murray worked for and was paid by michael jackson. but the michael jackson argues otherwise. who do you believe employed dr. conrad murray at the time of michael's death? >> the complaint is very clear in alleging that it was aeg and the defendants at aeg who were employing dr. conrad murray. >> aeg had negotiated a contract to pay murray's salary. but the company says that agreement would have covered only the upcoming "this is it" concert. >> whatever interaction michael jackson had with dr. murray didn't really concern or involve us until the tour started that's when this contract would have kicked in. we had never started to pay dr. murray. we had never officially employed him. because that contract never got signed. >> so, to you, this contract is null and void or -- >> yeah, to me, it never took effect because it required michael's signature. >> mr. jackson never signed. aeg never signed. it was still in negotiations. >> but the jacksons point to an e-mail sent to kenny ortega. director of the "this is it" concerts. >> this is what the jackson lawyers call their smoking

that man is michael jackson. >> michael jackson, the king of pop -- >> was taken to the hospital -- >> there were rumors -- >> he was apparently administered cpr in the ambulance. >> reporter: fans around the world hope and prayed. but the music mega-star would not survive. >> my brother, the legend dare king of pop, michael jackson, passed away on thursday, june 25:00th, 2009 at 226 p.m. >> the los angeles county kor nor would rule jackson's death a homicide. acute propofal intoxication. a powerful anesthesia. coming up, what happened in the final hours of michael jackson's life? and who was responsible? >> reporter: on september 27, 2011, conrad murray, michael jackson's doctor, would go on trial. >> reporter: outside the los angeles criminal courthouse, jackson's international stardom took center stage. inside courtroom 107, a jury of 7 men and 5 women took their seats. hln's ryan smith was watching. >> this is the death of michael jackson. and it's not just that he's a famous star. it's that someone lost their son, their brother, their father. >> david walgrin laid out the prosecu

jackson nightly doses of propofol? >> i had no idea. >> so, the issue will be whether aeg knew what was going on between murray and michael. whether the doctor was more interested in making sure michael showed up for work than in preserving jackson's fragile health. and did they further their goals by conspiring to keep michael isolated from his family? >> if you could isolate michael from certain people, you could control michael. you were in charge of his life. by being in charge of his life, you were in charge of everything that he do. >> the world's greatest expert on the life and times of michael jackson, the author of "be careful who you love," diane dimond, joins me. >> how are you, my friend? >> here we are again. 20 years after we first started talking about the downward spiral of michael jackson. >> 1993, when he was accused of child molestation in a case that settled. and in 2005, he was tried in that case. went to trial. was acquitted. >> of all the charges. >> of all the charges. and ultimately, four years

that man is michael jackson. >> michael jackson, the king of pop -- >> was taken to the hospital -- >> there were rumors -- >> he was apparently administered cpr in the ambulance. >> reporter: fans around the world hope and prayed. but the music mega-star would not survive. >> my brother, the legend dare king of pop, michael jackson, passed away on thursday, june 25th, 2009 :00th, 2009 at 226 p. >> the los angeles county kor nor would rule jackson's death a homicide. acute propofal intoxication. a powerf fufu fufu fufu fufu ff. coming up, what happened in the final hours of michael jackson's life? and who was responsible? [ male announcer ] the new malibus are getting a lot of attention at your chevy dealer lately for good reason. like malibu ltz with chevrolet mylink. kbb called it one of the most user-friendly multimedia interfaces on the market. malibu lt with 10 standard airbags, more than fusion or sonata. and malibu ls, offering an epa-estimated 34 mpg highway. ♪ the all-new malibu. right now get this great lease on a 2013 chevy malibu ls for around $169 a month. >> reporter:

murray worked for and was paid by michael jackson. but the jackson family argues otherwise. who do you believe employed dr. conrad murray at the time of michael's death? >> the complaint is very clear that it was aeg and the defendants at aeg who were employing dr. conrad murray. >> aeg had negotiated a contract to pay the doctor's salary. but that agreement would have covered only the upcoming this is it concert. >> he had done whatever interaction really didn't concern or involve us until the tour started, and that's when the contract would have kicked in. we had never started to pay dr. murray. we had never officially employed him, because that contract never got signed. >> so to you, this contract is null and void or -- >> yeah to, me it never effect, because it required michael's signature. >> mr. jackson never sign and aeg never signed, because it was in negotiations. >> but the jackson's point to an e-mail by kenny ortega. >> this is what the jackson lawyers call their smoking gun. >> in the e-mail, aeg live co-ceo wrote we want to remind murray that it is aeg not m.j

and jackson said, certainly. he was always for love and romance. >> and jackson was familiar with her. >> he liked her. >> he stayed in the same boarding house and knew her when she was a young girl so he felt she was perfectly respectable and this was a good thing. >> how did it rise to the level of a cabinet scandal? >> they married too soon. >> they married too soon. >> she should have been mourning for at least a year and she married john eaton well before that and that was a problem. >> well, and besides that, once the cabinet was named and it includes eaton and his wife, whose social bona fides are not so good, and then she presses right ahead and goes and calls on one of the haughtiest of the wives of the other men, floride calhoun and floride refuses to return her call. in those days, that was akin to slapping someone in the face. >> society was very structured and the protocol of society was very structured and the first person you would see when you came into town, you would visit the vice president and

you say you were a friend of michael jackson. you cared about michael jackson. you cared about his children. that's how originally you took care of his children at a hotel in vegas. that's how they initially met you. his children are now suing this company, aeg live. there are some people who would say, well, if you really cared about them, why not testify about what you know in this lawsuit. >> if i testify, i will testify very honestly. it is a sad thing when i look at what's going on in television because if michael would be absolutely upset. he would be so unhappy with what is happening. michael said to me i no longer want to be a bank for my family. all you see is the continuation of that. he had some real pains and i have had some stories of michael that he has shared with me that i have not shared with the world. i'll tell you this. we have very, very humble lives and we both experienced pain. let me say something for you. this is important to me. ♪ he is a little boy that santa claus forgot ♪ ♪ and goodness knows he did not want a lot ♪ ♪ he wr

jackson's health when about mr. jackson's health when cot cot giving mr. jackson nightly doses of propofol? doses of propofol? >> i h the >> g pehe be whether aeg knew what was going on bk hween murray and mich9wl. whk hher the doctor was more interested in making sure mich9wl showed up for are work than in presefor ing jackson's fragile health and can they further theart goat and by conspiring to keep michael isolated from his family. >> if you could isolate mike trillion certprdn peac le you control michael. you are in charge of his life. so by being in charge of his lisec you are in chan'e of everyrhing that he do. >> it does. i heard one of catherine jackson's attorneys just last week say $40 billion. we don't know where that figure came from. i mean certainly she would take some billions of dollars. my understanding is she wanted $10 billion for the lost income had michael jackson lived and then more billions for herself that she could leave her children and for the children prince paris and blanket. >> geraldo: one thing that seems to have faded into

cnn's pamela brown is with me along with joey jackson. pamela, what is the university saying about this recent breaking development, the firing of coach rice? >> well, ashleigh, we just heard from the up un presiden univer president. he said, i have now reached the conclusion that coach rice cannot continue to serve effectively in a position that demands the high leest level of leadership. therefore, we have decided to terminate mike rice's employment at rutgers. tim pernetti says, "i am responsible for the decision to attempt a rehabilitation of coach rice. dismissal and corrective action were debated in december and i thought it was in the best interest of everyone to rehabilitate, but i was wrong. moving forward, i will work to regain the trust of the rutgers community." take a look at the coach mike rice, the coach of rutgers throwing basketballs at players, hitting them, grabbing them, hurling homophobic slurs. this is video that the university officials watched back in november. it was brought to them by a disgruntled employee who u

you say you were a friend of michael jackson, you cared about michael jackson, you cared about his children. that's how originally you took care of his children at a hotel in vegas. that's how they initially met you. his children are now suing this company, aeg live. there are some people who would say well, if you really cared about them, why not testify about what you know in this lawsuit. >> if i testify, i will testify very honestly. it is a sad thing when i look at what's going on in television because michael would be absolutely upset, he would be so unhappy with what is happening. michael said to me i no longer want to be a bank for my family. all we see is the continuation of that. he had some real pains and i have had some stories of michael that he has shared with me that i have not shared with the world. that's how it is. we have very, very humble lives and we both experienced pain. let me say something for you. this is important to me. ♪ he is a little boy that santa claus forgot ♪ ♪ and goodness knows he did not want a lot ♪ ♪ he wrote a note to santa for some crayons

you say you were a friend of michael jackson, you cared about michael jackson, you cared about his children. that's how originally you took care of his children at a hotel in vegas. that's how they initially met you. his children are now suing this company, aeg live. there are some people who would say well, if you really cared about them, why not testify about what you know in this lawsuit. >> if i testify, i will testify very honestly. it is a sad thing when i look at what's going on in television because michael would be absolutely upset, he would be so unhappy with what is happening. michael said to me i no longer want to be a bank for my family. all we see is the continuation of that. he had some real pains and i have had some stories of michael that he has shared with me that i have not shared with the world. that's how it is. we have very, very humble lives and we both experienced pain. let me say something for you. this is important to me. ♪ he is a little boy that santa claus forgot ♪ ♪ and goodness knows he did not want a lot ♪ ♪ he wrote a note to santa for sam crayons

jackson's behest. michael jackson was the only one who could get rid of him at will. >> reporter: possibly testify, jackson's 16-year-old son prince michael and his daughter paris. also on the list but not expected to testify, the artist prince who had his own history with aeg. musician quincy jones could take the stand to testify how much jackson could have earned if he had lived. [ cheers ] >> miguel marquez joins me live. also we're joined by "in session" correspondent jean casarez. miguel, i want to begin with you. so often these cases can be won or lost in jury selection which gets underway today. so with that as the backdrop, who are we expecting to show up in court today, and what are we expecting to actually see? >> yeah, we're not expecting the jackson family to show up, first off. the lawyers have started to come in already. and we're expecting a lot of jurors to come in to fill out paperwork to see who might be available in the county of los angeles to serve for the two or three months that

the cornerstone of the jackson family case an e-mail written 11 days before michael jackson's death by the ceo of aeg we want to remind murray that it's aeg, not mj who is paying his salary. >> the worst thing that aeg has going for them is that e-mail. that's when aeg has real exposure. once they agree to pay $150,000 a month, you're saying they're liable. >> right. i'm going to say that is going to go a long way. >> reporter: the aeg team has celebrity on its side. diana ross, prince, quincy jones and his ex-wives and teenaged children. >> clearly the ones who will be most compelling are the kids. and i would expect that they will do well. my experience with them is now dated. it's been years since i had interactions with them. but i was always impressed how grounded they were, intelligent, quick, smart. today as her lawyer played "you are my life" for the jury, jackson's mother fought back tears. >> everyone saw paris gave a eulogy to her father in an arena d didn't miss a beat. >> would be the surprising for conrad murray to testify more than just taking the fifth? >> it would be s

jackson's three children. quincy jones could testify about the billions michael jackson would have earned if he lived. money his heirs now want from aeg. >> casey's joining us now live. we know, casey, the courtroom is rather small. this trial is not being televised. so what time are they expected to get underway. what will take place when the jury is actually seated? >> wolf, it's expected to get underway in about 45 minutes. and each side will have two and a half hours to present their opening arguments. michael jackson's family will go first and attorneys for aeg live will follow. they'll both lay out their versions of who is to blame for michael jackson's death and their perspectives on the very central question here, was conrad murray an employee of aeg live? that company says, no, he was not. he was operating at michael jackson's discretion. the jackson family says it was aeg live's responsibility and they're the ones who h and were goio dr. murray. that's what's going to unfold over the next two to four

and michael jackson died in his care. so -- >> isn't a doctor paid if you render services for two months, aren't you paid for those services if your patient dies and suddenly you aren't -- you don't get paid for the two months you took care of a patient? >> but that becomes an issue of litigation between conrad murray and aeg, i guess. >> you're assuming he was -- you're assuming he was employed by aeg. i don't think that's been established. i think it's a slam dunk case like tom believes. >> well, all i'm assuming is that -- i'm not assuming anything. i'm reading an e-mail from one of the bosses of aeg, saying we want to remind murray it's aeg, not mj, who is paying his salary. >> aeg was advancing costs, $40 million of preproduction costs paid at the time michael jackson died. just because they were advancing those costs doesn't mean that aeg was the employer. of conrad murray. >> so wouldn't aeg say they should be reminding murray it's aeg, not jackson, who is paying his salary, they didn't know what they were talking

he'd be there at michael jackson's behest. he'd be michael jackson's doctor alone. that this was only being done because michael jackson asked for it. michael jackson was the only person who could get rid of him at will. >> reporter: potential witnesses include jackson's teenage children, prince michael, and paris. quincy jones could testify about the billions of dollars michael jackson would have earned if he had lived mon this his heirs now want from aeg a multibillion dollar sports entertainment and real estate conglomerate. now this trial is expected to last two to four months, perhaps even longer. jackson's family attorneys want to call dr. conrad murray to the stand but he has said he would take the fifth if he is called. that's because his appeal of his manslaughter conviction is ongoing. zoraida? >> all right, casey wian live outside the court for us this morning. >>> 47 minutes past the hour. it was a season to remember in l.a. but for all the wrong reasons. a bitter end for the lakers. that's in today's "bleacher report" coming up. ♪ ♪ [ female announc

and michael jackson died in his care. so -- >> isn't a doctor paid if you render services for two months, aren't you paid for those services if your patient dies and suddenly you aren't -- you don't get paid for the two months you took care of a patient? >> but that becomes an issue of litigation between conrad murray and aeg, i guess. >> you're assuming he was -- you're assuming he was employed by aeg. i don't think that's been established. i don't think it's a slam dunk case like tom believes. >> well, all i'm assuming is that -- i'm not assuming anything. i'm reading an e-mail from one of the bosses of aeg, saying we want to remind murray it's aeg, not mj, who is paying his salary. >> aeg was advancing costs, $40 million of preproduction costs paid at the time michael jackson died. just because they were advancing those costs doesn't mean that aeg was the employer. of conrad murray. >> so wouldn't aeg say they should be reminding murray it's aeg, not jackson, who is paying his salary, they didn't know what they were ta

death lies with jackson. promising the case will get ugly. putnam said jackson ex-wife debbie rowe helped administer propofol ten years ago and his decades-long use of the drug was jackson's deepest, darkest secret. they didn't see this coming. they had no idea, said putnam. they were a concert promoter. how could they know? the next step, testimony begins in what promises to be a star-studded lineup from sharon osborne to spike lee and jackson ex-wife lisa marie presley. the trial could last well into the summer. kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. >> next hour we'll hear from tom mesereau who represented jackson in the 2005 child molestation trial. joint military drills between the united states and south korea officially ended this morning but south korea's defense ministry says that nation remains on guard due to threatening statements north korea has made overed last few weeks. take a look at the mother of all potholes an interstate 81 in virginia. a 20-foot wide sinkhole opened up on the shoulder of a highway

. >>> today the first testimony in the michael jackson wrongful death trial. the witness list is expected to be star studded and more private details of jackson's life could be exposed. abc's brandi hitt has the latest. >> reporter: the jackson family rushed into civil court for the wrongful death trial against michael jackson's concert promoter aeg live. ♪ the king of pop was about to begin his this is it comeback tour four years ago when he died and jackson's mother katherine along with his three children say aeg is responsible. >> there's a lot at stake in this trial. i mean, money and lots of it. >> reporter: prosecutors claim aeg negligently hired, supervised and controlled dr. conrad murray who is now serving a four-year sentence for giving jackson a deadly dose of the power f powerful drug propofol. they deny they had anything to do with murray. >> this is phase two of the conrad murray case. the question is really was he working for aeg or was he michael jackson's personal physician? >> reporter: with billions of dollars and possible damages at stake

gave jackson the fatal dose of propose poe thol. aeg's lawyers say it's michael jackson, he's a green man, responsible for his own behavior. they are expected to bring up the charges of child molestation on which michael jackson was actually acquitted. also going to bring up evidence of drug addiction. want to bring in our miguel marquez covering the trial from l.a. and dianedimond, author of "be careful who you love, inside the mooishg caichael jackson ca" miguel, what have we seen in the courtroom? has the jury been set? what do we expect? >> there is no jury yet. if this is any indication of how this is going to go, it's going to be fireworks all the way. the lawyers, you know, it's amazing, a very tiny courtroom in the superior courtroom. a couple of other cases before, one or two people to work with the judge on those. when they called the michael jackson aeg live case nine or ten lawyers get up, it's a -- the fight is over whether or not cameras in the courtroom will be allowed. and whether or not there will be a gag order on

he caused the death of michael jackson. the question is, was aeg, the concert promoter, also negligent and they can't just hide behind conrad murray. i think there's an e-mail trail where they're taking responsibility for hiring him. they're instructing him what to do, reminding him that they pay him his money. i think they'll have a tough time. i think katherine and the kids have a strong case. >> let's listen to another clip. this is where he talks about propofol which is of course the killer drug. >> yes, indeed, i did order propofol to his home, but i was not the one that brought propofol into his home. i met him at his own stash. i did not agree with michael, but michael found it was not an issue because he had been exposed to it for years and he knew exactly how things worked. and given the situation at the time, it was my approach to try to get him off of it. i never knew he was an addict. he was going to dr. kline's office and being loaded up with humongous, you know, levels of demerol. basically, this was causing h

family. >> trace: jackson's mother and kids claim aeg, the company behind michael jackson's come back tour called "this is it" is liable for his death because they hired dr. conrad murray. we know that conrad murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for giving michael jackson a surgical anesthetic to help him sleep he. aeg claims that dr. murray was hired by michael jackson not them. the key piece of evident at a trial, this e-mail sent by an aeg executive when jackson didn't show up for rehearsal. quoting here, we wand to remind murray that it's aeg, not mj paying his salary we want to remind him what is expected of him. aeg says it will present evidence from michael jackson's molestation trial it's relevant because that's when jackson's drug use increased and present evidence of michael jackson's erattic behavior remember when he came to court in the blue pajamas. and one point where he got up on top of a car and began dancing? that's the kind of stuff they plan to show. the lawsuit is seeking a judgment meant to equal the money jackson would have earned through the remainde

final frantic few seconds, thunder down two, reggie jackson for the two. no. ibaka for the tie, that close extending to overtime and rockets survive. there will be a game five. >>> we head to the eastern conference. nate robinson coming off the super human performance keeping it going. he had 20. bulls down 5 but here come the nights, nice feed from williams to lopez. gerald wallace back the other way. chicago was in this most of the way. brooklyn rolls at the end. they're heading back to chicago for a game six. >>> this wasn't much of a series. pacers out of the break but looking to hold home court. a lot of struggles for atlanta, only 12 points in the third but had they needed buckets they got them. kyle korver from downtown. hawks win 102-91. keep in mind later today on abc, jason collins talks to george stephanopoulos about coming out as the first major professional sports athlete currently playing that is gay. look forward to that a little later this morning. and that is your espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. have a great day. >> up next on "the pulse,

jackson wanted to do. michael jackson's oldest kid, paris, may be called to testify. his mother, brother and sister were set neglect front row during opening statements. the opening statement from the jackson family attorneys will begin right after lunch, and then the aeg lawyers will have their chance about two and a half hours. >> shepard: could learn loot here. a complete report on fox report tonight. thanks. >>> tim tebow time at the made decide meadow lands is over. today the jets coach, rex ryan, tried to explain why. listen. why would you fire tim tebow? i mean, after all, look at the accomplishments on the field. >> shepard: the tim tebow saga has taken another turn. the new york jets sacked the quarterback after one season in the green and white. now it remains to be seen whether any other team will even take him. tebow didn't play too much. he threw just eight passes, ran for 102-yard. in fact a lot of sports writers called the whole thing a gimmick to sell tickets for gangrene. in a statement re

or was he michael jackson's personal physician? >> reporter: along with his mother, jackson's three children, paris, prince and blanket are listed as plaintiffs. his two eldest children may be star witnesses in a case that could expose family secrets not heard before in public. >> for aeg, the defendants in the case that is going to be the most difficult moment. how do you cross-examine those children? >> reporter: rob nelson, abc news, new york. >>> fbi agents digging into the boston bombing investigation to find out if the suspects acted alone. so far investigators say there is no evidence of a wider plot. congressman michael mccaul, chairs the homeland security committee, says the type of explosive devices used lead him to believe someone else trained the bombers. he wants to know more about the suspects' mother. >> i think she played a very strong role in his radicalization process i do believe she comes into the united states, she will be detained for questioning. so, i think there is a connection there. >> the real testament

pide 4 mil dólares en compensacion, que ha sido despedido por los jackson, el monto lo debe fijar el jurado >> desde los angeles, univisión >> un jugador de la nba, jason collins hizo historia al convertirse en un un jugador activo de la nba que reconoce que es homosxual, en el sport ilustrated, dice que tiene 34 años, negro y gay, la casa blanca le dio el apoyo >> una argentina esta a horas de ser la reina de holanda, mañana será la coronación pero desde hoy comenzaron las celebraciones, vemos porque se hizo esto, y quien es la argentina máxima que se convertirá en reina de holanda >> en un discurso la reina beatriz anunció su renuncia, quiere modernizar el reino, algo que por su edad, con casi 75 años no puede lograr, mañana martes es el día de la monarca, una de las principales fechas del país, y eligieron como parte de la trasnicicion >> hicieron una cena con muchos mandatarios europeos >> marca la llegada al trono la llegada de una latinoamericana, máxima, quien no selimitará a la protocolar >> lo va a asesorar mucho porque es mucho caracter y capaz >> máxima es l

courthouse with somebody like michael jackson who -- and you have katherine jackson sitting in there, there's been all kinds of conspiracy theories that have abounded all the way throughout this and the prosecution of conrad murray. i think you may find that a lot of the jurors will say, yeah, conrad murray was responsible. who put him up to it? who funded this and put him in the position to push michael right in to his death? aeg. it's a big money story. you've got -- it's almost even though they're asking for $40 billion, there is a david versus did lie ath kind of theme here in this poor michael jackson who obviously in no shape to do this tour and aeg who had the big bucks at stake, they're the ones who hired somebody, paid him to close down the practice and then basically sent him to his death. >> wow. thanks very much, to both of you. some great irony to that. poor in many ways and certainly financially is not one of them. $40 billion is a lot of money. this trial going on for a while. >>> still to come, 12 soldiers and a civilian killed in ft. hood in 2009. the pentagon is refu

and man who hated jackson wanted to see jackson go down. when he thought out she had been the voice, he really despise her. he was rigorously fundamentalists. it was a moral issue for him. he really thought she would disgrace the white house. >> he did not do it, but he did not stop it. hammon was his party hack. he did not come down on him. he just sat back and said, oh my goodness. >> we saw in the open, political cartoons. was this a new phenomenon? >> yes. to call a lady that had been married for 36 years a bigamous or an adulterous was unprecedented. -- bigamist or an adultorer -- adulterer was unprecedented. >> what was she accused of? >> was accused of being married before. and she was. she was married to a man who treated her and her family very badly. her whole family hated him. out west, they did not believe you had to stick by your man if he was horrible. they believe in dissolving an unhappy marriage, so they did. >> also, criticism of her and her western frontier lack of class. >> she had an accent. she had a tennessee accent.

that he would care for michael jackson alone, it was only being done because michael jackson asked for it. michael jackson was the only person that could get rid of him at will. >> we me hear for the first time from michael jackson's oldest children. 16-year-old prince michael and 15-year-old paris who are expected to testify about jackson's last days along with his mother. the prosecutors want to call murray as a witness, but he says he would plead the fifth in order. >> his silence may be deafening in the sense that the jury may conclude from his silence that maybe there's something to hide. >> the trial is expected to last at least two months. what's at take for katherine and the king of pop's three children? billions of dollars in lost earnings they argue jackson would have made from the this is it come back tour and other future projects. >>> and conrad murray, he is telling his side of the story in his first ever tv interview from jail. this is an anderson cooper exclusive. this is tomorrow night, 8:00 eastern. you're not going to want to miss that. >>> and the crucifixion of g j

you've got jackson's mother and jackson's kids saying that it was the promotors fault for his death. what does he make of all this? >> that why he says he's sort of the scapegoat in all of this. he happened to be there at the end. because there were family members and friends and people he calls hangers on who were responsible for michael jackson's death. and he said out of everyone he feels sorriest for the kids because he loved the kids. listen to what he said about the children. >> i hope that the children are doing well. i hope that they are looked after very well. i hope that regardless of whatever proceeds the estate is gathering, i do hope that the children will always be protected and that the proceeds for the children will always be there. >> basically insinuating that the children in some way may be pawns in this particular situation saying this is the last thing that michael jackson would want. he was so adamant about his children's privacy and then to have them drawn into this media circus now and this courtroom circus now is absolutely of what he would want. >> have they

jackson's responsibility here. mr. jackson is a person known to go to one doctor for one thing and another doctor for something else. >> miguel, the case is building up to be yet another big one involving the jackson name. set the scene for us. what is happening outside that courthouse and then what about jury selection, how complicated is that going to be? >> well, very complicated. this is the jury questionnaire here. it is 25 pages long and it is very clear from the questions in this, about 110 questions this questionnaire.himself in - and many of them deal with prescription drugs and whether or not one believes that celebrities have greater access to prescription drugs, do they know if michael jackson, have they heard about him having access to prescription drugs. do they think somebody having addiction to prescription drugs is going to be a problem? a lot of questions along those lines, a lot of questions clearly meant to weed out those jurors that they are concerned about. the process is just getting under way no

jackson's behalf. michael jackson was the only person who could get rid of him at will. >> reporter: possibly testifying, jackson's 16-year-old son, prince michael, and 14-year-old daughter paris. also on the list but not expected to testify, the artist prince, who had his own history with aeg. musician quincy jones could take the stand to testify how much jackson could have earned if he had lived. miguel marquez, cnn, hollywood. >>> at 8:00 eastern on "starting point" we're going to talk with anne bremner, the prosecute here covered conrad murray's trial extensively. and tonight a live jailhouse interview with conrad murray. randi kaye sits down with michael jackson's former physician from prison. that's tonight on "anderson cooper 360" at 8:30. >> 16 minutes after the hour. north korea says it plans to restart a nuclear power plant that's been closed for six years. the yongbyon nuclear complex said to contain both a uranium enrichment facility and a nuclear reactor. it was mothballed in 2007 as part

jackson's family claims a-e- g live -- the company that promoted michael jackson's 2009 comeback concerts -- is liable for his death. billions of dollars are at stake. jurors are hearing what's likely to be months of testimony. they'll decide whether a-e- g live owes the jackson family big money for the pop star's 2009 death. potential witnesses include jackson's teenage children, prince michael and paris. the main issue is whether the company hired or supervised doctor conrad murray. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. jackson died from a combination of sedatives and the surgical anesthetic murray said he used to help the entertainer sleep. the jacksons say a-e-g pressured him and murray to meet an ambitious schedule despite knowing about jackson's health issues. a-e-g's lawyers say jackson was responsible for his own demise and that his drug addiction led to a series of fatal choices. and a reminder, you can catch all you entertainment news right here on kron. the o-m-g insider starts at 7:00, followed by enterainment tonight at 7:30. weigh you down? as soon ooas you feel it,

conrad murray found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in jackson ape death was hired -- jackson ape death was hired by the concert promoter. what's not clear is the amount of damages sought by the jackson family. >> if the jury feels the family deserves $40 billion, that's what they will give. but no demand has been made by the jackson family for $40 billion. that's not true. >>> musicians with the san francisco sim pony will be back to work -- symphony will be back to work. reached a deal to end a strike over pay and benefits. today's performance is for school children. it's the first in a series of three concerts from first and second grade students from san francisco public schools. >>> san francisco officials are reaching out to a group of residents in west portal whose homes were damaged by a massive water main break. more than 20 homes and a dozen vehicles sustained damage in the break on february 27th at 15th avenue and winona street. about two hours ago, norman yee unveiled a new field office which was established to help homeowners with claims. he says the process of helpin

there was no way jackson survives on either scenario. so there are no damages in the case. >> aeg is also contending that they were, as you say, paying him up front, much as a credit card company does for you if you go out -- they didn't hire him. they were just paying him for the upcoming concerts up front for michael jackson. thanks to both of you. appreciate it. >> okay. >>> coming up next -- is pot about to go legit across the u.s.? for the first time ever, more americans think it should be legal than those what don't. one of the architects of colorado's recent legislation weighs in. ntity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. >> you just read my mind. >> announcer: just one little piece of information and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your credit, your money and ruining your reputation. that's why you need lifelock to relentlessly protect what matters most... [beeping...] helping stop crooks before your identity is attacked. and now you

. >> if you look draft explicitly he was chosen by michael jackson to be at michael jackson's behest, mooishg wichael jackson he only person to get rid of him t will. >> reporter: also on the list, but not expected to testify, the artist prince who has his on history with aeg. musician quincy jones could take the stand to testify how much jackson could have earned if he had lived. miguel marquez, cnn, hollywood. >> conrad murray, he is telling his side of the story, the first tv interview from jail. it's an anderson cooper exclusive tonight 8:00 eastern. you're not going to want to miss that. >> here's more of what we're working on for this hour of "around the world." smog so bad it's shortening lives of millions of people. >> it's not even getting better. we'll take a look at causes of china's pollution nightmare. >>> of course, if you think tax rates in the u.s. are too high, turns out we're not paying that much compared to a lot of other countries. >> take a look around the world. take denmark, for example. 60%, hello. we'll tell you who else is giving more than perhaps half of the

the man who killed michael jackson, who's in jail for killing michael jackson, who was he working for? >> reporter: aeg contends murray was hired by michael jackson not them. the company had no way of knowing the doctor would prescribe a fatal overdose. the jackson family's lawyer contended the promoter knew full well that jackson was physically and emotionally weak, a predicament that threatened to derail his multimillion dollar comeback tour. behind the scenes, his reliance on prescription drugs and pain medication were widely known. and lawyers told the jury, dr. murray had a conflict of interest, so deeply in debt he may have been more concerned about his paycheck than his patient's best interest. and aeg was paying him $150,000 a month. michael had a problem. dr. murray had a problem. and aeg had a problem, jackson attorney brian pannish said in his opening statement calling aeg executives ruthless guys who ignored obvious red flags insisting the show must go on. the cornerstone of the jackson family's case, an e-mail written 11 days before the singer's death by the ceo of aeg. w

michael jackson hadn't signed it. aeg hadn't signed that contract. and the crux of which is whether dr. conrad murray worked for michael jackson or whether he worked for aeg. he could certainly end up helping both sides of the case. he would probably plead the fifth here. but do you think it's -- what does it say -- what's the significance of that contract? does that contract show that aeg is responsible here for dr. conrad murray's actions? >> the contract is important. if the jury decides or the judge decides ultimately that there was no oral agreement to hire conrad murray by aeg, they're out of the case. so the existence of the contract is important as supporting the jackson theory. but in the end, i think the case is fatally flawed for two reasons. first, you have a situation where you have a sophisticated performer with a lifetime of experience, capability of hiring lawyers, agents to help him in negotiations. and he goes to aeg and says, listen, i want conrad murray, my personal physician, to be available on the tour. this is a condition prece

jackson, mr. jackson employed him directly, i don't see that happening. >> how was it for you? you worked with him. you were there with him, his kids, in his house, outside his house. you saw their day to day. but at the same time you had your issues, just functioning as a paid employee. >> right, we didn't get paid for several monthsme. he wasn't in charge of his own business. to say that mr. jackson employed him it directly, i don't think that was the case. >> so that would speak very well to aeg's case, because they say they weren't the guys who had hired conrad murray, or doesn't speak to his case, sorry. one of the things that aeg does say is that michael jackson was so affected by all of the civil trials he went through in the it pedophile allegations three was a wreck, that he was drug addled and an insome knack who needed treatment and he was responsible for his own death because of going through all that. what were his nights like? >> well, definitely, you know, there was a situation that was going on. but i think that the fact that, you know, when you're in the care o

murray, not michael jackson, murray needs to know he has a job and has got to do it with michael jackson. so, the pressure is on conrad murray. >> what is the dollar amount? what will the dollar amount be, in your mind? >> reporter: that's going to be up to a jury, and they are asking for the amount of money that michael jackson would have earned if he had lived out the rest of his life. >> $40 billion? >> that's speculative, billions, yes. but it's also very speculative because of michael jackson and the person he was, the life he led, and thereby you have aeg's defense, too, they are saying michael jackson is responsible himself for his own death, because he was the one that decided he wanted the propofol, he is the one who wanted conrad murray, demanded conrad murray, had known conrad murray in the past, and there may be evidence on other tours michael jackson had doctors give him propofol. >> jane casarez of "in session" on trutv. thanks so much. >> thanks, carol. >>> just ahead in the newsroom, he's one of the stars of a hit mtv reality show "buckwild." question this morning, how di

>> jimmy: yeah, well he did -- there was one where like eight michael jacksons popped out and like -- >> yes! >> jimmy: you don't know which one's really him. you're like, "probably the guy in the center of the stage." [ laughter ] but -- i'm not gonna give away the ending. but that was super fun times. then you went on vacation. had a big vacation. >> i did. i went to brazil, actually. i went to rio and another town. it was a blast. >> jimmy: you went with the coop. anderson cooper. >> i did. "ac 360" and ac 420 hit brazil together. that's right. and we went to brazil together.

the jackson's blame aeg live for hiring the doctor convicted in jackson's wrongful death, conrad murray. but the promoter counters that murray had been with jackson years before its deal with the king of pop. >> mike's children could end up playing a major role in this case. 16-year-old prince, the oldest is on the witness list and has already testified during deposition stating that he was intimately involved in his father's affair. >> when prince jackson gets up on the witness stand, it will be a very dramatic time. prince has not publicly talked about his father's last days, but i believe we will hear him tell us what his father told him about what was happening, his concerns, his worries and who he thought he couldn't trust. >> according to testimony in conrad murray's criminal trial, the kids saw their father as he lie lifeless in his bedroom. the kids have been on a lot of ups and downs since their dad's death. during the trial, prince and paris may be called to testify. >> michael jackson's children going to be called to the stand to testify? not by us. we've been told that they