this is surrounding michael jackson's will where he left all of his assets to his children and mother, and claire tee

t.j. jackson, the 34 year- old son of his brother is now the children's temporary guardian. is development comes as the days long feud among the family has become a very public. the judge suspended kathryn jackson as custodian of the children france, paris and blanket citing possible third-party interference with our guardianship. so the children cannot be removed from california without a court order. the judge's order will be reconsidered at a hearing next month. oaxaca >>stanley: people are always in a rush. that is a given. every weekday morning around the west portals station from people divvying in a rush a whole new meaning curious for example, when there is a light rail vehicle, there becomes a matter rest to catch the train. summoning people go in school full blown his friend to catch that trains. it becomes such a half baths that sometimes there runs when there is no train at the phi pham. mr. everett decided he wanted to give his taciturn door-to-door service. doing that could result in a big ticket. watch what happens here. the guy getting out of the munich car al

cnn has learned katherine jackson will now share guardianship with t.j. s won, the 34-year-old son of tito jackson. katherine jackson's attorney says t.j. will take day-to-day responsibility for certain things including the day-to-day security. what does that mean? it means t.j. will be in charge of the children's day-to-day logistics and this will allow katherine to focus on being a grandmother to them. t.j. has been close to the children much of their lives. isn't michael's death, he's assisted in making decisions for them. this comes days after a las vegas judge overseeing the probate of michael jackson's estate named t.j. as temporary guardian because katherine jackson might have been prevented from being the guardian because of the acts of third parties. t.j.'s petition to be permanent guardian will be amended next week. they will ask the judge to make katherine and t.j. coguardians. after being gone for several days and her grandchildren saying they were worried, they hadn't heard from her, a missing person's report was filed. she was later found at

jackson. >> i think t.j.he was slurring her words and using language and phrases she never used before. so the judge in the -- i guess an abundance of caution said you're the guardian tonight. if katherine comes in here and is of sound mind, he could reappoint her tomorrow. we're going to be back in court tomorrow or the day after. it's a very temporary situation. >> t.j. testified. he spoke with katherine jackson on the phone last night. he didn't sound right. here is what he said. quote, i have never heard my grandmother talk like that. she wasn't sharp. the pauses, choice of vocabulary. she has not used phrases like that before. >> jackson is saying some of the kids kidnapped katherine jackson in an attempt to control the estate. paris jackson was tweeting out these desperate tweets. i haven't talked to my grandmother in nine days. where's my grandmother? so they're making it seem like katherine was being held against her will. then you've got jermaine saying that's not true. mother is fine. mother was ord

t.j. jackson will take over most of the day-to-day responsibility of raising the children, but katherine jacksond to a deal that would allow her to remain in control of the all allowance of around $70,000 a month. a judge suspended her guardianship after a weekend of her health and where abouts. >>> the 2012 olympic games are about to begin, but before the open ser myokicks off, liz crenshaw joins us for "ask liz." >> did you like the olympic music? >> sort of helps to keep us in the mood. >>> our first question is about changes to the games this year. what makes the london games different from thought of previous years? >> it turns out there are lots of new events, and there are changes this year. technologywise, this is the first olympics that will be streamed live. that simply means the viewers will be able to watch all the games as they happen online at nbcolympics.com. kind of cool. another change, women's box been will be added as a new sport. that's cool. as will mixed doubles tennis placed at the olympics for the first time since 1968. so a couple new sports and, yeah -- women's boxing?

t.j. jackson. the court has now ordered an investigation into the children's well-being. >>> the art work if a spiderman comic book has sold for a record $657,000 at auction. >>> and out on dvd tomorrow the history channel's hatfields and mccoys. >> we are embody i the law. >> reporter: the drama about two warring families stars kevin costner, bill paxton and set cable viewing records. also out on dvd lowell. miley cyrus stars in this coming of age story. demi moore plays her mother. >> i know you are putting that in your netflix list, right mike? >> to the top. lost me some pilely cyrus. >> you are watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. on this mop morning. i'm jessica doyle. andrea will be back tomorrow. >>> and i'm mike haiduk. >> howard bernstein is here with your weather first. >> reporter: not a bad morning. little bit muggy out there but radar is nice and quiet and is going to stay relatively quiet today. we have hazy sunshine out there this morning. looking at tyson's corner in the background. hig

t.j., by the way, is the 34-year-old son of tito jackson. i hope you're keeping up with all this. attorney announced that she and t.j. had agreed to now share guardianship. even still, the drama is not over yet. joining me to make some sense out of all this, criminal defense attorney and jackson insider tom mesereau, who famously defended michael jackson in his 2005 molestation trial. along with us, marco gonzalez, senior reporter for x-17 online. good morning to you both. good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning, thank you. >> tom, let me start with you on this one. clearly a confusing story with a lot of moving parts. but despite all of that, what do you think is really going on here? you know this family well. >> well, first of all, it's a lovely family. katherine is a kind, gentle, spiritual, wonderful person. anyone who knows her loves her. her children are very, very nice people. the idea of kidnapping remember sounds ridiculous to me. when you have a large family, a large family that deals with fame and fortune and media scrutiny with everything they do, you've got mic

t.j. jackson, who is tito jackson's son, 34 years old, very close to the michael jackson kids was grantedry guardianship because of this. greta, the judge said, where's katherine jackson? why isn't she here? why has she been mia? i am going to grant temporary guardianship so somebody can be in charge of these children. katherine jackson is not in l.a. she said she would be back today, but we can't confirm she is back. once she is back, we are told her intentions are to get custody on or guardianship back of the three children. it is just one giant mess, greta. >> greta: you know, it is interesting, looking at the paris jackson tweet, a teenager o. july 25, she says a lot of people say i have changed. i want to apologize for the attitude. i promise, the ego is gone. she later tweets, i am so confused, you said you would be here for me. the idea that the grandmother is the custodian disappears for 10 days. it is very strange, ken. i do hope that something works out for these kids. they have had a weird life. thank you. up next, a new report showing that you are spending billions of dollars

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t.j. jackson when catherine arrived back home was at her home in california so perhaps intense discussionsght now, kyra. >> and the judge has also ordered that the children not be removed from california without a court order by any person for their safety. thanks for watching, everyone. you can continue the k conversaticon vae conversation on twitter @kyracnn. newsroom international starts right now. >>> the olympic torch is winding through london's historic landmarks right now. we are a day away from the opening ceremony and taking you there live. plus, why russian officials showed up at a montana ranch to check up on adopted children. >>> and india bans tourists from getting a close look at endangered tigers. welcome to the newsroom international, i'm fredricka whitfield in for the suzanne malveaux, and we are taking you around the world in 60 minutes. this is what is going on. iran's ambassador to the u.n. blames israel for suicide bombing in bull guerra that killed five israeli tourists. the bulgarian bus driver also died in the bus attack last week. they have accused iran and hezboll

t.j. jackson when catherine arrived back home was at her home in california so perhaps intense discussionsght now,

t.j. jackson. ersy surrounding her reported disappearance. >> the rumor going around about me that i've been kidnapped and held against my will, i'm here today to let everybody know that i'm fine and i'm here with my children and my children would never do a thing like that, hold me against my will. it's stupid for people to think that. >> you may recall last week catherine jackson's nephew filed a missing person's report after michael's children said they hadn't heard from her. so joining me now is defense attorney joey jackson. no relation to the jackson family. >> none whatsoever. >> so catherine jackson says she is fine. we heard her say. that but her own attorney told a judge this yesterday. i want to put it up so everybody can see it. the judge says, we have reason to believe that mrs. jackson has been held against her will. cad katherine jackson saying she may be prevented from acting as a guardian because of the act of third parties". so what i want to know is what would prompt a judge? what

t.j. jackson, tito's son temporary guardianship in the absence of their grandmother katherine. >> gettingediately filed to get her reinstated as guardian. >> i am devastated that while i have been away my grandchildren have been take any way from me. >> reporter: the grandchildren claim they were cut off from katherine during her trip to arizona and t.j. told the judge when he spock eak to katherine the phone. i never heard her talk like that some words sounded slurred. in an exclusive interview. katherine said she is returning to los angeles. >> there are rumors to say that i was kidnapped and held against my will. i am here to let everybody know i am fine. >> reporter: surveillance video shows janet, jermaine and randy jackson at katherine's estate where tmz reports there were several fights. there is speculation this family fight is all about michael's money. >> with the kids goes tens of millions, hundreds of millions. even potentially billions of dollars. >> randy jackson blames the executors of muk cichael's esta creating this mess over a bogus will. >> the estate using my mother, n

t.j. jackson who is a cousin of michael jackson's kids who was given this temporary guardianship, and noware going to be basically sharing the duties in terms of raising michael's kids and the co-guardianship, and sharing the job. this is going to give katherine jackson wh jackson, who has been tremendous stress lately to focus on the kids and t.j. is going to be handling day to day responsibilities like household personnel and security and issues involving the children at school. it is an agreement just reached and also prince, paris and blanket had a say in this. they wanted to make sure that the children were comfortable with this move. they have known t.j. all of their life, and they have been very, very close and seemed logical to share the responsibilities and take some load off of katherine jackson. >> my goodness. to add on to the whole bizarre thing, and now we are talking about conrad murray who is extending an invitation to mrs. jackson, and would she take him up on that? something she invited? >> well, you know, this gets bizarre when conrad murray is brought into the picture,

t.j. jackson was named temporary guardian. ily feud over michael jackson's estate, can you say drama, they claim their grandmother was kidnapped by jackson's siblings. paris jackson tweeted that her grandmother has come home. thank you, god. >>> 24 point bold type underlined. >>> the wall street journal says your summer vacation may not cure your work-related stress. a survey of thousands of executives and employees found 58% get no stress relief from their vacation. 27% feel more stressed after a break. only about 9% were able to completely unwind on vacation. >> you just came back from vacation. how much did you watch the news, erica? >> i didn't turn on a television for ten days. i took a break to be refreshed when i was back with you fwail. >> food for you. >>> on wshm says a lobster named lucky larry is sure living up to his name. larry weighs 17 pounds, he was rescued from a connecticut restaurant this week. wow. he's ginormous. customer bought him and then released him back to the sea away from fishermen's nets. he's est

t.j. jackson, as temporarily guardian because it appeared the intentional acts of third parties were preventing katherine from serving as guardian. >> i don't think the take-away from yesterday's decision should be that the judge is taking sides with one party or the other. i think that the judge was simply trying to protect the best interests of the children and that is his obligation. >> reporter: in speaking out, katherine jackson said the ruling was based on lies. in court, t.j. jackson cited a monday incident caught on security cameras which seemed to show a confrontation at katherine's california home between family members, specifically janet and her niece, michael's daughter, paris. >> i think this probably was a giant misunderstanding, exacerbated seriously by the fact that these people can't take so much as a move and do anything without every single person in the world taking it, running with it. >> reporter: saturday night, katherine jackson's nephew, trent, reported her missing to police but police quickly confirmed mrs. jackson was safe in arizona with family members. >> the glue

t.j. jackson went to court and was appointed temporary guardian of prince, paris, and prince michael ii. - or those three kids have been in the custody of their grandmother katherine since michael jackson's death. katherine spent several days at an arizona resort and yesterday katherine finally came out after allegations she had been kidnapped by her own children to read a prepared statement to abc news. >> i'm devastated that while i've been away my children, my grandchildren have been taken away from me. >> okay. so a.j. hammer joins us now with all of this continuing, unfolding drama. so, first off, why the change in guardians? >> well, carol, the judge essentially suspended katherine jackson as guardian because she wasn't there and available to fulfill her duties. she was still mysteriously away in arizona when the judge made the ruling. but the judge did leave open the possibility that custody could be returned to katherine jackson when she returned home, which she has now done. when she delivered that prepared statement to abc last night, she talked about t.j. becoming the kids' gua