. >> ted rowlands was inside the courtroom when that audio was played. ted, it was stunning to hear. i can't imagine what the reaction was like inside the courtroom where michael jacks jackson's family was attending. >> reporter: to be honest, drew, i was not inside the courtroom during that audio, but i think anybody who heard it was shocked. and the prosecutors used it for one reason, to show that dr. conrad murray knew what he was doing to michael jackson, knew the drugs he was administering to michael jackson had this type of effect. they got that recording from murray's own cell phone so murray was recording jackson in if that distorted state. i mean, you could hear him just trying to slur the words. this was part of an hour and a half that the prosecution went through today in their opening statements with the jury. basically, they said murray was incompetent and that he dropped the ball in leaving jackson alone, not only by giving him the propofol and other drugs, but he left him alone unconscious. they say that was the cause of michael jackson's d

ted rowlands in los angeles covering the trial. ted, take us inside the courtroom today. >> reporter: well, john, it was a fascinating day of details for the jurors getting inside jackson's house through his personal assistant and the head of security. they talked about when things went wrong, when they were first alerted by dr. conrad murray that there was trouble, both testified that they were never instructed to call 911, and both told a similar story that dr. murray, after jackson had been pronounced dead, about an hour afterwards, he came up to them at the ucla medical center and wanted a ride home to the jackson mansion. he told them that he wanted to retrieve some cream that he said that jackson wouldn't want the world to know. well, prosecutors want jurors to connect the dots and they want people to -- the jurors to think that it was that propofol that they were really -- that he was really after. >> ted, we also heard today, a witness testified that murray requested a cpr machine and he wanted to hire a second doctor for th

cnn's ted rowlands is in los angeles for us tonight. ted, why did the prosecutors call jackson's chef to the stand? >> reporter: well, for two reasons, candy. one to provide more of the color, the specifics of what was happening, the chaos that was happening inside that house. one of the things she did say is she held the children while they were screaming during that time. but the the significant reason that the prosecution wanted her, more than the other employees, she's the only one that really has a sense of time. she said because she had to prepare a meal at a specific time, she knew exactly what time it was. she was used by the prosecution as part of their overall argument of a timeline to really time stamp the exact time when murray first signaled trouble in the house. now, before she took the stand, we heard from alberto alvarez, the director of logistics for conrad murray. he was the first person to see michael jackson unresponsive in jackson's room besides murray. he provided gripping testimony including what he claimed was a s

i want to talk to ted rowlands, who was in court all day today. ted, another day of twists and turns and claim and counterclaim. the most dramatic testimony, i suspect, is going to hinge around these revelations about dr. arnold kline. tell me about this. what exactly came out today? >> well, every witness, starting with the opening statements, piers, but every witness so far that's taken the stand except for one lawyer, the defense has gotten kline out there and today they really struck from their standpoint. on two separate occasions they had the administrative assistant or the personal assistant to michael jackson and the head of security say that they were taking jackson to kline's office almost daily and he came out in a slurred state, an intoxicated state. they compared that audio recording. the lead defense attorney said was it like that recording we heard here in court? and the response from the witness stand was, well, it was sort of like that, not as dramatic but it was that slow speech. what they're obviously trying to do is get that oth

for a better understanding of the case here's ted rowlands. >> your honor, i'm an innocent man. >> reporter: the jury in the conrad murray manslaughter trial will have several questions to answer, number, did dr. murray give michael jackson a lethal doet of propopol. >> his attorneys say there is no way. >> there is no way that dr. murray would pump him full of enough propphol sufficient for major surgery and walk out of the room. >> he claims the day he died he 0 only administered 25 milligrams, far less than what was found in his body by the coroner. >> how did it get in him? >> that's a good question. do you have any idea? >> the defense is expected to argue that jackson somehow gave himself the lethal dose. >> could michael jackson have done it? >> is it possible for an individual to inject himself with a drug, yes. yes. >> reporter: before jackson died, he spent hours struggling to go to sleep according to a time line murray gave police. he said he gave jackson five doses of three different drugs between 1:30 a.m. and 7 kpln 30 a.m. at 10:40 a.m., he said he gave jackson the propofol.

ted rowlands, cnn, los angeles. >>> all eyes on greece this week.their money woes could mean for the u.s. economy. >>> it's not just the u.s. but global markets taking a beating. there's worry this week that greece will default on its mounting debt and if it does will americans feel the ripple effect? financial consultant eric ahm ahmaddo back with us from dallas. why is it what happens in greece does affect so many? >> that's a great question. what's happening in greece is very, very serious. if greece was to default it can have a real concern global wide. first of all it can affect other countries that might have problems and affect the united states and you could have run on banks in greece and some european locations. it's important that imf and other leaders get a handle on what's happening in greece. >> so asian markets will be opening a few hours from now will european and u.s. markets be influential? >> absolutely. what happens in the asian markets will come around to europe and also to the u.s. markets tomorrow morning. some of the things t

ted rowlands, cnn, los angeles. >> there is a good chance you watched the season premiere of "c "csi"ay, it focused on 9/11. since 2004, gary sinise has been on the hit show and when not filming for the series, sinise is on the road with his lieutenant ban dand, named for his character in the movie "forest gump and that band performs at military bases around the world and here at home. this week i asked him about the troops and the family members that he meets. >> these families are resilient. they try to stay strong through the difficult times. we have, you know, considered the 101st airborne who last year lost a lot of soldiers in their deployment to afghanistan. if you consider a military base to be like a small town, and it is like a small town, you could have 60,000 people, you know, soldiers and family members on this particular base. and if you have a base that loses 130 people, killed in action, and many more wounded throughout that year, that's a lot to ask of a small town. just kind of use that comparison and you'll understand just how difficult it can be for some of these m

ted rowlands, thanks so much. outside the courtroom. of course, we'll check back with you and again in about, now, 40 minutes or so court is to resume there in that trial. >>> so we've heard a lot about this anesthetic, propofol, and its role in michael jackson's death. we're going to talk to an anesthesiologist about how the drug is misused and how it is supposed to be used. dr. zeve cain will join us around 11:30 eastern time. stick around for that. >>> now here's your chance to "talk back" on one evered big stories of the day. today's question -- why do republicans love new jersey governor chris christie? carol costello has more from new york. in, out? what's going on? >> relentless. chris christie is not running until president until, he is -- maybe. the only thing we know for sure is many republicans want him to run desperately. christie is enjoying every single moment of it and delivered a speech fit for a presidential candidate at the reagan library. >> insists that we must tax and take and demonize those who have already achieve

cnn's ted rowlands is outside of the courthouse in los angeles. give us a sense, a preview, of who is scheduled to testify today and what are they likely to talk about? >> reporter: well, it's a big day for prosecutors. they'll start with the first person other than conrad murray to see michael jackson unresponsive. he was the first one to walk into the room and he was the run th one taking directions from murray. prosecutors will lay the groundwork to set the scene for jurors but also to basically critique murray's actions specifically. murray asked alvarez to call 911 but it was only after he asked alvarez to help him gather bottles of propofol. very damning because it looks to consciousness of guilt on murray's standpoint. once 911 was called, murray was performing cpr on a bed instead of a flat surface which is normally the protocol. he asked alvarez if he knew cpr and also going to the prosecution's theory that murray was just in over his head all of the way through this whole process and that he was incompetent. this is a theme they hammered

ted rowlands shows us what changed. >> wide receivers over there! let's go!> reporter: germane taylor is excited about his senior year playing football for chicago's urban prep high school. but it's his future and the future of his teammates and classmates that not only has jermaine excited but also educators around the country. >> everyone here knows that they're going to college. >> reporter: every student that's graduated from this all-boys public charter high school on chicago's notoriously rough south side has been accepted to a four-year college. an incredible statistic considering that traditionally, less than 5% of african-american boys from chicago's public schools make it through college. >> i want to go into engineering and get my degree in engineering at u of i. >> reporter: urban prep has been open for five years. there's no test to get in. it is a lottery. there are roughly 1,400 boys on the current wait list. freshman arrive with varying levels of education. the school days are long, 8:30 to 4:30. students wear a jacket and tie and are expected

allying with al qaida each post that was put out by the united against a new group that opposes ted rowlands nuclear plans some americans are also angry that it is allowed to travel to the u.s. after his recent comments accusing washington of using the nine eleven tragedy to justify attacks on iraq and afghanistan but ivan eland of the independent institute think tank told auntie that novel still ety towards iran only increases its desire for nuclear weapons. if you remember after nine eleven iran helped the united states apprehend. people and provided intelligence on them because remember. islamic government is different than the al qaeda which is sunni and the iranian government is shia and the. is hostile to the billboard furler demonizes iran so i think the problem with demonization as we've seen in the case of saddam hussein and moammar qaddafi is that the united states then seems to take out those leaders after a while and if you've got a republican administration in beat obama and next year in the elections by two thousand and thirteen we could hear the drumbeat for attacking iran whi

national transitional council to resign to being ex gadhafi loyalists political satirist dead ted rowlands say says a new civil war is brewing i have some sympathy for. the lobby and his call to get rid of all the former regime figures i mean it's not much of a revolution if you have former officials from the ex from the government that has just been deposed certainly not you would see any kind of division like that uses in a scenario where revolution is not fully realized and that seems to be the situation in libya any kind of revolutionary movement is an alliance of convenience but in the end are you end up with what shah masood in afghanistan once said in the one nine hundred eighty s. in the war against the soviets first we kill the russians next we kill each other in libya they kill there and they have effectively killed that gadhafi regime and now they're going to kill each other still to come this hour on r t putting pressure on the press british police flex their muscles at the media telling news groups they have a responsibility to hand over right to footage of looters to help mak

ted rowlands, the l.a. courthouse. we'll be following the trial. thanks. >>> here's some other stories making news later today. 11:30 a.m. eastern today, senate republicans focus on jobs, making remarks ahead of the president's speech late they are evening. president obama reveals his jobs plan to a joint session of congress at 7:00 p.m. eastern. we will have live coverage that begins at 6:00. post-speech analysis at roughly 8:00 eastern. then the 2011 nfl season kicks off with the green bay packers hosting the new orleans staaint. >> wow. who are you going for? those are both your towns. >> i know. i don't know what to do. everybody has been sending me e-mails, as you can imagine. how about you? >> oh, i'm a bears fan. >> she's a chicago boy. i'll give you the highlights. >> there you go. >> okay, drew. >> thanks a lot. drew griffin here in studio 7 for suzanne malveaux, who's over in afghanistan. let's get you up to speed. new numbers out today provide more evidence of a very weak job market. the number of americans filing first-time claims rose.

. >> ted rowlands, i'm going out on a limb, but i think we will see a lot of you. thank you very much. >> we'll be monitoring the opening statements. if you want complete, live coverage, hln is there for you. >>> here's your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. today's question is, does it matter to voters if donald trump or warren buffett endorses a candidate? carol costello has more from new york. carol? >> hi, martin. the donald is back. trump said they hit it off better than anticipated and don't forget the still to be determined it candidate, sarah palin who broke pizza dough with the candidate. take a look at their new ad which portrays romney and trump as two out of touch money man who favor the wealthy. pay special note to the private claim. >> mitt romney and donald trump are meeting today. well, they do have a lot in common. they have both done well for themselves. both support an economic plan that would help out the richest and big corporations but not the middle class. that would slash social security and medicare as we know it. cu

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ted rowlands is at the courthouse. >> reporter: well, today is a big day.oups of 180 prospective jurors come in here. first, they'll be asked a few questions to see if they can serve on a trial, which is four to six weeks in length. they'll kick a lot of people out today, tomorrow, and monday. the rst of them will have to fill out these long questionnaires. they'll then be part of this whole whittling down process. it's a very important process. as any criminal defense attorney will tell you, this could win or lose the case. >> the jury selection process is probably the most critical aspect of a trial. as they say, a trial's won or lost in jury selection. after that, it's all over. you pretty much know whether you've picked a jury likely to convict, acquit, or hang. >> believe me, jurors don't want to sit on trials. although, in a trial of this magnitude, you have what some call stealth jurors that get on there and go, oh, this is my opportunity. this will be my 15 minutes of fame. >> reporter: and clearly, kyra, there will be some of these people who are h

>> ted rowlands, i know you'll be watching and we'll stay in close touch with you.ur chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta is standing by at the courthouse with a closer look at the key drug in question right now, propofol. sanjay, the defense told us that conrad murray was not necessarily a perfect man, but he's not a killer. based on what you know about this drug propofol, this other drug that was apparently administered at the same time, give us your initial thought on the defense argument? >> i think what they are allu alluding to, wolf, is this idea that propofol being used outside the hospital, outside of an intensive care unit or operating room, is -- was obviously a mistake, something that's not conventionally done, and that's probably what they're referring to in terms of the imperfections of conrad murray. i think what they were also saying is that the dosing of propofol that we're talking about here, 25 milligrams, is a relatively small amount. now, you know, you're hearing -- already starting to hear some push back on that, was it propofol in comb

ted rowlands has that and more. a dramatic day in many ways, finally laying bare, really, all the rumors and whispers that we've been hearing about this trial. i suppose one of the most dramatic moments of all came right at the top when the jury were shown a photo, which we can see now of michael jkson dead. i mean, a bizarre thing to do. what was their thinking? >> well, you know what? it was right off the bat, piers, when the prosecution began the opening statements. the lead prosecutors within a few minutes, he showed this photo of michael jackson. boy, if the jurors weren't fixated to begin with, they sure were at that point. of course, family -- it was a very emotional moment for the family in the courtroom as well and for everybody to see that image of michael jackson. obviously, what they're trying to hammer home here, what they were early on in the opening was that this was the victim. he was an international star. and every one of those jurors, they know it, has an opinion and lass some connection to michae

ted rowlands, cnn, los angeles. >> and i will be in los angeles all week to cover the trial for cnn and bring you the very latest from inside the courtroom. >>> one of the judge's biggest worries in the conrad murray trial is social media, whether or not. jury misconduct online is becoming more frequent. the judge wants jurors not only to avoid sharing their experience and feelings about the case on social networking sites, but to also refrain from researching the case online. >>> i'd say the last year and a half, i've seen about 75% hands of perspective jurors go up to say that they actually googled the parties in the case, even the attorneys. >> there's been numerous scores of trials that have been overturned, mistrials declared, as a result of jurors not realizing that, oh, if i google a particular term or person or witness that's come into the trial, that's doing investigation into the case. >> -- women and the alternate selected for the jury have been questioned about their social networking habits. >>> in other news, president barack obama begins a new week out west raising campai

. >> ted rowlands, as always thank you very much. we'll speak again tomorrow. it's dramatic stuff. >>> my next guest was so close to michael jackson that he culled her mum. she's the author of a new children's book, "little man" about a boy that lives for his music. dionne, very, very hard for you and anyone that knew michael well to have to listen to this testimony and circus around this trial. what are your thoughts about it all? >> i have not taken to even watch this fiasco. i think it's very difficult to relive. it has to be awfully difficult for the family. i just would hate to think that someone would deliberately do something of that nature, take another life, especially this particular life we're talking about, michael. it's very, very heart-wrenching, it really is. >> where were you when you heard that michael had died? >> i was at home. i got a phone call. did you hear? did i hear what? michael jackson is dead. i said excuse me? and i literally said i'll call you back. i just had to breathe. and when i picked up the phone to call that person back, i s

for a better understanding of the case here's ted rowlands. >> your honor, i'm an innocent man. >> reportern the conrad murray manslaughter trial will have several questions

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cnn's ted rowlands looks at the case against dr. murray. >> your honor, i am an innocent man. >> reporter: the jury in the manslaughter trial will have several questions to answer. one, did dr. murray give michael jackson a lethal dose of propofol. prosecutors say there's no doubt, murray and his attorneys say there's no way. >> there's no way that dr. murray would pump michael jackson full of propofol, sufficient for major surgery, and walk out of that room. it's not going to happen. that's not the doctor dr. murray is. >> reporter: murray claims the day jackson died he only administered 25 milligrams of propofol, far less than what was found in jackson's body by the coroner. >> how did it get in him? >> that's a good question, ted. do you have any idea how it got in him? >> reporter: the defense is expected to argue that jackson somehow gave himself the lethal dose. >> could michael jackson have done it? >> is it possible for an individual to inject himself with a drug? yes. yes. >> reporter: before jackson died he spent hours str

cnn's ted rowlands is covering the trial for us. ar from these paramedics? why are they important today? >> reporter: well, they're critically important because they will testify to this jury that -- they'll testify two major things. one was when they arrived and when the entire time they were with michael jackson, both of them will testify that they never felt a pulse on jackson. and one of them will testify that he asked jackson how long has he been flat lined, without a pulse, murray, and murray responded, oh, it just happened. and that paramedic said, you know, that didn't seem to add up to me. this is what he said in the preliminary hearing, because jackson felt cold and was starting to turn blue. the other thing and most critical thing is they asked merry, what did you give michael jackson, what does he have in his system, and murray never mentions propofol. two very key witnesses coming up later today. right now we're hearing from one of murray's former patients in las vegas. he is testifying that he had a procedure done and w

. >> cnn's ted rowland is live at the courthouse in los angeles.today, the first of three groups of 180 potential jurors are coming to the courthouse. a lot of them will get out of this because it's a four to six-week trial and dismissed on hardship. the ones left over today and tomorrow and monday will then be given a 30 plus page questionnaire to fill out and that is just the beginning of this very long process. ♪ >> reporter: what is your opinion of michael jackson? what is your opinion of dr. conrad murray? the physician accused in his death. >> i'm an innocent man. >> reporter: those are among the questions jurors will be asked to a lengthy questionnaire today as the involuntary manslaughter case kicks off. but legal experts say the questionnaire alone won't be the only way the perspective jurors at such a high profile case will get screened. >> you make an effort to find out whatever information you can about jurors. >> reporter: that may conjure up images like this from the movie "run-away jury" where background checks are done on jurors inc