murray wanted witnesses to say they saw conrad murray trying to revive michael jackson. >> at 11:18 that fateful morning, police say dr. murray made a series of three cell phone calls, spanning 47 minutes. this timeline suggests more than an hour had passed since jackson was found not breathing. it is a time line that murray and his attorney fiercely contest. >> i think it's clear that what they are doing is hypothesizing about the timeline. that's not what happened. that's not what the doctor told him. >> reporter: what is not in dispute is this. >> we have a gentleman here not breathing. he needs help. he's not breathing and we are trying to pump him but he's not breathing. >> how old is he? >> he's 50 years old, sir. >> at approximately 12:22 p.m., jackson security guard alberto alvarez made a 911 call and los angeles firestation 71 responded. >> when they got on scene, a large mansion, not too far from here. >> captain steve ruta, spokesman for the l.a. fire department. >> they were directed to the patient which was upstairs in the home and they found their patient was michael j

murray wanted witnesses to say they saw conrad murray trying to revive michael jackson. >> at 11:18 that fateful morning, police say dr. murray made a series of three cell phone calls, spanning 47 minutes. this timeline suggests more than an hour had passed since jackson was found not breathing. it is a timeline that murray and his attorney fiercely contest. >> i think it's clear that what they are doing is hypothesizing about the timeline. that's not what happened. that's not what the doctor told them. >> reporter: what is not in dispute is this. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing. he's not breathing and we need to -- we're trying to pump him but he's not -- he's not -- >> how old is he? >> he's 50 years old, sir. >> at approximately 12:22 p.m., jackson security guard alberto alvarez made a 911 call and los angeles fire station 71 responded. >> when they got on scene, a large mansion, not too far from here. >> captain steve ruta, spokesman for the l.a. fire department. >> they were directed to the patient which was upstairs in the home and they found

his personal physician conrad murray faces manslaughter charges. the trial gets urn way in september. >> dr. murray is going to go after michael jackson, his lifestyle, his history, every piece of evidence prosecution presents. >> reporter: dr. murray may be responsible for jackson's death seems to be the one thing his famous family agrees upon. my right in saying the family is united in that they blame conrad murray rather than michael jackson for his death? >> the family is totally united in that they all agree that conrad murray is responsible for michael jackson's death. it's tough. you know, they really lost the heart and soul of the family. >> reporter: while the adults struggle, jackson's children are faring well. >> they're having a different kind of life now. i don't know that it's better but definitely different and definitely works for them. >> reporter: also thriving, the value of jackson's estate. due to legal woes and wild spending, the singer was nearly a half billion dollars in debt at the time of his death. >> most experts say the

conrad murray, will be tried for manslaughter in september. i got a chance to speak today to jackson's father joe jackson. he defended himself against rumors that he was too rough on michael and his brothers and sisters. >> everybody back in those days abused -- they didn't abuse the kids, they whipped the kids when they did wrong. now, you can't do that these days because if you whip a kid now, they call 911 on you. >> more from my interview with joe jackson later on in this show. >>> north carolina's governor declared a state of emergency today in 29 of its 100 counties because of massive wildfires. the flames scorched more than 70,000 acres in the eastern part of the state, mostly in dare county. state has put 12 counties under a code purple alert meaning the air is very unhealthy due to fires. >>> record flooding in minot, north dakota, now threatens to wipe out a large part of the city. about a third of the residents have evacuated. officials say the city will have to deal with the high water for at least a week. we get the latiest now fr

conrad murray, will be tried for manslaughter in september. i got a chance to speak today to jackson's father joe jackson. he defended himself against rumors that he was too rough on michael and his brothers and sisters. >> everybody back in those days abused -- they didn't abuse the kids, they whipped the kids when they did wrong. now, you can't do that these days because if you whip a kid now, they call 911 on you. >> more from my interview with joe jackson later on in this show. >>> north carolina's governor declared a state of emergency today in 29 of its 100 counties because of massive wildfires. the flames scorched more than 70,000 acres in the eastern part of the state, mostly in dare county. the state has also put 12 counties near the coast under a code purple alert meaning that the air is very unhealthy due to fires. >>> record flooding in minot, north dakota, now threatens to wipe out a large part of the city. about a third of the residents have evacuated. officials say the city will have to deal with the high water for at least a we

conrad murray will get a private screening for the "this is it" film. prosecutors want to show jurors excerpts to prove jackson was in good health days before the death. tomorrow will park the second anniversary of michael's passing. and a grey's anatomy star has gotten engaged to long time boyfriend. the spokesperson confirmed the proposal happened last week. for more celebrity marriages and break ups visit otrc com. >> and still head a little bug causes a giant mess, knocking out power to a popular tourist area. >> now, the company bringing jobs to san francisco. >> then later at 5:00 state cost cutting move involving gbs tracking on paroles now cutting into public safety. >> checking bay bridge, you can see traffic heading into san francisco as you know, fast track is the way to go. >>> almost 7,000 pg&e customers lost electricity this afternoon after a car lost control on levenworth is took out this power pole. it knocked out power to north beach, pier 39 and russian milledhill neighborhood. power restored except for those closest to the accident be

conrad murray is charged with his death, murray's attorney wants the start of his involuntary manslaughter trial delayed. it was supposed to start come this fall. the judge says he will issue a decision on delaying in trial next month. >>> tonight on cnn, don lemon speaks exclusively with friends and family about michael's last days. watch "michael jackson: the final days" and see piers morgan's entire interview with latoya jackson. >>> they used to be a hot item, now justin timberlake and cameron diaz are back together, this time on the big screen. but is their new movie "bad teacher" scoring an a with critics? but could too much of a good thing be bad? dr. bill lloyd joins me to tell us which vitamins to take and which ones you just ought to avoid. that's coming up. >>> a disney pixar sequel races back to theaters this weekend. and cameron diaz and justin timberlake pair up one more time in "bad teacher." gray, lightning mcqueen back on the screen, very much anticipated. not just for kids, but for adults too. let's take a quick peek at lightning, mater and the rest. >> you've got to be j

conrad murray goes on trial in september, manslaughter charges. what do you think deserves to happen to him? >> what i hope happens is that justice is done, you know, the right way. the true justice. that's what i hope, yes. >> okay. well listen. i have to ask you this real quickly, a venture that you're in. two years ago you and i spoke just a couple days b.e.t. awards after michael died and you viewed the interview as contentious on my part and i thought it was on your part because i asked a very simple question. i said it's been a tough time for you and your family. you said yeah, and? and you sort of gave me a flippant response but you thought i was being contentious to you. why is that? >> i don't know why, because i probably was still upset over what happened to michael because michael was a wrongful death in his situation. >> i'll take that as an answer. thank you for talking about that. you have a new venture in vietnam. what's going on? it has something to do with michael jackson. >> this venture is with madame kow here and she did everyt

conrad murray, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and is scheduled to go on trial come this fall. >>> remember the super bowl ticketholders who lost their seats earlier this year after some temporary seating was declared unsafe in the new stadium? well, they, those ticketholders, now want to be compensated for lost income. will that happen? our legal guys are back. afterafterin cleveland and richard herman in las vegas. gentlemen, this is very interesting because they were compensated, right? they may have gotten a refund on your tickets because the seats they were going to be there were not there. now they say, i want lost income. avery, how do you argue this and get your way on this one? >> not successfully, i'll tell you that. >> i had a feeling you were going to say that. it's just mind-blowing to me. ultimately if the case goes to trial, everyday texans are going to have to decide if these people who spent thousands to come to dallas should get, among other things, lost income. they're asking the jury to put themselves in the rich people's shoes to award this and punitive da

conrad murray. he's accused of giving jackson a fatal dose of a powerful anesthetic. as tough as it will be, katherine jackson vows to be in the court for the duration. >> very difficult just looking at him, knowing that he was there to see after my son, and he died under his care. so that -- that makes me feel really bad. i can't stand to look at him. >> reporter: katherine is also raising prince, paris and blanket, and as she told matt lauer, an michael's kids don't have to be reminded of the tragedy. >> they're off doing the things that children should do. i don't talk about it with them. they're young. and i want them to be happy. >> reporter: and for the jacksons, giving his children a normal life may be the most lasting tribute of all. the book is "starting over" and is in stores now. la toya jackson, good morning. >> good morning. how are you this morning? >> i'm doing very well. this morning, today, is a very painful anniversary for you. it is the second anniversary of your brother michael's death. and you dedicate a large portion of this book to him. in fact,

>> you don't think it was conrad murray? >> i believe he was the fall guy. there are much more people behind them. michael told me the people behind him that wanted his catalog. they positioned in his life during the last names. >> why didn't you write names? >> the people he got rid out of his life came back. these are the people -- you have to follow the money trail. they knew what he was worth. >> it leads to individuals and why didn't you name the individuals i guess is what we are asking? >> this goes deeply into detail. you will see and you will understand and you will know this is who did it to michael jackson. >> you don't name names. >> it's right there you will knoblauch and white. it's there. >> i wish we had more time. >> we don't. i'm glad you got away from an abusive relationship. he is now deceased. >> thanks, latoya. >> sara gives pizza making a spin. boy, do we segue. [ female announcer ] ever wish vegetables didn't taste so vegetably? well, v8 v-fusion juice gives you a full serving of vegetables, plus a full serving of fruit. but it just t

conrad murray has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. his trial scheduled to begin in september. >>> if you look now at some of the other stories we're keeping a close eye on, michele bachmann going to make a big announcement tomorrow. yes, she is going to say she's officially launching her campaign for president even though you've noticed she's already running. the a new poll of iowa republicans show she is virtually tied with mitt romney. she's going to be in waterloo, iowa today. >>> an attorney in the casey anthony trial said he expects testimony to resume tomorrow. the defense is trying to prove 2-year-old caylee anthony was not murdered but instead accidentally drowned in the family pool. the judge suddenly ordered a recess over what he called a legal issue that came up. he didn't say what it was. it had nothing to do with the testimony of a chemistry expert the defense had planned to question. >>> and the souris river is expected to ride 12 feet below flood stage. it should start to fall starting tonight, maybe. this is yesterday

, conrad, durbin and manchin. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to calendar number 75, s. 679, the efficiency and streamlining act. the presiding officer: the motion to proceed is now pending. mr. reid: madam president, i want to say a word before i leave the floor to -- to and about my friend, the senator from california. as i've indicated, chair of this most important committee, the environment and public works which i had the good fortune of chairing on two separate occasions. she has been tireless in bringing legislation to this floor and attempting to. she has been talking about this bill for months about how good it is, and when she sat down and reminded me of the merits of this legislation, i thought this should be a good one. a job-creating measure. we need that right now. and i have been very disappointed that we haven't been able to move forward, but it is not because of any lack of effort on her behalf. she and i came to washington together many, many years ago and served together in the house of represen