shocked by michael jackson's death? >> was i shocked? no. even beforehand, during my time of employment, i had mentioned to close members of my family, like my mother and sister, i expressed to them, i said, i don't think he's going to survive this concert tour. because i said that's too much stress and pressure on somebody like that. >> debbie, are you ready to fight for your kids, debbie? are you ready to fight for your children. >> don't touch me. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> do not touch me! >> nobody touched you here. >> you just did. >> are you ready to fight for your children. >> are you ready to get your butt kicked. don't [ bleep ] touch me. >> are you going to take a cash settlement for the kids. >> how important are the kids to you, debbie. >> not a good look, mommy. that's the bio mom, the alleged bio mom, debbie rowe, set to throw her hat to the ring claiming she should get guardianship of all three of the jackson children, there she is outside of a chinese restaurant cursing and threaten

friend of michael jackson. worked with michael jackson on "dangerous" and "history." friend of deepak chopra. when things happen like this, is there any feeling of guilt or feelings that maybe i should have done more? >> yeah, absolutely. and i think through the years, i tried my best and michael responded sometimes an rilly, sometimes in denial and sometimes in acceptance. he was great at isolating himself and sort of becoming totally inaccessible. you would go weeks or months without hearing from him. what else could i have done? >> larry: was it frustrating? >> yeah. i know it was frustrating. i know i got angry certain times with him, but you know? >> larry: now you and your father said that he talked about dying. in what respects? >> there was certain people that he sort of looked up to from james dean to elvis presley to john lennon. people who in some ways had been immortalized by their premature deaths and i think that's something that he recognized and almost envied in a way. i do think it changed a bit when he had children. he, as any parent, realizes now th

y el mensaje de sus familiares y amigos fue sÓlo uno "michael jackson nunca se irÁ". ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) >>> muy buenas noches el funeral de jackson fue como su vida los detalles mantuvieron en un m misterio hasta el Último minuto, hoy terminaron con una celebraciÓn privada donde asistieron la familia y los amigos ahÍ vimos por primera vez el ataÚd dorado que llevaba los restos del cantante. luego, a la ceremonia pÚblica, donde casi 20 mil personas le dieron el Último adiÓs, se encontraban medios de comunicaciÓn de todo el mundo y allÍ estÁ jaime garcÍa. >>> buenas tardess jorge realmente no habÍamos seÑalado en el noticiero de ayer que no se habÍa descartado la posibilidad de que los restos de michael jackson fueran traslada trasladados a este auditorio en el centro de los Ángeles para formar parte del tributo que se le dio al artista, y hoy miles de personas se llenaron de emociÓn cuando los restos fueron deh@tados h@l escenario y come skcomenzÓ a tejerse la leyenda de michael jackson. en una verdadera celebraciÓn de vida se convirtiÓ el tributo a michael jackson quien

michael jackson denied having a problem. the security guard ended up leaving because he was being asked to get prescriptions for michael jackson under his name. and he wasn't willing to do it. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. and if this pattern continued, anita kaye, and michael jackson is the one who is spearheading all of this, going around, traveling to other states, finding other doctors, getting other people to use their names for the prescriptions, perhaps that's good news if you're one of michael jackson's doctors. in a criminal investigation. because it seems like michael jackson is the one who's in charge of all this. >> well, maybe not, vinnie, because here's the problem. the security guards, or anyone that's working for michael jackson, going in to a doctor and getting prescriptions for michael jackson, what they're doing is a crime. you can't go get a prescription for someone else, saying, i need this, and i'm going to give it to this person. and the doctors, depending on what unfolds, the doctors may have known,

i am a huge michael, michael jackson fan. i believe that probably me and all other fans should take responsibility in a portion of the blame for his sudden and tragic demise. because of his greatness and god-given talent, he probably felt compelled to maintain that status and it probably came at the price of his life. >> was there one moment that really struck you in the memorial service that you think you're going to remember for a long time? >> caller: i think, i can't really put a hand on just one thing in particular, i think the whole entire service, the way his brothers and his siblings responded to everyone that got up, i thought that was very warm, very touching. and showing their appreciation. so basically, the whole service was just very touching and i think we should all remember his legacy and remember the good things. everybody has skeletons in their closet. everybody has problems and shortcomings. but we're not going to get into all of that, we're just going to thank god for michael's gift and what he meant to th

now, michael jackson, the superstar. michael was just 5 years old when he hit the big time with his four brothers. even as popular as he was as the lead singer of the jackson 5, i doubt anybody could have predicted what would happen next. a messy business break-up actually led to a partnership that would shift his career into high gear. michael linked up with then little-known music director by the name of quincy jones. quincy helps michael skyrocket to superstardom. the road was anything but smooth. a shocking accident left michael with a lifetime of physical and emotional scars. our showbiz special report continues as cnn presents "the man in the mirror," here is don lemon for "showbiz tonight." >> reporter: by 1975, the jackson 5 made a highly publicized split from motown. jackson would turn to quincy jones, then musical director for "the wiz," now multigrammy winner arranger and composer. >> i said i would like to take a shot at producing your record. we started to get going and the record company said, no quincy is

of the life of michael jackson. don lemon is inside. he'll give you that view in a moment. we'll take a short break. >>> all throughout this day we'll be playing some of michael jackson's most memorable songs, even some you may not know. brian, we are already hearing reports of the service, we are hearing some of the songs we are going to hear. >> reporter: we understand we could hear a rendition of the charlie chaplin song "smile." lionel richard will sing "we are the world." jennifer hudson is expected to perform. jon mayor, yes. >> let's go inside where don lemon is standing by. the picture you are seeing is forest lawn cemetery where the service is underway. we don't know what sort of a service, but michael jackson's body is present there, we believe. we saw katherine jackson and others. >> i believe it was michael jackson's children going in the hall of liberty with katherine jackson. i think they were getting out of the roles royce sedans. >> katherine jackson has custody of the three children, but that could

. ♪ hey ♪ >> michael jackson's -- >> the american music -- >> "man in the mirror." >> michael jackson! >> -- best-selling american -- >> this pioneer award is given to michael jackson. >> again, i say thank you, thanks to god. in the past, i've gone from "where is he" to "here he is again." >> i love you, michael. >> but i must confess, it feels good to be thought of as a person, not as a personality. ♪ ow >> fame, fortune, they're all illusions. ♪ ♪ who's bad ♪ who's bad ♪ who's bad ♪ oh ♪ ow ♪ oh ♪ i'm bad ♪ i'm bad ♪ come on ♪ really really bad ♪ you know i'm bad ♪ i'm bad ♪ you know it ♪ really really bad ♪ you know i'm bad ♪ i'm bad ♪ you know it ♪ really really bad ♪ you know ♪ you know ♪ you know ♪ really really bad ♪ and the whole world has to answer right now just to tell you once again ♪ ♪ who's bad >> a star-studded a-list memorial service went down today. 20,000 people packing the staples center arena there in l.a. but one moment stood out to everyone. when michael jackson's 11-year-old little girl, paris, said good-bye

michael jackson's sudden death at age 50. the singer's arms riddled with marks and veins had collapsed, found in people who use i.v. drugs. >> our source cautioned investigators cannot say whether a diprivan iv mark caused the marks on jackson's arms. >> it can be pumped through an i.v. line like this or you can regulate it with your hand like this. give too much and you can kill the person, stop breathing. >> diprivan, when you use it in the o.r., you need oxygen to be administered to monitor your vitals and keep the heart beating. >> there were a couple of occasions during my time of employment that i noticed dr. murray exiting the kitchen area through the side drawer, carrying a couple of oxygen tanks. >> the fact that there were oxygen tanks inside that home raises all kinds of red flags. >> another source reports that jackson was emaciated, bald thin and paper white. >> out to our intervention nift at changesomeoneyoulove.com, brad, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> you're hearing all of this talk about a sta

you can see that michael jackson's hair is on fire. he continues dancing for a moment. >> i have a lot of concern. i don't like what happened. >> the lapd hasn't ruled out homicide. >> knowing what we've learned, what we know about possible doctor shopping, all of these different prescription drugs. >> the lapd police chief said that they are looking for the coroner's report to corroborate the cause of death. corroborate which clearly implies that they have a strong belief something was involved, and that something in this case is clearly drug abuse. >> the l.a. county coroner went to the office of the dermatologist. he said dr. arnold klein has been completely cooperative. >> dr. klein has cooperated with us. we're not investigating the doctors. we're investigating michael jackson's death. >> he told me quote jackson and i spoke of his addiction and how hard he was working and how he was trying to do everything in his power to avoid having a need to be on drugs. so this was really the first time we were hearing from someone who said t

michael jackson did everything for these children. they will always only refer to one person as their real parent, that's michael jackson. he traveled all around the world with them after the -- after he was acquitted in 2005. he did everything for those children. and debbie rowe, i hope she's watching this tonight, nancy, because debbie rowe should be ashamed of herself. anyone -- i'm a father. any parent who could demand money to go away and give up their child, they, too, should be held accountable. i find this disgusting. i hope the media, the world holds her accountable and also the jackson family. i don't think they are suitable guardians for these children. nancy, we have a major problem here tonight. we have to find -- and i hope the state of california steps in immediately and takes proper action and finds a proper guardian for these children asap. because these children are going to wind up in the wrong hands. joe jackson wants to exploit the children, like he did michael jackson, and we are not going to have a good situatio

michael jackson -- she said michael jackson begged her. michael jackson didn't beg anyone for anything. and i find that very difficult to believe. so i'd love to hear her answers to those questions first. i have a couple of more. >> ms. lee, very quickly, your response? >> yes. my -- i'm also a nurse practitioner. and a physician assistant. and also a -- mr. jackson felt very comfortable with me. he was begging for -- i won't say begging. he wanted sleep. he had insomnia. and he was asking for something to help him to sleep. >> all right. thank you so much, everyone. tonight, we are on the search for nancy grace's number one fan. please, send us an e-mail or i-report telling us why you are nancy's number one fan. ireport telling us why you are nancy's number one fan. the best submissions will air on the show. you will win an autographed copy. also a chance to win a trip to new york to meet nancy yourself. get your video cameras, your e-mails ready. go to cnn.com/nancygrace. >> i want to thank you for your calls and e-mails about "11th vict

he is michael jackson's former rabbi. rabbi, were you familiar with any of these doctors prescribing all these medications, or obtaining them for michael jackson? >> nancy, when i was with michael, the -- what we were trying to do is rehabilitate his life. this is man who had no purpose to live. it was the children who kept him alive. he was burned out. it was a prison for him. and we went to oxford university together to give a lecture. and michael came with a cast. he has a broken foot suddenly. he always had some ailment, some bodily ailment. people will famously remember he was bit by a spider. and that would mean that a doctor had to accompany him. that was always odd, we always wondered who are these doctors. where do they practice. they never gave good answers. and michael was protective of their being around. i used to say to michael all the time, you know this is poison and this is going to kill you. he knew. once he came out very light headed and woozy, the next night he was having dinner at our home, friday nig

he is the first cousin of michael jackson. he was there for the private family service for michael jackson. sir, thank you for being with us. tell me how the family is rea reacting to what many people think is a foregone conclusion. he's dead. he wasted away taking these drugs and getting drugs through all these people for years. mr. hawkins? >> oh, yes. at this time, i'd like to make a comment regarding that. the family is just waiting to hear the final results. i can't comment on that because i don't know michael's doctors. i can't say as to what he was really doing before he died. all i know is that michael was still shocked regarding his death. quite upset about it. we are still grieving. >>> a vido is surfacing showing the moment that michael jackson's hair caught fire. pepsi later settled with michael jackson for $1.5 million. michael jackson donated that money to the burn unit in culver city, california, and the burn ward at the hospital. it was renamed the michael jackson burn center to honor jack is in and that genero

michael jackson is. the children have the cognizance at this age to say to the court where they do want to go and where they should go is to somebody who has loving, maternal feelings toward them. most likely the grandmother. maybe it would be the nanny. i don't know. ♪ >>> straight out to michael, former nypd president of squad security in new york. michael, the dea saying this is routine. okay. that's b.s., too. what does the dea get involved in a heart attack? >> well, i don't think they usually get involved in a heart attacks. but i think the nypd and lapd are confident law enforcement agencies. i think as we know the fed sometimes have a little better leeway than the state authorities do. i think this is a good time. they can maybe pull some strings and maybe get some information, and might not come as readily available to the state. i think it's a good move. and it's not -- it's not common. i think it's a good move. >> well, you can say that again. i have seen plenty of heart attack patients. and

those who loved michael jackson, they'll say it's michael jackson in his top form. >> he was very energetic. he was happy. he was more playful than he normally was at rehearsal. >> others might say that he looked thin. and we don't see many dance moves. >> the nation's top drug cops are now joining the investigation. dea agents looking specifically at the role that prescription drugs could have played in michael jackson's death. >> he was so adamant about, i will pay any amount of money for someone to help me to sleep. i looked at him and that was the first time i got this chill through my body. i said, michael, if you take that medicine, you might not wake up. >> michael jackson's will continuing to create a lot of buzz, especially the section about who he wanted to care for his kids. >> katherine jackson nominated as guardian of his three kids. diana ross, the backup. debra rowe birth mother of the two oldest kids, specifically excluded. >> will she put up a fight for jackson's kids? rowe's attorney says she has not decided yet. ♪ some things in life they just don't wanna see ♪ ♪ bu

i love michael jackson. [applause] [applause] >> he was invited by michael to join him in london for the shows, so i want to thank you for coming out here to join us today. today. we were called on, so when the jackson family and randy phillips asked ken ehrlich and i to put together this memorial, we knew we had to do it here, we had to invite the world to join us here, at michael's house. we were immediately surrounded by countless family artists and friends and der hart's. we had to celebrate his life with music as well as commemorate his passing. both of us worked with him over the years. it was also his greatest personal work. we did it all right here in this place, the staples. it is a testament to him. his living legacy, his care, his concern about profit. he will heal the world and make this a better place for our children, our children's children. michael, we love you more. join us. [applause] [applause] >> there is a time where we need a certain call. when the world might stand together as one. we

hundreds of pages on michael jackson. did you meet michael jackson? >> yes, i did. i met him several times. almost a couple years ago. i met him several times in crowds when i was doing my investigation. i also went undercover as a hair stylist at one point. i found michael jackson to be the most personable, one of the greatest people i ever met. no ego whatsoever. it's a strategy the way this has all been dealt with. we have a dead man. we have three children right now without proper parents. i urge california child welfare to step in immediately, not let them go to debbie rowe who's almost practically said she'd auction them off if she could make a buck. you have the jackson family who has hinted they want to steer them into a career of show business. >> i don't think we have official statement from debbie rowe at this point. she is the biological parent of the children, but i want to ask you about your book. at the conclusion of your book, you talk about someone leaclose michael jackson told you two hours after michael jackson died that he had not wanted to live

. >> now found in michael jackson's home. this is used in operating rooms to knock out patients. >> conrad murray was with him at the time he died. >> if they were administered by another party, this could be a homicide investigation. >> the lawyers say detectives are looking for evidence of manslaughter. >> after my tour ended i remained out of the country to under go treatment for addition to pain medication. >> if it was the cause of death, anyone who issued it and was not there to administer it committed gross negligence. >> the "sun" newspaper ver viewed tito jackson. they say he said quote, my opinion is he panicked when he didn't wake up. the doctor figured there could be trouble. he tried to revive my brother. if he immediately called for help, we might have him here today. >> i'm not sure if he's in mr. gordy's crypt or whatever it is. but, i was totally against that. i fought to get him at neverland. it's his work. it's his imagination. it's what he dreamed of. he brought it to reality. it's where he needs to be. >>

his 7-year-old son blanket holding a michael jackson doll. the child's own long black hair like the doll pulled back in a ponytail. ♪ ♪ you and i will make a pact we must bring salvation back ♪ ♪ where there is love >> the children listened soberly as a galaxy of stars stepped on stage to sing, read poetry and talk about their father. ♪ we miss you. >> we are missing michael jackson. but we do know we had him. and we are the world. ♪ ♪ love won't let you down and i know ♪ >> many of those closest wore yellow, lionel ritchie a single rose. >> they saved the greats and became greater. >> barry gordy t man who built motown paid a tremendous tribute. >> i think he's simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. [ cheers and applause ] >> the family leapt to their -- leapt from their seats as the crowd went wild. >> i do know that god is good. and i do know that as much as we may feel and we do that we need michael here with us, god must have needed him far more. ♪ ♪ michael, why didn't you stay >> jennifer hudson brought do

the michael jackson name calling, michael jackson at best irresponsible. and the world is paying attention to someone who helped to change the culture of the world. this man has the most high-selling record album in history. so if you outsold everybody else in the history of the recording business, if you literally transformed the music world, how can anyone in their right mind say we're paying too much attention to you when we bought more of your stuff than we bought anybody else. isn't that a little strange to tell the millions of people that bought his stuff, more than anybody else, you're paying too much attention to what you already bought and shared for all i don't have life? i think the congressman needs to take a deep breath, have some coffee. because the world has already answered that criticism. >> it's great to have you with us this morning. you have a busy day ahead of you. thanks for stopping by. as we said before, there are going to be millions upon millions, perhaps it will be the most viewed televised event in the history of the world. reve

even shared michael jackson's toilet. by the time bubbles was 5 years old, he was too big, too strong, to live like a child in a house. so bubbles retired. where else but to florida? where he's one of 42 chimps and orangutans at the center for great apes. now 26, caregivers say they've seen proof bubbles was trained to moonwalk. when bubbles visited japan, the media there followed him to a prayer temple. and saw evidence of what they believed was that moonwalk. >> i don't want to make this sound silly, but i also wonder, because we see the way chimps are so human-like, does this chimp, bubbles, does it recognize that michael jackson is dead? >> we have not discussed it with him, because michael had not been here to see bubbles, it's been many years since he's seen bubbles, and he's very connected and happy in his chimpanzee family right now. >> reporter: michael jackson's menagerie also included dozens of other animals, including giraffes. they now live on a preserve on the edge of the grand canyon. dr. martin dennis was

joseph jackson, the children of michael jackson, to michael jackson's brothers and sisters and the entire jackson family, our prayers and condolences are constantly with you. my father once said that in life, one must discover what their calling is. and when they do, they must do their jobs so well that the living or the dead or the unborn could do them no better. he constantly challenged us to become our best by stating that if you cannot be a pine on the top of the hill, just be the best little shrub on the side of the road. if you cannot be the highway, be a trail. if you cannot be the sun, be a star. for it isn't by size that you win or you fail. you have to be the best of what you are. michael jackson was truly the best of what he was. [ applause ] >> finally, martin luther king jr. said that in life, if it falls ever your lot to be a street sweeper, you must sweep streets so well. in fact, you must sweep streets like beethoven composed music. sweep streets, he says, like shakespeare wrote portraits. sweep streets like raphael painted pictures. sweep streets so well that all the host

that, you know, this is michael jackson. he's a 12-year-old superstar with thousands of people shrieking and screaming. he's trying to not affect the legal proceedings in any way. i think he was responding to his fans by at least showing them his face. >> reporter: cnn's jeffrey toobin was in the courtroom. >> this was certainly the most bizarre criminal trial i ever saw. every day, michael jackson showed up in one of his captain crunch outfits. and he just didn't look like anyone else you'd ever met. >> reporter: michael jackson was officially charged with seven counts of child molestation and several other felonies. he pleaded not guilty. >> the criminal charges were not a total surprise because several years earlier, jackson had settled a civil claim against him by a boy under very similar circumstances. >> reporter: but brafman says the superstar was terrified. >> we were alone in a room. it was the first time i really had an opportunity to be completely alone with him because in all other meetings, there were a whole en

will michael jackson's body be there. >> reporter: we know michael jackson's body won't be here. the promoters are still working out the details. we don't know the diana ross will be here or if the brothers will be here. so as you mentioned, a half a billion hits have been logged of people who want to come to this unknown memorial. >> is there a private service and also, any word on the burial? >> reporter: there is going to be a private memorial before this public memorial. even more interesting is that no one has said where or when michael jackson will be buried. maybe at the service on tuesday, but the family isn't saying. all we know is this public memorial at 10:00 a.m. on tuesday. >> more big news today came regarding the diprivan. it is a powerful anesthetic used in operating rooms. what do we know? >> we still are nowhere near knowing what caused his death, even with this. the news is that police found diprivan nd his home. what's missing is to what levels, was it in his body. also, the delivery. you have to have it intraserene yously. >> the idea that it's in his house i

michael jackson burial theme park. a second autopsy discovered four fresh needle tracks in jackson's neck. that's right, his neck. other veins riddled with track marks, many actually collapsing from iv use. jackson's skin, paper white. white as a t-shirt. his bald head matching. his body emaciated. all in direct contrast to private video of a full dress rehearsal, hours before the death. drugs found in the home. drugs banned for consumer use. only found behind locked doors in the operating room. jackson reportedly ingesting up to 10,000 pills in six months, including a reported 40 xanax a night. the lapd chief mulling criminal charges, who drugged an addict who happened to be a superstar? as vultures circle jackson's dead body. the fate of his three children unknown. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing. >> alarming new accusations from michael jackson's sister saying he was murdered and his death a conspiracy. two british newspapers quoting la toya jackson as saying she believes a shadowy

, michael jackson's older brother. in speaking about dr. murray the paper says tito said, "my opinion is he panicked when my brother didn't wake up. i think the doctor probably figured there could be trouble. he tried to revive michael. i believe if he immediately had called for help, we might still have my brother here today." >> it's murder, i think someone did it, that's my opinion. >> i'm not sure if he's in mr. gordy's crypt or whatever it is. but i was totally against that. i fought to get him at neverland. it's his work. it's his imagination. it's what he dreamt of. and he had dreams and he imagined and he brought it to reality. and i just feel that's where he needs to be. >> we are taking your calls live. out to sharon in florida. hi, sharon. >> caller: hi, nancy, how are you? >> i'm good, dear, what's your question? >> caller: last week you said on several, several occasions that the doctor came at night and left first thing in the morning. why is it that day he just so happened to be there at lunchtime? >> ex

michael jackson, baby, honey! this is history. >> some of winners immediately turned around and signed up on ebay, hoping in what's become quite a long tradition, to make some money off mr. jackson. but the online auction site is said to be deleting the sales offers as soon as they're spotted, and the lapd will have undercover cops in the crowd looking for scalpers. >> when we identify them, they will be arrested and they will go to jail. >> today the family announced the names of some of those who will participate in the service, including mariah carey, kobe bryant, jennifer hudson, usher, brooke shields, and stevie wonder. while the guest list is far from complete, here's who apparently won't be coming. >> do not touch me! >> jackson's ex-wife debbie rowe who thought the paparazzi were getting too up close and personal last night. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't touch me. >> she said she'll celebrate privately, as for the children jesse jackson is one

michael jackson investigation. a source close to the jackson family telling us they are aware it could turn into a criminal probe. >> do you have concerns about the physicians and the people around him that during the last moments of his life? >> yes, i am. i have a lot of concerns. >> what are your concerns? >> i can't get into that. but, i don't like what happened. >> a picture coming into focus of a multidoctor, multistate multi faceted human conveyor belt used to provide michael jackson exactly what he wanted. >> i'm not satisfied. i want. >> apparently, what he wanted in great quanties. powerful prescription drugs. ♪ >> a confidential police document. it is from 2004. it contains confidential interviews done with two of michael jackson's former security guards. one of them told investigators jackson was taking "ten-plus xanax pills a night." >> it is very highly addictive. >> he said he expressed concerns about that to other jackson employees and was told by one, "jackson was doing better" because he was dow

where to eventually bury michael jackson. >> okay. let me get something straight. i'm also understanding that at the get-go we were told, you can't just dig a hole in the backyard and bury a body. all right? start your own cemetery. but it seems as if that's exactly what's going to happen. the state, while it says it hasn't been contacted yet, says it's okay to go forward with burying michael jackson's body there at neverland, to make kind of a graceland theme park, a burial theme park? what's happening, ellie? >> right. well, the state says that they have been contacted by one of jackson's lawyers, or an emissary for jackson, but that the county -- >> they have been contacted? >> have been contacted. >> have been contacted. >> right, right. but the state -- rather, the county of santa barbara county, santa barbara county would have to give the okay. and that could be a long, drawn-out process. >>> new claims this morning that michael jackson may have taken more than ten xanax pills a day. a 2004 police document says jackson asked som

we are missing michael jackson. but we do know we have him. ♪ just call my name and i'll be there ♪ ♪ i'll be there ♪ i'll be there ♪ i'll be there baby >> good evening and welcome to this special edition of "dateline." as a young boy, michael jackson brought crowds to their feet with the purity of his voice and perfection of his dancing. today in death, he brought millions to tears in a shared moment of grief as people all over the world stopped what they were doing to watch the emotional and at times electrifying memorial that unfolded here. to honor one of the most epic and tragic figures in modern american life, it began with the gold casket being rolled in by his brothers and with the children taking the stage as their father so loved to do. his 11-year-old daughter paris' voice heard by the world for the first time, breaking down as she remembers her father. we have never heard so many people close to michael jackson speak to openly and personally about him until today, almost as if we had to wait un

also talked about, what was going on three days before the death of michael jackson, when michael jackson apparently made a trip to dr. klein's office. take a listen. >> no trouble sleeping in my office. okay? he was not in terrible pain when i saw him. he danced in the office. he danced for my patients. he was very, very happy and dancing. >> again, that's from "good morning america." muscular and dancing. melanie, how about that? three days beforehand, no indication of anything being wrong. at least according to dr. klein. >> well, i mean, and other people have said the same thing. people who were at his rehearsals have said the same thing. this is something that came out of the blue to a lot of people. other sources have said he wasn't having trouble sleeping, that he'd never even discussed it. in our issue this week we talk about his final christmas, and i spoke to someone who was with him and asked did he talk about not being able to sleep in the past? and he said no, he didn't. he obviously had some problems. and we're still waiting for the toxicology to find out exactly what was in

remembering michael jackson's moon walk. it looked easy but professional dancers say it's difficult. it's wednesday, july 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> the dance that really defies gravity. good morning and thanks for being with us. from new york i'm vinita nair. >> and i'm jeremy hubbard in los angeles where we are getting our first look at the l.a. times on this, the morning after. the headline reads "a requiem for a king," sure to be a keepsake for thousands. meantime there are still unanswered questions in jackson's death. the coroner has issued michael jackson's death certificate but the cause of death is pending. security costs for the memorial could run up to $4 million so the city of los angeles has posted a web site seeking tax deductible donations. as it turns out, most of the 3,200 police deployed for the memorial had little to do because the expected crowds never materialized. t.j. winick is live at staples center. >> reporter: good morning. few celebrities had as complicated a li

michael jackson dolls. the craze reached a fever pitch in 1984 when a pepsi commercial gone awry sparked even more frenzy. >> he's on the set and he's descending a staircase. there's a flash behind him. and his hair catches on fire. the most incredible part of that whole thing was that on his being wheeled to the hospital, you know, he's waving to his fans with the glittery glove, you know. to the end a showman. >> reporter: one month later, jackson took home eight grammys. he also raised eyebrows with his red carpet companion, brooke shields and emmanuel lewis. >> i don't think anybody, even like the iowa housewives, were saying, you know they're not sleeping together. and emmanuel lewis was right there, underlying, like this is not sexual at all. >> reporter: in july 1984, the jackson 5 reunited in a flurry of publicity. but their victory tour reviews were mixed. ♪ we are the world, we are the children ♪ >> reporter: months later, jackson partnered with lionel ritchie on an effort that was more warmly

music icon, michael jackson, dead at 50. the fate of his three children unknown. ♪ beat it beat it >>> michael jackson's will is now on file with a los angeles court. ♪ i'm bad >> striking new voice in michael jackson's death with a shocking story to tell. >> i got this chill through my body. and i said, michael, if you take that medicine, you might not wake up. ♪ i'm starting with the man in the mirror ♪ >> in his short will, he did say, i intentionally omitted to provide for my former wife, debde deborah rowe jackson. >> if she is unable to be guardian, jackson nominated diana ross to take care of the kids. >> she's a wonderful person. she is magic. she can move an audience like no one else. ♪ doesn't matter if you're black or white ♪ >> a nurse who says jackson repeatedly asked her for a powerful i.v. anesthesia drug dd diprivan. >> i said this is a very serious drug. i wondered if he knew what he was telling me. he said i know exactly what it is. i have had it before. there are no side effects. it is safe. mi

joe jackson on michael's suspected love child. and a brand new $2 billion michael jackson mystery. all coming up at the top of the hour on "showbiz tonight." >>> jane velez-mitchell filling in for nancy grace. look at that precious boy. he is missing tonight in boise, idaho. and tomorrow, they are going to have 1,000 people, they hope, searching for this child. we pray he's found alive. vince, as you're the homicide detective out of atlanta, how do they do this with 1,000 people? it would seem to me to be quite the -- almost like a circus without having training for these people and to know what to look for. these are just citizens that are going to show up. >> they're going to do a grid search and have team captains, probably groups of people and give a specific area, go out into the woods and to the area and closer to the house and expand from the last place he was seen. so it's not as hard as it may seem. there are people that are going to be training the volunteers, just to make sure they don't hit these spots more than once. and hopefully find this child okay, hopefully. >> al

michael jackson's mother lost her bid to control michael jackson's state. instead the judge named two men as executors, katherine jackson's attorney says his client has concerns about handing over the keys to her son's kingdom. john branka is one of two men who controls the estate. he told me he just wants to carry out michael jackson's final wishes. they will be in charge until august when another hearing is scheduled. >> the judge basically implemented michael's plan by appointing the two people he wanted to be executors as special administration until august 3rd. michael's will very specifically provides that a certain percentage go to charity and the rest of his estate is split between his mother and his children, and that's clearly what we intend to do. >> reporter: all right. that is bruce weitzman. as we said earlier, police outside the perimeter set up here at the staples center, started opening the gates to fans a few minutes ago. and kara finnstrom has more on the crowd. it's not just fans, but we're also expecting a lot of celebrities, a lot of p

is this a michael jackson concert or michael jackson funeral? it's almost like he's dying the way that he lived. >> it's interesting, because it's a contradiction in a way with the police presence, on one hand and it's a memorial in essence, sort of like a sad type of event, but on the other hand, it's going to music and entertainment, because that's who he was. a great entertainer and great performer. almost like his life, a contradiction in terms. >> very much so. >> that's the story of the morning thus far. stuart, thank you so much. >>> let's check in once more with dave. he's here at the staples center with a look at the weather. good morning, dave. >> good morning, guys. just about a quarter mile away from you. you can see the jersey barrier set up. and fans are not going to be allowed to get past really those metal guard posts across the street on picco boulevard and figuer figueroa. in a couple of minutes, we'll see another complication. the ringling brothers circus beginning to load 11 elephants this morning. that circus starts when thi

it's because this is michael jackson. this is national news. >> no. >> and everybody wants a piece of this. >> i disagree with you. there's been other notable celebrities, you know, heath ledger, dea took a look at this along with nypd. and why? because, number one, dea, what do they regulate? they regulate doctors, writing prescriptions. every prescription that you get at a doctor's office has a dea number. we'll talk a little bit more about this when we come back. and we're taking your calls live. >>> it's the home michael jackson wanted but at the time even he couldn't afford. according to his las vegas realtor, this ten-acre estate was to be michael jackson's vegas wonderland. >> this is the only house i showed michael out of a ten or a dozen where he came outside. he came outside with no umbrella, no mask on. just came out here with the kids to see the grounds of the property. >> instead, he placed jackson and his family in this leased home. it was not up to par, he says, but jackson was building a life in las vegas

michael jackson not the pop star, but michael jackson the father. you will get a never seen before portrait of his family live, and then the question that is confusing everyone. why is governor palin quitting? you'll hear directly from governor palin in a one-on-one interview about whether or not she has regrets, and tonight, governor palin's goes on the record. and hold onto your seats. is a second stimulus package coming? wait until you president obama's economic adviser -- wait until you hear what he has to say. we are live at the staples center live in los angeles where 17,000 people, including us, watched michael jackson's memorial. there were lots of stars. stevie wonder, mariah carey, magic johnson, john mayer, smokey robinson, and more. >> michael, thank you, thank you for the joiy. thank you for the love. you will live in my heart forever. i love you. ♪ >> "man in the mirror,"my coach jackson. -- michael jackson. >> michael's favorite song was not one of the masterpieces that he gave us, but it was one that charlie chaplin did for the mov

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. >> man in the mirror, michael jackson. >> best selling american artist. >> michael jackson. >> again, i say thank you. thanks to god. in the past i have gone from where is he? to he he is again. >> i love you, michael. >> i must confess it feels good to be thought of as a person not as a personality. ♪ you and i alone ♪ you are not alone ♪ i am here with you ♪ i am here with you ♪ though you're far away ♪ though you're far away ♪ i am here to stay ♪ you are not alone ♪ i am here with you ♪ though we are apart ♪ you're always in my heart ♪ you are not alone >> so i went over to his house to have dinner. the chef came out and said what would you like? i said some grilled chicken. so as we begin to talk about the video and what he wanted me to do the chef brought me out the grilled chicken but he brought michael out a bucket of kentucky fried chicken. and i went crazy, like, wait a minute, michael, you eat kentucky fried chicken. that made my day. that was the greatest moment of my life. >> this is a moment that i wished that i didn't live to see come. and i do k

got more on michael jackson. some legal maneuvering and things happening today associated with the will of michael jackson. who is going to be in charge? natisha lance, producer for the nancy grace show, it seems katherine jackson now has lost control of the will, of the estate because she's not named as the executor. >> that's right. in court today, the judge did turn over control to the executors of the will john branca and john mcclain. there will be another hearing on august 3rd to figure out who is the permanent person in control of the estate. for now, they temporarily have it. now, they do have to go back to the court to seek approval if there's anything they're planning to do with the assets. one of the things they did mention is they want to reconcile some of the debts had he. there are some liabilities that he had with aeg just recently. so they want to be able to reconcile some of those. however, katherine jackson will have the opportunity to be made aware what they are doing as well and if she finds i