nbc's jeff rossen covering the case for us tonight in l.a. jeff, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. good evening. watching dr. conrad murray's defense team at work today, and their strategy is really becoming clear, trying to paint michael jackson as an addict who needed drugs to sleep. and right off the bat today there was drama in the courtroom. >> i'm feeling really, really dizzy. >> reporter: first up today cherilyn lee, michael jackson's nurse. >> this is just a very sensitive for me. >> reporter: emotional as she told the jury months before his death, jackson came to her looking for propofol, brand name diprivan. >> he said "i know this would knock me out." >> reporter: defense lawyers claim michael jackson was desperate for sleep medication. ♪ and needed rest for his upcoming tour. so desperate, they argue, jackson essentially killed himself. don't blame dr. murray. but the concert promoter on the stand today said jackson didn't seem engaged at rehearsal. >> it was a concern that michael wasn't really taking it seriously enough or

our report tonight from nbc's jeff rossen in los angeles. >> reporter: it is dr. conrad murray's final push and today science was the star. the defense presenting its strongest evidence yet. dr. paul white on the stand. the self-described father of propofol. he literally wrote the book on it. >> if, in fact, murray had administered the drugs he described in his conversations with the police department and in the doses that he described, i would not have expecteded michael jackson to have died. ♪ >> reporter: the defense argument that michael jackson, a worldwide superstar was actually a secret drug addict. not only hooked on propofol but painkillers, too, and dr. murray had no idea. >> i believe there is evidence he was dependent upon demerol. >> reporter: murray's lawyers blame another doctor for his addiction, jackson's dermatologist arnold klein. according to dr. klein's medical records, jackson received more than 20 injections of demerol from april to june of 2009, often getting several shots in a single week, one just three days before his death. >> you wou

nbc's jeff rossen is outside the courthouse in downtown l.a. jeff, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. good evening from los angeles. that tape is chilling when you hear it. prosecutors played part of it in court last week and it shocked the courtroom including jackson's own family sitting right there in the first rows. they played the full recording today and as you are about to hear, michael jackson sounds drugged. he's slurring his words. he had a deep voice and he had plenty to say about children and his own pain as a child. dr. conrad murray sat in court today listening to the recording he made of his star patient, michael jackson. >> i didn't have a childhood. i had no childhood. i feel their pain. i feel their hurt. >> reporter: jackson was talking about his upcoming tour and seems focused on raising money for a children's hospital. >> i want to tell my children to always be my dream. i love them. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray recorded the pop star. they say he pumped him with more drugs and a deadly dose of propofol. >> it helps the

nbc's jeff rossen is covering the trial for us from downtown l.a. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray sat silent today as his words echoed through the courtroom. >> so we brought them into the room. >> reporter: after jackson's death, murray described to police the heartbreaking scene inside the hospital as jackson's kids, prince, paris and blanket learned their dad had died. >> the children cried and cried and cried. paris said she didn't want to be an orphan. and she asked me, dr. murray, she said, you save a lot of patients. you save people with heart attacks. you couldn't save my dad. now i'll wake up in the morning and i won't be able to see my daddy. >> murray said jackson's mother katherine was in shock too. >> well, how is he? he's not dead, is he? and the doctor said yes. and she broke down. >> reporter: prosecutors say murray gave jackson a lethal dose of propofol, but they also found other drugs in the singer's mansion. >> i was not aware of other medications that he was taking, but i heard that he was seeing a dr. klein three times a week in beverly hills. an

nbc's jeff rossen is outside the courthouse in downtown l.a., jeff, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. that tape is chilling when you hear it. prosecutors played part of it in court and it really shocked the entire courtroom including jackson's own family sitting right there in the first rows. they played the full recording today and as you are about to hear, michael jackson sounds drugged. he's slurring his words. he has a deep voice and he had plenty to say about children and his own pain as a child. dr. conrad murray sat in court today listening to the recording he made of his star patient, michael jackson. >> i didn't have a childhood. i had no childhood. i feel their pain. i feel their hurt. ♪ >> reporter: jackson was talking about his upcoming tour and seems focused on raising money for a children's hospital. >> my performance will be up there helping my children and always be my dream. i love them. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray recorded the pop star. it was just six weeks before jackson's death. prosecutors say even with jackson in that conviction, dr. murray pumped him with

jeff rossen covering the case for us in l.a. jeff, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. good evening. watching dr. conrad -- watching dr. conrad murray's defense team at work today, and their strategy is really becoming clear. trying to paint michael jackson as an addict who needed drugs to sleep, and right off the bat today there was drama in the courtroom. >> i'm feeling really, really dizzy. >> reporter: first up today cherilyn lee, michael jackson's nurse. >> this is just a very sensitive for me. >> reporter: emotional as she told the jury months before his death jackson came to her looking for propofol, brand name diprivan. >> i know this would knock me out. >> reporter: defense lawyers claim michael jackson was desperate for sleep medication. ♪ >> reporter: as needed rest for his upcoming tour. so desperate, they argue, jackson essentially killed himself. don't blame dr. murray. but the concert promoter on the stand today said jackson didn't seem engaged at rehearsal. >> it was a concern that michael wasn't really taking it seriously enough or focused. >> reporte

nbc's jeff rossen is outside the courthouse in downtown l.a. jeff, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. good evening from los angeles. that tape is chilling when you hear it. prosecutors played part of it in court last week and it shocked the entire courtroom including jackson's own family sitting right there in the first rows. they played the full recording today and as you are about to hear, michael jackson sounds drugged. he's slurring his words. he has a deep voice and he had plenty to say about children and his own pain as a child. dr. conrad murray sat in court today listening to the recording he made of his star patient, michael jackson. >> i didn't have a childhood. i had no childhood. i feel their pain. i feel their hurt. ♪ >> reporter: jackson was talking about his upcoming tour and seems focused on raising money for a children's hospital. >> i want to tell them children will always be my dream. i love them. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray recorded the pop star. prosecutors say even with jackson in that conviction, dr. murray pumped

jeff rossen is covering the trial for us from downtown l.a. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray sat silent today as his words echoed through the courtroom. >> brought into the room. >> reporter: after jackson's death, murray described to police the heartbreaking scene inside the hospital as jackson's kids, prince, paris and blanket learned their dad had died. >> the children cried and cried and cried. paris said she didn't want to be an orphan. she said to me, dr. murray, you save a lot of patients, you save people with heart attacks. you couldn't save my dad. i'll wake up in the morning and not be able to see my daddy. >> jackson's mother katherine was in shock too. >> well, how is he? he's not dead, is he? and the doctor said yes. and she broke down. >> prosecutors say murray gave jackson a lethal dose of propofol, but they also found other drugs in the singer's mansion. >> i was not aware of other medications he was taking, but i heard he was seeing dr. klein three times a week in beverly hills. and he never disclosed that to me. >> dr. klein a dermatologist has

our report tonight from nbc's jeff rossen in los angeles. >> reporter: it is dr. conrad murray's final push and today science was the star. the defense presenting its strongest evidence yet. dr. paul white on the stand. the self-described father of propofol. he literally wrote the book on it. >> if, in fact, murray had administered the drugs he described in his conversations with the police department and the doses he described i would not have expected michael jackson to have died. ♪ >> reporter: the defense argument that michael jackson, a worldwide superstar was actually a secret drug addict. not only hooked on propofol but painkillers, too, and dr. murray had no idea. >> i believe there is evidence he was dependent upon demerol. >> reporter: murray's lawyers blame another doctor for his addiction, his dermatologist arnold klein. according to medical records he received more than 20 injections of demerol from april to june of 2009, often getting several shots in a single week. one just three days before his death. >> you would consider this very high use? >>

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our report tonight from nbc's jeff rossen in los angeles. >> reporter: it is dr. conrad murray's final push and today science was the star. the defense presenting its strongest evidence yet. dr. paul white on the stand. the self-described father of propofol. he literally wrote the book on it. >> if, in fact, murray had administered the drugs he described in his conversations with the police department and the doses he described i would not have expected michael jackson to have died. ♪ >> reporter: the defense argument that michael jackson, a worldwide superstar was actually a secret drug addict. not only hooked on propofol but painkillers, too, and dr. murray had no idea. >> i believe there is evidence he was dependent upon demerol. >> reporter: murray's lawyers blame another doctor for his addiction, jackson's dermatologist arnold klein. according to dr. klein's medical records, jackson received more than 20 injections of demerol from april to june of 2009, often getting several shots in a single week, one just three days before his death. >> you would consider

jeff rossen, nbc news, los angeles. >> overseas tonight, nato says the mission is over. it will end its seven-month air campaign in libya on monday which nato's secretary-general called one of the most successful in its history. the announcement follows last week's death of the former libyan dictator moammar gadhafi. >>> a 13-year-old boy who was buried under earthquake rubble for more than four days was pulled out alive early this morning in turkey. he's the second survivor rescued within the span of a few hours. their survival made all the more incredible by the fact that it's been cold and raining for a lot of the time since the quake struck on sunday. death toll now stands at about 535 with more than 2,500 people reporting injuries. >>> the u.n. population fund says the world is about to add its 7 billionth person to the planet and while it's hard to be exact about this sort of thing, 7 billion people, they think it will happen on monday. that's a lot of people and the strain on our one planet is showing in terms of food and fuel and access to clean water. our report

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jeff rossen is covering the trial for us from downtown l.a. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray sat silent today as his words echoed through the courtroom. >> so we brought them into the room. >> reporter: after jackson's death, murray described to police the heartbreaking scene inside the hospital as jackson's kids, prince, paris and blanket learned their dad had died. >> the children cried and cried and cried. paris said she didn't want to be an orphan. and she asked me, dr. murray, you save a lot of patients. you save people with heart attacks. you couldn't save my dad. i'll wake up in the morning and not be able to see my daddy. >> murray said jackson's mother katherine was in shock too. >> well, how is he? he's not dead, is he? and the doctor said yes. and she broke down. >> prosecutors say murray gave jackson a lethal dose of propofol, but they also found other drugs in the singer's mansion. >> i was not aware of other medications he was taking, but i heard he was seeing dr. klein three times a week in beverly hills. and he never disclosed that to me. >> dr.

jeff rossen has the latest on the case from l.a. jeff? >> reporter: good morning. week one in this case was explosive, and here we go, setting the table for week number two of big testimony once again in the courthouse behind me. we are right in the middle of the prosecution's case right now. trying to prove that not only did dr. conrad murray give m michael jackson that lethal dose of propofol but that he tried to cover it up. now we're hearing from the paramedics, the people who came to his mansion the day he died, and they claim dr. murray was lying from the get-go. >> he's not breathing and we need to -- we're trying to pump him but he's not breathing. >> reporter: when paramedics arrived at michael jackson's mansion, they said he already appeared dead. >> now, describe dr. murray's demeanor, please. >> frantic. >> reporter: and on the stand friday those paramedics offered damaging testimony against dr. conrad murray. >> what i said initially, of course, was what's his underlying condition? at that point he said, no, he's not taking anything, and then he follow

nbc's jeff rossen is there this morning, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. watching the defense teamwork in court their strategy is becoming more and more clear that michael jackson needed drugs to sleep and essentially killed himself and the write-off tuesday more drama in the courtroom. >> i'm feeling really, really dizzy. and i'm sorry. >> reporter: that's cherilyn lee, michael jackson's nurse. >> this is just very sensitive for me. if i can just rest a little bit. i would appreciate it very much. >> don't worry about it. >> thank you. >> reporter: after a short break, she told the jury just months before his death, michael came to her looking for propo l propofol, brand name diprivan. he. >> he looked at me and said "i have a lot of difficulty sleeping. i've tried everything, and what i need is something that's going to help me fall asleep right away." then he went more into "the only thing that would do that is diprivan." >> just try igto conserve my throat please so understand. >> reporter: she said michael needed it for his upcoming tour. the defense

rossen in los angeles, jeff, thank you very much. it's 7:34, here's ann. >> matt, thanks. >>> with the cooling off period now over, the names of the jurors in the casey anthony case have now been released for the first time. nbc's kerry sanders followed the trial and is in pinellas county florida with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, ann. the judge was reluctant to release the 12 jurors and fiveality national names and feared they would face harassment or worse and it didn't take long for the judge to be secret. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: the 12 jurors who found casey anthony not guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee had remained an anonymous but for one choosing to do an interview while revealing her identity. tuesday their names were part of the record the i.d.s were there on twitter. someone using casey anthonys under the fake name casey eyebrows 1 posted all 12 and the five all the nationals names and addresses. over on facebook postings like this, "yes, now we know who the stupi

nbc's jeff rossen's been following the trial out in los angeles, jeff, good morning. >> reporter: hey matt, good morning to you. if it feels like the trial's going on and on and on, you're right it is. this is the fifth week of testimony and could very well be the last. conrad murray's defense lawyers say they don't need long, just a few more days to make their case. >> -- evidence the people are prepared and would ask to rest at this time. >> reporter: with that it's dr. conrad murray's turn. his lawyers telling their side of the story, monday they showed the jury this grainy surveillance video from michael jackson's mansion. 12:50 a.m., dr. murray arrives in his bmw, just ten minutes later, 1:00 a.m., michael returns from rehearsal with his entourage. he would be dead just hours later. on day one of the defense, they whip through six witnesses, including michael's former doctor. >> shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god. >> yes. >> reporter: dr. allen metzger treated michael on and off for 20 years and says the singer reached out again in 2009.

jeff rossen is in l.a. for us this morning. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: hey, brian. good morning to you. a possible problem developing overnight. it involves the timing of the trial and it looks like it's going to go a lot longer than originally expected. here we are in week number five. it's going to stretch well into week six. prosecutors say they need more time for research because the defense gave them evidence too late for cross-examination of the final witness. here's the problem. when this case first started the judge told the jurors, we only need you through october 28th. that's today. and so in private, the judge met with both sides late thursday and nbc news has obtained the transcript of the conversation. the judge said he is greatly concerned, saying, quote, i just don't know if we are going to start losing jurors. they have lives and commitments. i don't have any idea when the jurors are going to get this case. all of this happening as murray's defense team goes on the attack, basically calling michael jackson a drug addict, that dr. conrad murray had no

for "today," jeff rossen, nbc news. los angeles. >>> joining us to discuss what we can expect to see next week is beth caras. beth, good morning. it's great to see you. >> good morning. >> was the judge overdrama advertising things when he was expressing a fear of losing the jury if this goes beyond what he had promised them? jurors can't simply walk away and say, i'm tired of this, can they? >> no, they did not. the judge did tell them that their duties would probably be finished by october 28th. there's always a daker in making a representation like that because things happen in a trial. the key witness for the prosecution's father died in the middle of the trial. two of the dark dayses were because of his his father's death and the funeral. but there are some other dark days that the defense requested. so there were five alternatives. and when the judge did say this in chambers a couple of days ago, the deputy said, judge that's why we have alternatives. i need time to prepare this cross-examination. those graphs tha

attorneys for conrad murray are expected to begin making their case today, and nbc's jeff rossen is in los angeles again for us this morning. jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you. just to give you an idea how different the theories are about how michael jackson died that day in 2009 inside his mansion, dr. murray says he gave michael jackson 25 milligrams of propofol, this much, right up to here in a syringe this size. the prosecution's expert now says that's not true. he did the math and dr. murray gave michael jackson 40 times more than that, this much propofol and you can see the difference in size. this morning we have exclusive, new details how murray's defense team will try to keep him out of jail. dr. conrad murray has spent weeks listening to prosecutors blast him. >> that misplaced trust in the hands of conrad murray cost michael jackson his life. >> reporter: now, it's the doctor's turn. sources close to the case tell nbc news murray's lawyers have developed a new time line, and they'll lay it out for the jury this week. ♪ don't stop 't

first nbc's jeff rossen is in los angeles with the latest on this story. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. week one in this trial was explosive. here we go, getting ready to set the table for week two in this trial, that has garnered a lot of attention, and we are right in the heart right now of the prosecution's case, trying not only to show that dr. conrad murray gave michael jackson a deadly dose of propofol but also that he was trying to cover it up all along the way. we've heard from michael jackson's friends, and his employees, and now we're hearing from the paramedics from the lapd who were here that day and responded to his mansion the day he died, and they claim dr. murray was lying from the get-go. >> he's not breathing and we need to, we're trying to pump him but he's not, he's not -- >> okay. >> reporter: when paramedics arrived at michael jackson's mansion they say he already appeared dead. >> describe dr. murray's demeanor, please. >> frantic. >> reporter: on the stands friday those paramedics offered damaging testimony ag

jeff rossen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. when you listen to those audio tapes it is heartbreaking to picture the scene at ucla medical center in california the moment michael jackson died, his kids all gathered around crying, even asking to see their father's body just to say good bye. beyond the audiotapes more drama in court on tuesday, including bombshell testimony from the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy, you'll hear that in a moment plus a graphic new photo of michael jackson that was so disturbing one jackson fan in the courtroom ran out in tears. it was a shocker in open court, prosecutors showed the photo of michael jackson's skinny, lifeless body, perhaps the most private man in show business laid bare for the jury and the world to see. a final humiliation for the singer, who complained when police photographed him nude in 1993 after accusations of child,. >> it was the most humiliating ordeal of my life, one that no person should ever have to suffer. >> reporter: years later his children would suffer. th

jeff rossen is in los angeles with details. jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. we've been talking a lot this morning about the impact of steve jobs on this world and his innovation of the iphone has actually had a big impact on the trial of dr. conrad murray. you see there was an app on the iphone called i talk and it basically turns the iphone into a digital voice recorder. prosecutors say for some reason dr. conrad murray taped michael jackson on the iphone just weeks before his death. michael sounds drugged up. his voice is very deep. he's barely making any sense, and he opens up about his childhood. ♪ had you to myself >> reporter: the protege was in pain, singing with the jackson 5, and decades later -- ♪ what about sunrise what about rain ♪ >> reporter: -- a confession from michael jackson, the man, recorded at his bed side by dr. conrad murray. >> i didn't have a childhood. i had no childhood. heal the world. we are the world. will you be there? the lost children. in the songs i've written

jeff rossen this morning. thanks. savannah guthrie today's legal correspondent and star jones a former prosecutor and veteran legal commentator. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> you say, star, five of the six so-called deviations from standard care as laid out by this doctor are enough for a conviction in this case? >> oh, absolutely. >> each one alone? >> the prosecution wants to stack the deck, and this doctor laid out six deviations. five of them, the argument is, if you take them individually, that's enough of a deviation from the standard of care to get you to gross negligence. it's called boxing the defense into a corner. you can't get yourself out. >> even if the defense is able to be successful at arguing that this drug lorazepam was taken by mr. jackson, was hidden by mr. jackson from dr. murray, and that that ultimately was key in causing his death? >> according to this doctor even if you buy every defense theory we've heard, the new ones and the old ones it still won't matte

nbc's jeff rossen is covering this trial. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: hey, ann. good morning you to. yeah, murray's lawyers are trying anything they can. now it's the nice guy defense. he is a good person. he is a good doctor to other people. so don't throw him in jail. now his former patients came here to los angeles to testify and murray, himself, got emotional. for the first time in five weeks dr. conrad murray broke down, wiping away tears, crying for a full minute as the jury watched. what made him cry? this. >> he made a commitment to the community that he would open a clinic in honor of his dad and continue to take care of the patients in that community where his dad had been a physician for a number of years. >> one after another after another dr. murray's former patients took the stand, five in all, praising him. >> he's my best friend. >> he's a great guy. i mean, he follows up with everything. >> i'll be very honest with you. i have never had a doctor that was more caring. >> i take care of sick patients. why do you look so well? >> reporter: dr. murra

for "today," jeff rossen, nbc news, los angeles. >> mary fulginii is a former federal prosecutor. good morning. >> good morning. >> dr. steven schaffer seemed to be a powerful witness, he'll continue when the prosecution continues its case. is he the guy you want closing your case? >> oh, yeah. he's really the one to wrap it up. he's one of the leading anesthesiologists and propofol gurus in the country. he even helps write the pamphlet that goes in the propofol bottles. you'll hear a lot about propofol, guts of the prosecution case. i expect him to talk about and hammer home the prosecution's theory that giving propofol in this setting was reckless and a recipe for disaster somewhere it ultimately killed michael jackson. >> the defense says the diagnosis the defense that michael jackson took the propofol hyimself. they're going to say he took another drug. does that muddy the waters for the prosecution? >> they're shifting the focus off of propofol and put their own experts on the stand that will say, look, it wasn't that much in his body and he might come to the conclusion it wa

that was nbc's jeff rossen reporting. legal experts say the decision to play the tapes was a calculated move. prosecutors hope they can use murray's words against him and the tapes stick with the jury over the long holiday weekend. >>> television networks appear to be pulling out all the spots in hopes of landing the first interview with amanda knox. amanda knox's father says abc news producers let their youngest daughter stay with her in italy. knox says the abc producer did not baby sit the girls and was not in the room with them. >> it will be interesting to see who gets it. >> who will get her? >> i heard she's not going to talk about her book comes out. >> i'm sure there's a lot of rumors. >> she's been through enough. i don't think coming out and talking to the media is going to help. >> we will see. >> she could talk it out. >> we're a friendly bunch. nonetheless maybe a little time at home with the folks would be better. for us we have some fantastic for us we have some fantastic weekend weather coming our ♪ one

. >> that was jeff rossen reporting from los angeles. there was also drama involving a member of murray's defense team. he gave an zber viinterview on e "today" show last week. he has now ruled that both sides cannot comment on the case publicly. >>> a ranger at the shenandoah park is on the stand in the murder trial after virginia grandmother who says she was insane when she tossed her 2 year old granddaughter to her death. 15 50-year-old carammela dela ra pleaded not guilty. she tried to kill herself two months before the incident at tysons. prosecutors say that her videotaped confession shows she planned the crime to get even with her son-in-law. they say she resented him for her daughter's out-of-wedlock pregnancy. she is facing life in prison if convicted. >>> deer can cause major headaches on the roadways. turns out a chance after deer winding up on your headlights or in your headlights is dropping. according to a new study out this morning, the number of deer and vehicle collisions has dropped across the country for the third stra

that could happen as early as today. >> jeff rossen in los angeles. jeff, thank you very much. martin bashir is the host of msn msnbc's martin bashir show, and star jones, good to see you. what do you think of this tactic, previous to this, we have seen the prosecution talk about conrad murray's abilities as a doctor. whether or not he adhered to medical practices. now we're attacking his character as a womanizer. is it strong? do you think it's going to work? >> i think it is. because what you have now is a man who is being painted as a man under financial pressure. most doctors work in communities, in localities, in hospitals. they have an accountability system. this guy is a medical mersonry. he is the father of children, six out of wedlock, maintaining four separate recommends. this is a man who needs money. and they have done a brilliant job. >> star, you always say you need to keep an open mind as you're hearing testimony. >> yes. >> but the prosecution is methodically painting a picture here. >> they are painting a picture of conrad murray in his own little version of th

>> nbc's jeff rossen in los angeles, thank you. star jones, former commentator and prosecutor, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the new defense theory jeff rossen laid out, the time line. they're arguing michael jackson took it upon himself to walk into that private bedroom, take eight lorazepam unbenoeknownst liz doctor, conrad murray. they don't have to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. don't they have to offer some evidence of this? they can't just make allegations and put no proof forward? >> can i remind you what's sitting here with me and hearing that in the casey anthony case that there was some sort of child molestation? they made allegations without any proof whatsoever. she's at home right now, okay, and that's the kind of thing that a jury will look to. if they don't want to "ruin" this man's life, conrad murray could get the benefit of beyond reasonable doubt. >> at the same time, prosecutors very effectively have used conrad murray's own words. >> absolutely. >> the statement he gave to polic

we sent jeff rossen with cameras. >> reporter: your car breaks down, you take it to the local garage. and you feel taken advantage of, that's why we only trust the droips to fix our cars. this morning, we go undercovered putting dealers to the test. one suv. six hidden cameras. and five different dealerships about to get a visit. what would we find? when we dropped our car for service. >> $2,000 to fix it. >> we set up the experiment using this 2007 cherokee. we took it to a mechanic, certified by two autotoy repair groups. he inspected anything. >> everything looks good. >> he use this small part in the air conditioning called the relay switch. what are you doing here? >> i'm going to take your ac relay out and i'm going to replace it with a defective one. quick and easy fix? >> reporter: this independent mechanic said that he would charge $100 to fix our relay. at least one dealer lied right to our face. >> so the a/c compressor kind of -- >> my compressor exploded. >> reporter: we sent this female nbc producer into five jeep dealers. a random mix of city and sue bush. we're at manh

nbc's jeff rossen is joining us from los angeles with details. jeff, good morning. >> good morning to you, ann. this is the first time we've ever heard dr. conrad murray give his side of the story. the tape is his play by play of michael jackson's final moments, dr. murray telling police how michael begged him for pro poe foal, how michael wanted to inject himself all this playing out as michael's children made a rare public appearance. prince, paris and blanket on stage in the uk this weekend. a tribute concert for their dad. >> we're very happy to be here on this special night to honor our father. >> reporter: a celebration of michael jackson's life, but there would be no escape from the sordid details of his death. >> and he said, "just make me sleep. doesn't matter what." >> reporter: that's dr. conrad murray, michael's personal physician talking to police just two days after the pop star's death. murray told investigators, the morning jackson died, michael was begging for sleep medication. >> and at that time he said, uhm, "i'd like to have

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