this is unwise because immigrants, both skilled and unskilled, in this case, that 8 million to 11 millionprovide the innovative engine in the economy in these relatively dark times. i'll address the issue of unemployment. but in these difficult economic times, they provide a certain component to the economy which allows us to innovate and grow at a rate that we otherwise would not. in short, immigrants of all types unaverage are net contributors to the economy, help the actual pie grow bigger, provide more of a pie to split among us all and in turn try to goose innovation in a couple of unanticipated ways. so first, kind of three big points. immigrants are a net contributor to the economy. it is easy to be distracted by the fiscal analysis which is about tax revenues and expenditures. entire categories of people at a certain phase in their life and a certain period in their economy are net users of tax resources. as it happens since we're running a big federal deficit right now, we're all net users of resources. if you add us you will up together, we're not producing enough revenue to cov

out if you look at the successful record of immigrants to the united states, whether skilled or unskilled, documented or undocumented, across the last 200 years and particularly in the last 25 years and with the great renaissance of data that we now have at our disposal to analyze more clearly the impact of all types of immigration from 1990 forward, we realize that immigrants, again, skilled and unskilled, lawful and undocumented, bring to the effort of community building and business building and economy building something that is moderately intangible for now. if we work at it for a few more years it will be tangible and we will be able to quantify part of it. it's something that represents itself in generational achievement both for those immigrants who arrive, who form small businesses at a rate which is disproportionately higher than native-born citizens, for their children that in turn achieve at a level that is higher on average than the children of native-born citizens, not to disparage those who come from the united states or come from long lines of families that come from the u

out if you look at the successful record of immigrants to the united states, whether skilled or unskilled, documented or undocumented, across the last 200 years and particularly in the last 25 years and with the great renaissance of data that we now have at our disposal to analyze more clearly the impact of all types of immigration from 1990 forward, we realize that immigrants, again, skilled and unskilled, lawful and

murray's repeated, incompetent and unskilled acts that lead to mr.ackson's death. >> reporter: murray's attorney disagree, claiming it was jackson himself. experts say it is possible. >> not at all i am plausible, in my opinion that he -- implausible, in my opinion he could have pushed an injection in that port and kill himself. >> reporter: first on the stand choreographer, kenny ortega. exy dr. murray brushed off his concerns that jackson looked ill and weak telling him the star's health was not his business. also on the witness less jackson's two oldest children. prince and paris saw paramedics trying to resuscitate their father. >> first of all, you don't know what they are going to say, they are kids. second, the fact that whoever calls them is the one who is forcing them in a way to recount some very difficult moments. >> reporter: also on the witness list, jackson's bodyguard who has previously testified dr. murray asked him to gather the i.v. bag and medicine vials and hide them before calling for an ambulance. diana avellar, abc7 news los an

. >> it was conrad murray's gross negligence, unskilled hands and his desire to obtain this lucrative contract of $150,000 a month that led dr. murray not only to abandon his patient, but to abandon all principles of medical care. >> reporter: the jury, and the world, was shown for the first time crime scene photos of jackson's bedroom and they heard, for the first time, audio tapes of conrad murray's interview with police, describing the early morning hours of june 25th. >> unfortunait was 4:30 in the and he was wide awake. and then he complained, "i got to sleep, dr. conrad. i have these rehearsals to perform." i've been watching him for long enough period that i felt comfortable. then i needed to go to the bathroom. >> reporter: but in that same conversation, murray reveals to police that the administration of propofol was far from a rare occurrenc occurrence. >> more than ten times? yes. >> more than 20 times? >> 30 days a month, roughly. every day. >> reporter: in fact, murray had ordered 225 bottles, four gallons of propofol, for his one and only patient in a two-month period. t

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that lead to mr.ackson's death. >> prosecutors played an audio recording they said they found on jackson's phone. >> [inaudible] >> they say it is the superstar talking about his upcoming tour while under the influence of powerful drug thees say were given to him by murray. the court also heard part of murray's interview with police when the physician first mentioned jackson requesting the powerful anesthetic propofol. >> prosecutors told the court propofol should only be used during surgery, never as a sleep aide. as murray wept, defense attorneys say their client did not kill the king of pop. >> michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the law raze pan created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> ortega also testified jackson stalled him he wanted to do this final tour as a chance to show his three children what their daddy did. and of course, tragic leahy never had the chance. abc news, los angeles. >>> cup cakes and pastries were food for thought and deba

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 health to dr. murray. >> he said, i should stop trying to be an amate

murray's repeated, incompetent and unskilled acts that lead to mr.ckson's death. >> reporter: murray's attorney disagree, claiming it was jackson himself. experts say it is possible. >> not at all i am plausible, in my opinion that he -- implausible, in my opinion he could have pushed an injection in that port and kill himself. >> reporter: first on the stand choreographer, kenny ortega. expected to testify dr. murray brushed off his concerns that jackson looked ill and weak telling him the star's health was not his business. also on the witness less jackson's two oldest children. prince and paris saw paramedics trying to resuscitate their father. >> first of all, you don't know what they are going to say, they are kids. second, the fact that whoever calls them is the one who is forcing them in a way to recount some very difficult moments. >> reporter: also on the witness list, jackson's bodyguard who has previously testified dr. murray asked him to gather the i.v. bag and medicine vials and hide them before calling for an ambulance. diana avellar, a

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr.kson's death on june 25, 2009. >> reporter: prosecutors continued to hammer murray's so-called gross negligence, leaving the room while jackson was hooked up to a propofol iv, calling the pop star's bodyguard when he stopped breathing instead of 911, and urging him to hide the drugs and vials in the room. and this bombshell -- prosecutor walgren told the jury, as paramedics fought to save jackson's life, dr. murray held back a critical piece of information, that he had given michael jackson propofol, the powerful anesthetic. >> they were told lorazepam and conrad murray never once mentioned the administration of propofol. >> reporter: then it was defense attorney ed chernoff's turn. he said there was nothing dr. murray could have done to prevent jackson's death because jackson died at his own hand, taking more propofol without murray's knowing. >> michael jackson swallowed up to eight pills on his own without telling his doctor, without permission from his doctor. and when dr. murray g

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death. on june 25th, 2009. >> the defense is expected to argue that jackson was a hopeless addict who gave himself the final fatal dose of the powerful drug. the trial is expected to last five weeks. if murray is convicted he faces four years in prison. and you can watch the trial on our california nonstop channel. that's comcast 186. >>> let's bring in meteorologist jeff ranieri. we're following the breaking news in san francisco. it appears that firefighters have contained the four-alarm fire. how is the the weather? >> earlier it was definitely hurting the firefighters. so it's real lucky that did get that containment so quickly. winds were at 15 to 25 miles per hour out of the northwest. very dry winds. also very low humidities as well that could have helped this fire to spread. but thankfully, of course, they got on that quickly and we'll bring you updates as needed throughout the show. 77 in san francisco right now. holding onto some heat. some marked warming today, anywhere from 10 to

. >> it was his unskilled hands and his desire to obtain this contract of $150,000 a month that led dr. murray not only to abandon his patient but to abandon all principles of medical care. >> reporter: prosecutors played a dramatic recording of jackson captured on murray's iphone and say it shows the king of pop under the influence of unknown agents. prosecutors say it's evidence murray knew about jackson's health issues weeks before his death and the defense argued it was jackson that gave himself the additional dose that killed him. >> the evidence is not going to show that doctor murray did it. >> reporter: kenny the producer of jackson's this is it concert tour was the first witness for the prosecution. he testified he was troubled by jackson's appearance at a rehearsal less than a week before his death. >> were you concerned? >> he was chilled and he appeared lost. >> reporter: if convicted murray faces up to four years in prison and will get his medical license removed. throughout the trial the jury will not be sec questerred and the public will be able to follow every argument

conrad murray's unskilled hands and his desire to obtain this lucrative contract of $150,000 a month that led dr. conrad murray not only to abandon his patient but to abandon all principles of medical care. >> a contrasting picture of dr. murray as a caring physician brought the defendant to tears. his lawyer said michael jackson's dependency on drugs was what ultimately caused his death. he >> there was no cpr. therew a was no doctor, no paramedic. no machine that would revive michael jackson. he died so rapidly, so instantly, he did not even have time to close his eyes. >> this trial is expected to last five weeks. if found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, dr. conrad murray faces four years in jail. david willis, bbc news. >> our corresponded is outside the court in l.a.. >> yes, we have heard from kenny ortega was michael jackson's choreographer. he worked very closely with the singer on the "this is it" concert tour which was to be michael jackson's comeback starting in london a few days and afterh he died. he was so concerned that he wrote an email to all the other people clo

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that lead to mr.on's death. >> prosecutors played an audio recording they said they found on jackson's phone. >> [inaudible] >> they say it is the superstar talking about his upcoming tour while under the influence of powerful drug thees say were given to him by murray. the court also heard part of murray's interview with police when the physician first mentioned jackson requesting the powerful anesthetic propofol. >> prosecutors told the court propofol should only be used during surgery, never as a sleep aide. as murray wept, defense attorneys say their client did not kill the king of pop. >> michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the law raze pan created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> ortega also testified jackson stalled him he wanted to do this final tour as a chance to show his three children what their daddy did. and of course, tragic leahy never had the chance. abc news, los angeles. >>> cup cakes and pastries were food for thought and debate o

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts lead to mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: prosecutors played an audio recording they said they found on jackson's phone. [ unintelligible ] . >> reporter: they say it is the superstar talking about his upcoming tour while under the influence of powerful drug3.ñ#z they say were given to him by murray. the court heard murray's interview with list where he mentioned jackson requesting propofol. >> reporter: prosecutors told the court propofol should only be used during surgery, never as a sleep aid. as murray wept defense attorneys said their client did not kill the king of pop. >> michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> reporter: ortega testified jackson told him he wanted to do the final tour as a chance to show his three children what their daddy did. tragically, he never had the chance. diana avellar, abc news, los angeles. >> a judge has rejected a move to block the ban on plastic bags and grocery stores. oppone

murray's repeated incompetent, unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death june 25th, 2009. >> reporter: the prosecution says murray violated the physician standard of care giving him the anesthetic propofol to help him sleep. >> things can go bad very quickly. very quickly. and if you are not knowledgeable and competent and prepared, it will lead to the death of your patient. >> reporter: the defense is expected to argue that jackson was a hopeless addict who gave himself the final fatal dose of the powerful drug. >> that michael jackson could have been the one to take it himself, that in itself could amount to reasonable doubt. >> reporter: unlikely scenario, according to at least one medical expert. something the defense hopes will exxon rate dr. murray who faces up to four years in prison if convicted. >> reporter: the defense just began its portion of opening statements five minutes ago, so they are now on the stand at this point, but one of the more explosive things we heard this morning was an audio tape of michael jackson. this was al

both unskilled and semi skilled positions with the opportunity to learn and develop skills. the company has a culture of promoting from within and proinviting the opportunities for advancement and development. this particular site, while not required to do so, has both off street loading and six parking spaces off street. so that aids in terms of the usefulness of this particular site. autozone has its own product distribution system also. so the delivery is very efficient in terms of bringing product to the stores. with respect to the concern that we saw referencing the staff report of the individual question, whether or not people might begin repairing automobiles on the street, we don't think that's likely. we do think the best way to avoid that is to serve people in their neighborhoods where they are. but also, it depends on what we're talking about. if, for example, somebody comes in with a headlight that's out and needs to replace it right away, it would be at a culture of the autozone service providers to help somebody do that promptly, quickly, get that done. that's

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled act that led to mr. jackson's death. >> in opening statements, prosecutor david called conrad murray grossly negligent. a doctor for hire willing to give michael jackson what he wanted to treat his insomnia. an overdose of the drug killed the singer on june 25, 2009. prosecutors played an audio recording dr. murray made weeks before jackson's death. they say the singer was clearly under the influence of something.. prosecutorred showed the jury this photo. michael jackson's dead body lying on a gernie. they argue he ended up there because of the course of two months, dr. murray gave him propofal almost every day. murray left the singer alone in his room. it's normally only used in a hospital. >> he left him there, abandoned him to fend for himself. >> dr. murray has admitted giving jackson propofal, but the defense says it was jackson who ultimately killed himself, while dr. murray was in the bathroom. >> michael jackson self- administered a dose of propofal that with another created a perfect storm in h

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: murray had pleaded not guilty. just how jackson died isn't in question. it was an overdose of propofol, a powerful anesthetic that jackson had been using to help him sleep in between rehearsals for his upcoming tour. ♪ >> reporter: almost every day for two months murray says he injected jackson with propofol as well as other sedatives. a disturbing recording murray made of jackson apparently under the influence of those drugs was played to a hushed courtroom. >> i want to say -- >> reporter: on the day jackson died, murray left the room after administering the drugs. preoccupied with making phone calls and sending e-mails. >> he left him there, abandoned him to fend for himself. >> reporter: his defense team didn't dispute the fact that he was out of the room when jackson died. but they argued he was trying to wean jackson off propofol. when he didn't give him enough, they allege jackson waited for murray to leave and then administered the fatal dose hims

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's health to dr. murray. >> he said, i should stop trying to be an ama

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr.ackson's deaths. >> against his orders, he did an act that caused his own death. >> dr. conrad murray's defense team claims that jackson injected himself with propofol, leading to his own death in june of 2009. prosecutors maintain it's the doctor who is ultimately responsible for administering a surgery grade drug outside of a hospital setting. >> conrad murray faces the maximum of four years in prison and loss of his medical license if convicted. >>> lamp posts, hand rails, things you might walk by every day that might be hiding stray voltage. we wanted to know how bad the problem is here in the bay area. vicky nguyen takes us in depth tonight. >> reporter: vibrant city lights. hiding rogue electricity where you least expect it. it's stray voltage, and it happens when electrical wires come in contact with metal from things like manhole covers or light poles. in this case, a muni light rail. >> folks every day are getting off the train and coming within inches of this. >> reporter: to

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death on june 25, 2009. >> reporter: after showing jurors a graphic photo of jackson dead on a hospital gurney, the king of pop's own slurred voice echoed throughout the courtroom. >> my hero. i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> a recording murray made himself and proof that he knew his fragile medical state but still provided drugs for him. dr. murray wiped away tears. >> michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the loother drug created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> reporter: among those scheduled to testify today, jackson's personal assistant, michael jacksonal williams, who received a frantic call from dr. murray that fateful june morning asking him to rush to the jackson house. williams was too late. and now two years later the trial for the man many believe is responsible for michael jackson's death continues. once again, the jackson family is in the courtroom. they have vowed to be here every step of the w

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death. >> reporter: in opening statements, prosecutors called conrad murray grossly negligent, a doctor for hire willing to give michael jackson what he wanted: the powerful anesthetic propofol to treat his insomnia. an overdose of the drug killed the singer on june 25, 2009. prosecutors played an audio recording dr. murray made weeks before jackson's death. they say the singer was clearly under the influence of something. >> reporter: prosecutors also showed the jury this photo-- michael jackson's dead body lying on a gurney, they argue he ended up there because over the course of two months they say dr. murray gave him propofol almost everyday. on the day jackson died, they say murray left the singer alone in his bedroom after giving him the drug. it's normally only used in a hospital. >> he left him there, abandoned him to fend for himself. >> reporter: doctor murray has admitted giving jackson propofol and other sedatives, but the defense says it was jackson who ultimate

. -- unskilled workers $10 an hour. the fundamental one is a loss apply a in man. -- is a law that applies to man. it is a price that clears the market. some of the supply will not be used. if you went into the grocery store and look as $100 a gallon, you probably would not buy it. if you raise the minimum wage, people go unemployed. if you raise the minimum wage, 40% are in face a bolt recession. he had to get entry-level jobs. small business cannot pay $10 an hour. this is policy. minimum wage is a policy issue. even with inflation, it is a lot less than minimum wage. i do what prison guards do now. i learned i do not want to do that job. these are very valuable things. people have to get a job to get started. all these other policy things i just decided. it is a combination of a failed education system and failed policies. technology will probably help raise our standard of living. not necessarily create more jobs. >> there's a lot about regulation. what is the way forward? >> if i were in charge, i would say every r

. >> it was the commander it unskilled hands in his desire to obtain his lucrative contract of 150,000 marie not only to abandon his patient, but to abandon all principles and medical care. >> prosecutors clinton met according to jackson captured on dr. maria iphone officials the king of pop highly under the influence of an unknown agent. prosecutors said that this is evidence that dr. murray knew about jackson's health issues weeks before his death. the defense argued that it was michael jackson who himself the additional post of propofol which killed him. cut the producer of michael jackson's this is a concert tour was the first witness for the prosecution he testified he was troubled by michael jackson the parent at a rehearsal less than one week before his death. >> he was chilled, and he appeared lost. >> it will be up to a jury of seven and five women to decide dr. murray fe. if convicted he faces up to four years in prison and you get his medical license removed. throughout the trial the jury will not be sequestered, and the public and follow every argument since cameras are all

i mean, i will never use the word unskilled in my life again to describe anything. [applause] there is so much. and you know, it was a struggle and every single job to learn the things i had to come as well as a struggle physically to keep up because they are jobs that don't have brakes, for example, don't have bathroom breaks. okay question. there seems to be a trend in the u.s. over the last 20 years towards less compassion for those in poverty cared for example, welfare reform, large tax cut. if i may edit this question, tax cuts for the rich and antiunion trends. why is america moving in this direction? what does our future hold? i can't answer the last one about what her future holds. that's up to all of us what we decide. is the way of moving in this direction? well, when anybody can make the kind of complaints that i'm making here, when anybody raises these issues, they are usually told by someone on the right side of the political spectrum, what are you doing? that's class warfare you see those things. well, the truth was class where was declared by the othe

murray's repeated, incompetent and unskilled acts lead to mr.kson's death. >> reporter: prosecutors played an audio they said they phone on jackson's phone. [ unintelligible ] >> reporter: they say it the superstar talking about his upcoming tour while the of powerful drugs they say were given to him by murray. the court heard part of murray's interview with police. >> reporter: prosecutors told the court propofol should own be used during surgery, never as a sleep aid. as murray wept defense attorneys said their client did not kill the king of pop. >> michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol, that created a perfect storm in his body. that killed him instantly. >> reporter: ortega testified jackson told him he wanted to do this final tour as a chance to show his three children what their dad -- there daddy did. >> 5:49. marin county superior court judge has rejected a move to block the county's ban on plastic bags at grocery stores. the supervisors approved a measure that would ban plastic bags at retail check-out stands in the count

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts led to mr. michael jackson self administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazipan created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> the first witness to take the stand, famed choreographer kenny ortega, told the jury a week before his death, jackson was so physically and emotionally unstable he wanted him to have psychological evaluation. >>> the husband of missing mother susan powell is denying he had anything to do with child pornography. that came after josh powell was named as a suspect in the very same porn case that landed powell's father in prison. meanwhile, josh powell has lost custody of his two sons. the boys now staying with susan powell's parents. they had been living with josh powell until last week when his father was arrested in that porn case. >>> frightening scenario from colorado. a wrong-way driver headed right into traffic until another driver intervened somehow getting her to pull over. jacqueline allen reports from kmgh in denver. >> my god. it felt l

. >> it was conrad murray's unskilled hands and his desire to obtain this lucrative contract of $150,000th that led dr. murray not only to abandon his patient, but to abandon all principals of medical care. >> reporter: prosecutors played a dramatic recording of jackson captured on murray's iphone. they said it showed the king of pop highly under the influence of unknown agents. >> [mumbling ] >> reporter: prosecutors say it's likely that dr. murray knew about jackson's troubles before his death. kenney ortega the producer of jackson's "this is it" concert tour "was the prosecution's first witness. he said he was troubled by his appearance. >> were you concerned? >> he was chilled and he appeared lost. >> reporter: it'll be up to a jury of seven men and five women to decide murray's fate. >> he was concerned jackson would not be able to go through with the tour. >> reporter: and now the jury will be listening to more testimony obviously as the days and weeks follow. if convicted murray faces up to four years in prison and would lose his medical license. live in los angeles, i'm sandra en

i mean i will never use the word unskilled again in my life to describe anything.[applause] there is so much and, you know, it was a struggle in every single job to learn the things that i had to. as well as a struggle physically to keep up because, you know, there are jobs that don't have breaks for example. jobs that don't have bathroom breaks. okay. question, there seems to be a trend in the u.s. over the last 20 years towards less compassion for those living in poverty. for example, welfare reform, large tax cuts, if i may edit this question, tax cuts for the rich, put that in and anti-union trends. why is america moving in this direction? what does our future hold? i can't do the last point about what our future holds. that's up to all of us, right? we decide on what we do but why, we've been moving in this direction? well, when anybody makes the kind of complaints that i'm making here, anybody raises these issues, they're usually told by someone on the right side of the political spectrum, what are you doing? that is class war when you say those things. well

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr.ackson's death on june 25th 2009. >> reporter: prosecutors continued to hammer murray's so-called gross negligence, leaving the room while jackson was hooked up to a propofol iv, calling the pop star's bodyguard when he stopped breathing instead of 911, and urging him to hide the drugs and vials in the room. and this bombshell -- prosecutor walgren told the juries a paramedics fought to save jackson's life, dr. murray held back a critical piece of information, that he had given michael jackson propofol, the powerful anesthetic. >> conrad murray never once mentioned the administration of propofol. >> reporter: then it was defense attorney ed chernoff's turn. he said there was nothing dr. murray could have done to prevent jackson's death because jackson died at his own hand, taking more propofol without murray's knowing. >> michael jackson swallowed up to eight pills on his own without telling his doctor, without permission from his doctor. and when dr. murray gave him the 25 milligrams

middle skills workers who haven't found safety valve for factory work or unskilled labor and skilled that's truly, truly unsettling. you know we need to retrain. you know we need to align skills with what our economy is doing. that doesn't happen in 10 years. >> people who have a college degree in the united states have an unemployment rate of 4.6%. that's actually very low. people without a college degree have 11% unemployment rate. there you have the story of the tale of two americas. >> you look at earnings of folks who do have the degree, it more than pays for the conversation. there's an in conversation, is college worth it? you look at the statistics and that's your were you ever. we don't think enough in this country about what kind of expenditures, whether it's personal expenditures or governmental expenditures. when you buy education you're investing in yourself for life. when the government builds a bridge, it's making an investment for 100 years of economic growth. you give somebody a check unemployment insurance it doesn't do anything. that's consumption. >> education in

incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death. >> the scientific evidence will show you that when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the loazepam created a perfect storm that killed him instantly. >> tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michael's lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. an extraordinary first day in the trial of dr. conrad murray today. michael jackson's parents, his brothers tito, jer maine and randy joined janet and la toya and rooeby there. it wasn't because it was right but because he was making $150,000 a month off the singer. he charged the doctor with gross negligence towards his patient. mr. chernoff called it a perfect storm that killed him instantly. murray wiped away tears during his lawyer's statement. but the most extraordinary statement of all came from michael jackson himself in a rambling recording played in court today. ted rowlands has that and more. a dramatic day in many wa

well, where they haven't gone or where they are no longer is in manufacturing especially for very unskilled workers. there are good jobs in other sectors. certainly in health care and in construction. in many other... in financial services and many other places. the bottom line is there are good jobs out there in a lot of different sectors but workers need usually a higher level of skill. to get those good jobs than they did in the past. >> reporter: how long have you been out of work at this point? >> one year. >> reporter: tiffany decided she needed to go back to class after leaving the military and finding her training didn't translate into the civilian work force. >> especially since the organizations that i want to go into-- google or anything or veterans affairs or even nasa if i aim high-- you have to be very well skilled and have a lot of experience. >> we talk about microcomputing and whatnot. >> reporter: so she came to a job training program in the bronx, new york. it's what's called sectoral job training, teaching specific skills that lead to jobs in specific industry. in this c

this, michael jackson in full death mask, on a hospital gurney, killed, say prosecutors, by the unskilledands and gross negligence of his personal doctor, dr. conrad murray. >> he left him there, abandoned him, to fend for himself. >> reporter: prosecutors telling the jury, dr. murray should have known his client was out of control. for the first time, revealing this voice memo from jackson. >> i want them to say, i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> reporter: but prosecutors say is the sound of a 50-year-old drug-addled entertainer, highly under the influence, while under the direct care of the man accused of killing him. >> we have to be phenomenal. >> reporter: a month and a half before michael jackson dies, he makes a voice memo on his doctor's iphone. >> i want them to say, he's the greatest in the world. >> reporter: the recording, shocking to those who pack the courthouse. but prosecutors say, more importantly, it should have shocked dr. conrad murray. >> and what did he do with that knowledge? he orders another shipment of propofol. >> reporter: but the defense says t

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts which led to mr.th on june 25th, 2009. now, to give you some background to what was going on in mr. jackson's life, what was going on in dr. murray's life, i want to take you through some of the evidence you'll hear in this case. at this time, mr. jackson was preparing for one of the -- probably one of biggest tours of his life entitled "this is it." it was going to start at the 02 arena in london, it was going to be mr. jackson's comeback tour. mr. jackson indicated one of the reasons this tour was so important to him is he wanted his children to have the opportunity to see him perform in front of a large crowd. they never really had that opportunity. he wanted to give them that chance to see him perform in such a manner. the concert and tour was scheduled to begin at the 02 arena and expected to last approximately 11 months. it would then continue in the months and years ahead but at that point it was for approximately 11 months to take place at the 02 arena in london, england. what started as a ten

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr.on's death on june 25th, 2009. >> reporter: prosecutors continue to hammer murray's so-called negligence, leaving the room while jackson was hooked up to a propofol i.v. and calling the body guard when he stopped breethdiathing instead calling 911. this bombshell, prosecutor walgren told the jury as paramedics fought to save his life, he held back information that he had given michael jackson propofol. >> conrad murray never once mentioned the administration of propofol. >> reporter: then it was defense attorney ed chernoff's turn. he said there was nothing dr. murray could have done to prevent jackson's death because jackson died at his own hand, taking more propofol without murray's knowing. >> michael jackson swallowed up to eight pills on his own, without telling his doctor. without permission from his doctor. and when dr. murray gave him the 25 milligrams and dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered the dose, an additional dose of propofol and it killed him. and

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr.prosecutors continue to hammer murray's so-called gross negligence, leaving the room while jackson was hooked up to a propofol i.v., calling the pop star's bodyguard when he stopped breathing instead of 911, and urging him to hide the drugs and vials in the room. and this bombshell -- prosecutor walgren told the jury, as paramedics fought to save jackson's life, dr. murray held back a critical piece of information, that he had given michael jackson propofol, the powerful anesthetic. >> they were told prazepam, and conrad murray never mentioned -- >> reporter: then the defense's turn. jackson died at his own hand taking more propofol without murray's knowing. >> michael jackson swallowed up to 8 pills on his own, without telling his doctor, without permission from his doctor, and when dr. murray gave lihim the milligrams and dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose, an additional dose of propofol, and it killed him. and it killed him like that, and there was no

murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. will show you, the scientific evidence will show you that when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazepam created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> all right, those are the opening statements, but what do you think? is this a slam dunk for the prosecution or is it uncertain what's going to happen? >> i think it's uncertain. you know, the prosecution wants to make this a simple case, conrad murray injected him with propofol and he died end of story. the defense wants to make it a lot more complicated. no, michael jackson had a history of drug abuse. michael jackson had a financial incentive to keep performing even though he was very sick and he had the ability to inject himself and it's going to be very difficult to disprove that michael jackson injected himself. if i had to guess, i think the key fact will be that conrad murray, when the emts came for michael jackson he didn't tell them the truth about