it had been many, you know, it had been, what, 13 years, travis? 13 years.as building himself. opening up his voice. he was building up his physical dynamic. but there was also this ingenuity, this invention that was coming out of him. you know? and he was alive and inspired and channeling and really present. >> travis, you worked with him probably intimately in a way other people haven't. as a choreographer you probably went to him home many times and worked one-on-one with him. >> we started each day together at his house. >> when you think of michael jackson is there a memory you think of? >> so many. but i've learned so much from this gentleman over the years. more than i thought i knew until he was gone. he always encouraged me to innovate, believe in my ideas. don't be nervous. don't second guess yourself. make sure you love it and they'll love it. you know, just such happy memories. awe of them were great. always made us work much harder than we thought we could. >> for all of you it's got to feel completely surreal, though. >> it does. i know he had

>> reporter: we are told it took travis 8.5 hours to transport the 20-year-old airman to the uc davis center in sacramento. >> we were told had it been within a six-hour period the limbs could have been saved. he might have had muscle damage or damage but nothing to this degree. >> why did it take so long to get my husband help? why did they wait so long? >> reporter: a spokeswoman from travis air force base refused it talk about the specifics of the medical procedure. but lieutenant holly hess did say this a serious medical condition did occur. we are conducting an exhaustive review with experts outside of the medical center as well as an eternal investigation. >> it wasn't what we wanted to hear by any means and from some of the decision makers over at travis i felt like we were almost -- >> reporter: colton reed remains in critical condition but he is improving. his wife is trying to remain positive. his mother, however, is heart broken. >> i want someone do know that my son's first question was air force, question mark. we have it in writing. my son's very first question was could

he was alive and inspired and channelling and really present. >> travis, you worked with him intimatelyarted each day together at his house. >> when you think of him, is there a memory you think of? >> so many. but i've learned so much from this gentleman over the years. he also encouraged me to believe this in my ideas. make sure you love it and they'll love it. made us work much harder than we thought we could. >> it's got to feel just completely surreal though. >> it was always about healing the planet. bringing an awareness to our human condition. >> and i think he's left us with a responsibility and i'm ready to accept it. i feel like i've been shot into outer space and sort of landed back down inside my body and there's this new place that i live in now. michael took us on this new journey, some of us for many, many years. we have the responsibility to carry what michael thought was important. >> we'll keep in touch with you. appreciate it. i'll get it right any day now. misha. thank you as well. >> one of his dear friends will be with us right after the break. >>> welcome back to

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so we called travis air force base, asked the chief spokeswoman directly.id colton read sign a release that he knew a resident would be doing his surgery? lieutenant holly hess said that because of the investigation to the incident, and patient privacy law, she could not answer that question. that got us thinking, do patients always know who will be involved in their surgery or do you have to watch for the fine print every time you go into the hospital room? senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has the information you need to know to become an empowered patient. she'll talk about when you go into any kind of surgery, are you asked in particular to sign something prior to a surgery? >> what happens when you go in for a surgery and a teaching hospital, where there are residents and those are -- those are doctors who are in training to be full fledged doctor, you look at it that way. it is customary for those patients to be asked to sign a form that says in addition to the surgeon who would be operating on you, that residents and other house staff may

according to travis nichols, this jail inmate, that casey told her i made up zenaida.is that the way you understand it, natisha? >> she said i made up zenaida. she said the baby is with her boyfriend at the time. we don't know if that was tony lazzaro or jesse grund or -- one of these boyfriends that casey anthony had. and this inmate, he was in jail for drug charges as well as burglary charges. we did speak to the orange county sheriff's office, actually the jail, the p.i.o. at the jail at that time, and he said it would be very unlikely for a male inmate and a female inmate to be in the same quarters at the same time. so not so sure about his credibility. but this is what he says casey anthony told him. >> exactly. you look at -- whatever the case, zenaida, mark, i heard you grumbling there a moment ago. zenaida does not exist and more casey lies to cover her tracks. go ahead. >> well, let's just say this. first of all, what i was grumbling about, mike, was that somehow this case hinges upon some other male inmate who probably had no contact with her, apparently she

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docks and boats that once floated on the lake travis now seem out of place in a dried up basin. officials seiche the state is experiencing tlts worst drought in nearly a century. wow. and now for a look at the national and regional weather, hopefully with rain in sight for them is meteorologist bill karins with the forecast. good morning to. >> good morning to you. i've got something really special for you. this is family home videos. it's not what you think, though. take a look. this is actually from my brother's house in albany, new york, yesterday at his front door. large hail was coming down. some of it as large as egg size. there was some damage in the area. and i actually made him take his hand. when have you a hail picture, you have to put it in your hand to take the picture. those were some of the biggest stones outside. very impressive. >> wow. >> like that? >> hopefully he's got car insurance. >> i know. he did have dings here and there. >> yeah. >> let's talk a bit about the forecast out there today. we could see some strong storms once again today. those storms from

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these boats near lake travis are pretty much grounded. and these boathouse here are also high and dry. 230 public water systems are under mandatory restrictions. that includes dallas, houston, san antonio, and austin. one climatologist says the drought will linger for at least another month. >>> i'm reynolds wolf for hln with a look at your forecast across the nation. we've got two big weather stories we're following today. one is the chance of severe weather. the second is unusually warm temperatures in parts of the nation. first and foremost, let's tackle the chance of severe weather. we could see it really in two key spots. one would be in parts of the northeast, including new york, perhaps philadelphia, even maine before the day is out, and as well as new hampshire and vermont. we can also see a chance of severe storms in portions of the southeast, the mid-mississippi valley, the tennessee valley, and of course, we've got very hot weather on tap for parts of texas and in parts of the pacific northwest. pretty unusual to see it in the

this is lake travis which is the main water supply for much of the hill country of texas.you know it has been a long time if your sailboat is sitting on rocks and you are walking the great dane over the sandhills because there's no lake. in fact, looks like they have more water out of the lake than in the lake at this point in time. they had a drought going on for nearly two years across that part of texas. so long horn fans and aggie fans alike not appreciating the extreme drought in the great state of texas. right here in the great district of columbia, under a mostly blue sky, and it is a scorcher of a summer day. our first 95-degree day of the summer. the wind out of the west at 20 miles per hour is mixing the air out and drying it out a bit. our low this morning was 73. when weet up this morning the dew point was 68 degrees. because of the heating and westerly wind our dew point is back down to the mid 50s. check out the national drought monitor and exceptional drought conditions now across all of south central and extreme southern texas. this is where lake travis is

. >> travis ishikawa, giants hosting houston, travis ishikawa, two runs come in to score, the depdriveht center bounces high off the wall. bruce bochy argues, and the first replay this season at at&t park, and bounced above the railing back into the field. it was a homer. giants win big 13-0. they scored all 13 runs in the first three innings. a feat they hadn't done since july 9, 1983 in philadelphia. ryan sadoufki becomes the first pitcher to win two games -- the first two games of his career as a starter without giving up an earned run in either. >> cardinals opening up a road trip with a three-game set in cincinnati, albert pujols facing david weathers. bases loaded. you almost knew what was coming. he has been rock solid with the bases loaded this season. that put the cardinals up 4-3. they go on to win 7-4. for pujols, his fourth grand slam of the season, 31st home run on the year. both of those lead the major leagues. that's also home run number 350 of his stellar career. >> mark difelice and the brewers visiting the cubs. they've lost four straight on the road. bottom 10. bases

. >> reporter: austin's lake travis is more than half-way empty. so bone-dry, the sheriff has recovered cars dumped decades ago. these boat ramps give you some idea of what this drought has done to summer recreation here in texas. this drought has gone on for nearly two years. look at this dock. no one's been here for quite some time. of the lake's 12 boat ramps, this is the only one still open. boaters say islands are popping up in the middle of the lake. >> all of a sudden you look out. and ten feet away you see dry land. and you're like, holy cow. >> reporter: meteorologists are promising a wetter-than-usual fall. but for so many here, fall seems an awfully long way away. ryan owens, abc news, austin. >>> a murder mystery in worcester, massachusetts, has authorities searching for an 8-month-old fetus. the mother body was found in an apartment on monday. an autopsy revealed that her child had been removed from her womb. neighbors said they got suspicious when the victim mysteriously disappeared. >> she hadn't come down. and from thursday, friday

giants first baseman travis ishikawa going after the pop foul here. gymgymnasticsics routine.et's go to the ugly. you know sometimes in soccer h's hard to tell what is and what isn't a foul. not much doubt on this as panama's roman torez spikes him in the -- then torez complains he didn't do anything. >>> how do you know you're on a hilly golf course? you lose your camera. >> great par 3. are you all right? >> i'm good, man. >> it is all good. >> we got a man down. >> he got back up and their cameramen are like their cameramen they are tough. >> they are intrepid. >> exactly. >> coming up in tomorrow's "washington examiner" metro's crash alert system failed four years ago just as it did in june when nine people were killed. aminow. n "the mo >>> era itiotun torrow. mo >>> a tuition fraud investigation. check that out tomorrow. b@ >>> 9nnow ewin high- definition is brought to you in part by infinity. >>> i'm lesli foster with your money saving tip of the day. ready for a vacation t to tophe to the destinatn?wae ony way e e tharrf urbeyo . ve . the lerfe be your gu an clphe. tyt

here at lake travis, marinas are having to close their doors, and all but one boat ramp is closed. you can see this right behind me, this is normally a floating dock and the water here should be about 30 feet over my head. this reservoir usually supplies water to about 1 million people in austin, but they say it's not at a level yet where they're worried about the water supply but restrictions are in place. it is at 54% of the normal pool. if you take a look behind me, you can see that ledge of rocks up there is how high the lake should be. it's also unearthing some really interesting things. last week there were two cars that were discovered that had been stolen years ago so they found that. i'm finding golf balls here. there are shells and beer bottles and all kinds of things. heidi, no rain really in the forecast here. so the situation continues, unfortunately, to get worse. >> any help though on the way for people? are they going to have to start worrying about the drinking supply? >> well, they're not worried about the drinking supply just yet. there is help on the way, hopefu

. >> reporter: austin's lake travis is more than halfway empty. so bone dry, the sheriff has recovered cars dumped decades ago. these boat ramps give you some idea what this drought has done to summer reck consideration here in texas. this drought has gone on for nearly two years. look at this dock. no one's been here for quite some time. of the lakes 12 boat ramps, this is the only one still open. boaters say eye lands are popping up in the middle of the lake. >> all of a sudden you look out, and ten feet away, you see land, and you're like, holy cow. >> reporter: meteorologists are promising a wetter than usual fall, but for so many here, fall seems an awfully long way away. ryan owens, abc news, austin. >>> the coast guard has been searching today for dozens of missing haitians, whose overloaded boat capsized. the boat, which originally had some 200 on board, had been at sea for three days when they spotted a police boat and tried to evade it. the boat struck a reef and broke apart. 15 bodies already have been recovered. >>> and coming up, mich

. >> reporter: austin's lake travis is down 40 feet. boat slips are dry docked.n the hill country, hungry cattle graze withering pasture. >> here, guys. >> reporter: debbie davis has never seen it this bad. >> it is nothing but dirt. but our pastures are dry, they're yellow, it looks like winter to me. >> reporter: from city streets to country field, green and lush have turned brown and bare. >> the worst drought in the united states right now. and it's the worst one around here since the drought of record, back in the early to mid 1950s. >> reporter: in some areas, rainfall is two feet below normal. sprinkler restrictions and burn bans are as plentiful as water is scarce. and for agriculture, it's been devastating. parched and withering, texas has lost at least half of its corn crop. >> all through this field you see ears that don't have anything on them. and they're dead and dying. >> reporter: like thousand of treesen houston. it is all compounded by days, weeks, of triple digit temperatures. >> high today around 104. harsh even where the heat is always on. >>

. >> reporter: near austin, lak travis has dipped so low cars and motorcycles dumped long ago at the lake's bottom are now at its top and being towed out. >> the lower the lake levels get there's possibility we could get more major cases. you know. that's only for mother nature to reveal i think at this point. >> reporter: most launches are osed and dozens of docks are sitting on rocks. landlocked in the sweltering heat. for agriculture it's been devastating. parched andwithering, texas has lost at least half of its corn crop. >> all through this field, you see ears that don't have anything on them and they're dead and dying. >> reporter: the drought has ripped cattle country. with little to graze on, ranchers have been forced to sell herds early. >> our pastures are dry, yellow, it looks like winter to me. >> reporter: in dallas, houston, san antonio, and other cities, officials or the lookout for illegal watering. residents can even rat out their neighbors on a 24-hour hotline. >> looking back at the historical record, we really haven't seen a drought like this, this severe, since

michael was with us and the band and michael beardon and the singers and dancer and our choreographer travismily and randy phillips asked ken ehrlich and i to put together this memorial, we knew we had to iter we had to invite the world join us here in michael's house. we were immediately surrnded by countls family, artists, friends and dear hearts who conditionally made this day possible. as wca together as a team, we knew we had to celebrat michael's life through hismusic asell as cmorate his ssing. both ken and i worked with michael ov the years. michael and i were here in t nal, final stas of mounting what all knewnd we all saw, i promise you, was his triuhant return to the world. it was also, i ink, his greatest pernal work. we didt all righthere in this place, the staples. so before we conclud today's memorial, we wanted to prest a peornce from the london "this is it" concert. e fans have been asking for it. this is one of michael's ry, very favorit moments in the show always. hereed this and brought it to life. it is a living testament to his ability to be timeless and timely. musical

take a look at lake travis, or what used to be part of the lake.oats and docks are now sitting on rocks. this is no longer lake-front property. in terms of agriculture, the state has taken a big hit. the state's corn and cotton crops are largely a wash. many ranchers have had to send their cattle to market early because there's simply no grazing land. the bad news is, experts say this drought is very severe and could continue through the fall. for now, back to you. >> janet schamlian in lake travis, texas, thank you. >>> "g-force" took over the top spot at the box office taking in over $32 million over the weekend, according to early estimates. harry potter and the half blood prince was second, and "the ugly truth" came in third. >>> 8:04. you're up to date. let's go back outside once again to matt. >> thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather right now. al roker's getting a jump on our vacation spot for tomorrow. he's down in key west, >> we have a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms again this afternoon. partly cloudy skies

>> come on, travis. >> man, to beat them, especially on their home floor was an indescribable feelingthey traded me away. so to come home and -- [ cheers and applause ] >> there's a big party last night and did anyone do too much celebrating? >> no, everybody was pretty cool. >> everybody was all right? lil wayne was there. kanye west. why is trevor hiding his face right now? [ laughter ] maybe too much partying? come on. >> trevor, what time did you wake up today? what time did you wake up this morning? >> 11:00. >> a.m.? >> yeah. >> what time did i go to sleep? >> yeah, what time did you go to sleep? >> 6:00. >> 6:00 in the morning. >> what happens on the flight back from orlando? you guys -- you didn't have any time to yourselves necessarily until -- until you got together on the plane. >> i don't think any of us slept that night. we were so excited. >> no sleep tonight. >> so we got on the plane and everybody is excited. you know, joking around with each other and then everybody crashed. all of a sudden you heard -- [ snores ]. >> i opened my eyes a little bit and everybody was kn

hey, travis... get some friends, loser! you all right, man?l right, we're back and joining us again is the forensic pathologist and michael jackson's spiritual advisor, long-time head of jackson's security and private investigator bill stanton. what a handsome crew. we have business to do, boys, so keep it quick and snappy, all right? [laughter] >> okay, bill, this seems like a 3-ring circus with everybody getting involved -- >> it is a money-grab, an attention grab between jesse jackson and the reverend al sharpton and everyone else getting in the mix. who is looking at the spotlight. are they really discerned about michael jackson and the kids or are they concerned about the money. >> you saw al sharpton get on the plane first, beating jesse jackson to los angeles bus this is like the big talker, the big ticket in town and people are exerting influence and control and there is a lot of money involved. >> and they are pointing a finger but if there was that much concern, why isn't michael jackson alive today? >> tom, always a pleasure to spea

he went to thehospital for gallbladder surgery last week at david grant medical center at travis air, california. t her husband's e surgeon he husband's aortic valve anwaited hours to transport him i ta state ospital inform that time, he ststo much blood hatmoc tors ended up amputating his legs. gentleman we were told that, had it been within a six hour period the limbs could have been saved. he might have had muscle damage or damage but nothing to this degree. why did it take so long to get my husband help? whrsdid they wait so long? >> read remains in rite kal condition. the military is now investigating this incident. >>> the watergate hotel auction has come to anened but were there any takes are? what is next for i piece of washington history. >>> this cole's love story is capturing headlines around the world because of their names. >>> we're checking your morning commute and your fecast. lauren demarco will join us along with tony perkins coming up. you are watching fox 5 morning news. there are moments in time when the paths we take do deterne our future. today we are communica

this year so far austen's rainfall has been about 50% of average and lake travis. over the last two years, the deficit now is approaching 30 inches of rain. 30 inches of precipitation. parts of the texas really suffering under a prolonged drought. the other hand, north of texas, there are more severe thunderstorms today. also severe thunderstorms up into new england. this is the batch that's now in effect until midnight to 11:00 around kansas city. the -- let's go back to the radar of the temperatures are into the 80s. and rye now, the monthly rainfall in kansas city is over five inches. there is the area conning to move through missouri, st. louis to the south of st. louis. and nasty storms there. and then also, those storms continue into the deep south around birmingham, alabama. moving on into georgia. and for us, we have had that one little batch for you folks in spotsylvan spotsylvania. there is still a warning out until 6:30. there is that one cell but others up to the north of -- roaming through parts of the hudson valley. more rain is then likely into parts

travis and tremendous main johnson are set to appear before a judge. the police say they searched the brothers' home after the witnesses saw them with a dog shortly before she was burned. that's when they found the weapon. the pitbull did have to be euthanized. >>> turning to sports this morning, breast cancer out the broom sticks. the o's are swept as they visit new york. bad defense led the yankees to jump ahead in the first inning and new york would never give up that lead. the o's lose 4-6. they will rest up today before they head to boston to face the red sox. the o's continue their road trip this weekend in boston. see the birds take on the red sox this sunday afternoon 1:30 right here on wjz 13. >> and the same weather affecting us affects them. they're right up the seaboard. we could be seeing showers moving in that direction by the weekend. the same ones moving through here now. they'll be out of here. they're not playing today fortunately. >> right. >> but we do have a bit of a squeeze play i'll call it. take a look at this graphic. we have r

we're hearing from people like travis, who says this. la toya is obviously in pain. but the responsibility for any medications he was taking lies with michael jackson first and foremost. this conversation continues on the blog, like it does. cnn.com/larryking. look for the blog link, jump into the conversation. want to tell you about a web exclusive on the blog, again, cnn.com/larryking, a guest about to join you at the desk. professor anita hill. she, of course, arose to prominence during the 1991 confirmation hearing of justice clarence thomas. she is a former yale classmate of judge sonia sotomayor. on the blog, in advance of her appearance tonight, she wrote a web commentary in which she talks about her former yale classmate and potential new role on the supreme court. cnn.com/larryking. jump in, we look forward to hearing from you. back to you, larry. >> larry: our next guest knows something about senate confirmation hearings for supreme court nominees. anita hill. subject to controversy with one of them way back when. ou know we've adjusted a lot of the differe

i call, you know -- i call the singers and i called travis paine, our choreographer, i talked on kenny my wife and i, we sit around. it's very hard even to talk to you now. just to think about it. just to watch him. you know, everybody's just struggling to get through it. because it's hard to believe that somebody so vibrant and so talented and so amazing, you know -- i mean, we were together up until nearly midnight on wednesday night. and then on thursday afternoon, he was gone. and i think everybody's having a real tough time with it. >> what was the last thing he said to you? do you remember? >> you know, he looked at me was i walked off the stage and said, "i love you." that was the last thing he said to me. you know, we -- you know, that's -- the thing that i want people to remember is, in rehearsal that night, he was extremely happy. he was seeing the show come to life. you know, go from his vision to being the actual physical parts of the show being put up there. and, you know, he was just like a kid in the candy store because he was seeing his vision come alive. and that's the

black people, run by black people, to loan to black people and that's why i read a lot about dempsey travis who was a mortgage banker, you know, after years of struggle finally was able to set up cbart, you know, mortgage company and that was his way to deal with the mortgage contract problem. he was well aware about it and angry about it. he said when he first set out in the real estate business, that he was offered the chance to be a bird-dog for contract sellers that fined them. i would rather starve but his way of dealing with it let's get, you know, blackmun together. it was a huge struggle, you know, but he did it. there were also people like william arming, jr., a black attorney, who wrote about -- he was a graduate of the university of chicago law school. he wrote about fha policies like in the late '40s, one of the first people to write about it, very critical of it. but, you know, he pursued his own career. he was part of the naacp. he participated in a lot of important suits but he didn't get into organizing contract buyers. he did become one of the attorneys who represented them

near san tan ownio and austin and lake travis and buchanan and down between 55% and 48% of their volume. in lake travis they found a stolen vehicle, a sports car from 1988 that still had the keys in the ignition. >> in bikinis? >> they haven't reported bikinis lost or anything like that. anyway, zee the rainfall and rain in texas, but just not where we expect it to be. across this region and long-range forecasts and outlooks they are expecting eight inches of rainfall. they'll get plenty. however, if you were to travel further towards the south, a tornado watchout for that arklatex region. they desperately need the wet weather. oppressively hot in the northwest for the next several days and not a break until this weekend. >> okay, well, good luck to everybody down there. thank you so much. check back later on. >>> a lot going on in the newsroom in the next hour, our crews are in place to bring it all to you, let's check in first with brianna keilar on capitol hill this morning. forgive me, it doesn't look like we have brianna keilar in that three-shot. susan lisovicz, let's start with y

behind me, you can see this is lake travis in austin. the lake level is down about 50% to where it should be. so the water is just evaporating. the agricultural community is in a state of crisis. farmers are having to sell off their cattle because they can't afford to feed them and crops are at a near loss, producing a small yield of what they normally would, about $4 billion has already been lost in this state alone. unfortunately, they think those numbers are going to get worst. state agriculture officials say you are going to feel it in your pocketbook. >> the real consequence is not just today but it is long term. it means a reduction in farming families when that's one of the biggest threats to domestic food supply today is having our farmers and ranchers sustainable in the agricultural business. that's what really all american consumers should be worried about today. >> reporter: farmers are hoping they will get some help with insurance and also government subsidies. recreation is suffering too. take a look at this boat behind me h

and travis and willy here.when you came out here first and saw what it look liked. >> yes, i exactly remember. it was high. you couldn't see through the other side. and you guys worked real hard on thoovment tell me what it's like when you're dealing with teenagers. they have a bad rap. they don't work hard, they are into video games and causing trouble. what did you find with these guys? i found with a little hard work and dedication and with being with them and letting them know everything will be o k they get job done. we talked sto some earlier when they first started this the this, they wnt weren't sure they could do it but they did. >> now movington travis this is a big stretch. how big? it's about 3 miles. it's covered with all types of plants and different types vines and basically we just took a few weeks and cleared it out. >> using the wig terms. is that the kind of things they learned as well? what they were working with? they d. it was an important part of the program also, the educational piece. t

this is travis ishikawa going. doesn't make the catch. he's okay after that. walks away.getting the ball for her son. watch this. you can't let your feet hit the ground or you'll be kicked out. look at everybody holding on to her. she made the catch. way to go, mom. nice job. >> all right. that's funny. he looks happy about it. >>> a girl too young for a driver's license, even, has flown across the country two times. 15-year-old kimberly knyadike, first african-american girl to fly coast-to-coast solo. good job. >>> right now, we're waiting for a news conference by the family of a florida couple killed in their home. byrd and melanie billings were known for adapting special needs kids. three men have been arrested. police say leonard patrick gonzalez jr. and coldiron went to rob the house. >>> today, the summit for an urban policy. soon, the head of urban affairs will travel the country to reach out to leaders. >>> that's not part of the uniform. you need to take that off. >> i was just trying to break it up with some simple horizontal lines. >> that's sacha baron cohen.

on thursday when kenny and travis payne is the choreographer and i decided to go public to refute someated by this 24/7 news cycle where everyone's a talking head, people who haven't seen him in ten years knew more about him than we did, we decided to go public. that's when i release that had footage. that footage was 1:43 uncut. it was live switching. but we did not edit it to make him look good. we didn't sweeten is the vocals. that was him singing. that's why i did it. i did it just to set the discourse straight. >> are we going to see the rest of it? folks are fascinated by it and people are so impressed by it. are we going to see the rest of it. >> we have 100 hours of documentary footage that's some of the most compelling michael jackson intellectual property. >> i will take that as a yes. >> it's a yes. >> thank you so much. we appreciate your time. fantastic job today that you did. paul vercammen is with the crowd outside the staples center. what's happening now? >> reporter: well, vinny, they won't go home and a lost folks, of course, calling this the moment of a lifetime for

lake travis, which is just about 40 miles where the crow flies from my house is a huge lack. right now it's a pond. we have islands everywhere on it. it's the lowest it's ever been in memory, they tell me. i haven't been out to see it because i'm afraid i'd get too upset looking at it. but the alcra tells us they're in terrible shape for water. that lady luve living out in junction, texas, she's in terrible shape for water. and so she says to me, sir, not only am i worried about them taking my health care plan away from me, making me go on some government plan i don't want to be on, but they're talking about taxing me as if i'm rich when i'm not. i've got a family, my family and my two boys or three boys, is running this ranch operation and we're fighting a drought and we're short on water. and we're losing livestock. and i said, ma'am, i understand. she said, that's not all. what they're doing with the fuel of this country, what they're doing with their cap and tax scheme that they've got there, i think that's going to make the cost of my farm fuel and my ranch fuel go up. a

travis in ohio. your thoughts? >> caller: my thought is i'm concerned about one thing. about the black police officer that spoke and said simply he's seen them do nothing wrong. but one of the things that you have to pay attention to is that we know about the stockholm syndrome. we know about in order for you to get a job with the police department you have to pass a certain profile. and that police officer passed the profile, has the profile to get the job, has stockholm syndrome. of course he's going to agree with the police officer in order for them not to attack him. as a black man that have been accosted in the same manner that the doctor had, i understand that when i went to court that i had to -- they actually lied, the police officers lied and i'm seeing the same pattern with this police officer in cambridge. >> okay. we're going to continue to follow this. elaine, thanks for the update. when we come back, we're going to speak with wendy murphy, the attorney for lucia whalen. because you stop and thirks as this story took on a life of its own and lucia whalen's