>> he was ordered by the l.a. city fire department not to speak on the michael jackson matter because the sub -- because he is subject to disciplinary procedures. >> geraldo: so 25 years later he is still silenced by the authorities in los angeles? >> yes, look, i was official fire marshall assigned to the particular commercial back in 1984. he was a new in pictor and i was training him. and don and myself have always been advocates for justice and discrimination on this job to fight inus injustice and discrimination and to this day don and myself haven't been able to tell you our professional story about what literally happend that night when michael jackson got burned. he is off on stress right now and they ordered him not to speak under conditions that he may be subject to disciplinary action. >> geraldo: we note the censorship, let me ask you, how serious was that fire that day? >> it was serious. there was pond moan yum at the -- pandemonium at the theater. we had five thousand fans, approximately 150 people

now l.a.'s top prosecutor says city workers may have broken the law. >> our investigation has taken an unanticipated turn. that raises both civil and criminal aspects. >> the l.a. city attorney declined further comment citing the ongoing investigation. several council members want to know why taxpayers should pay millions for the memorial. thousands of police officers were brought in, for crowds who didn't show up. $48,000 was also spent to bring the officers sandwiches from nearly 70 miles away. >>> tough times even for the formerly rich and famous. court records show that actor steven baldwin is millions of dollars in debt and has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. baldwin appeared in several films including the usual suspects. he was most recently in a reality show "i'm a celebrity, get me out of here">>> from dog fighting to drunk driving to this. >> ben roethlisberger is now fighting assault charges, sexual assault charges. abc2 news brittney gordon has more. >> reporter: in pittsburgh big b

the l.a. city attorney is trying to find out who in the government signed off on the money. and why more than 3000 officers were deployed during jackson's memorial. quarter of a million people were predicted to gather outside of the staple center and only 1000 people showed up. $48,000 was spent on food for cops brought in from 70 miles out of the city. >> our investigation has taken an unanticipated turn. that raises both civil, and criminal, aspects. >> well he did for the say what the crime might have been. but said there was a lot of confusion surrounding how that whole event was carried off. >> the d.e.a. meanwhile searched the houston offices of michael jackson's doctor. dr. conrad murphy, he has been in the spotlight since jackson died. he was of course jackson's personal doctor and with michael jackson when he died. it is believed that officials were looking for information on the singer's use of prescription drugs. >> some sun, some clouds. rain today. what is the weekend starting to look like? check back with vytas. >> well, definitely looks like the clouds will be

she's an l.a. city council woman, acting mayor, jan perry. we have you this time? >> yes, i'm here. >> thank you so much for your time. i know this is los angeles, you have enormous events all the time, but how does this one compare in terms of preparation and security and logistics to other events? and are you guys ready? >> well, i think that the police department appears to be more than ready, and they have been setting up for the last two days. looks very organized. a good plan in place. there is a perimeter around the staples arena and for those who do not have tickets, they will not be able to cross that perimeter so it's a good opportunity for crowd control and to mitigate any untoward situation. >> i know 8,750 names were chosen. those wrist bands, those credentials, are coveted. there are thousands of people that want to be there, that want to say they were part of this memorial, but you're saying they're not going to have a chance to get even close. >> they won't be able to get close to the arena and there will not be any outdoor showing on any outdoor sc

. >> now that the funeral is over, the l.a. city council posted a link on it's website asking fans to donate for funds and believes the promotor will contribute some money. >>> president obama continues his trip overseas. >> president obama and the first family move from russia to italy. in washington, we'll he more on the presidential agenda coming up. >>> plus 8 families forced frm their home because their apartment building is sinking. details coming up. >>> and an implanted tooth helps restore ta man's eyesight that is on myfoxdc.com. check it out by clicking on the off-beat section. don't go anywhere. we're coming right back.  >>> two days of talks to smooth relations with russia are in the books. president obama is now in italy for the g-8 summit. the italian prime minister greeted the president. the nations will tackle everything from climate changes to nuclear threats and the global recession. doug luzader is on capitol hill to break it down. >> reporter: for president obama will this will be talk about worldwide

the l.a. city council is looking into whether there was any criminal wrongdoing. >>> police have dropped charges against a black harvard professor following his arrest. they arrested hen rye lewis gates, jr., after getting a ll about two black men drying to -- trying to break into a house. it turns out gates was trying to get into his own house and the door was jammed. words were excnges and gates was charged with disorderly conduct. >>> investigators say it's impossible to identify hundreds of bodies at the cemetery. >> reporter: the investigator have recovered more than 200 pieces of remains from the burr oaks cemetery but all appears to be co-mingled body parts. with all of the digging and dumping, many family members may never get closure. >> you have the aempt to take the 200 pieces, if we found no more pieces today and tried to separate the pieces and make them matcheto people is almost impossible. >> reporter: the sheriff released this video shot inside the cemetery showing what it look

one l.a. city councilman says he is calling on the owner of the staples center to help cover the cost. he feels they will profit from the service being held there. if aeg does not voluntarily absorb some the kcosts, the city may be forced to weigh legal options. >>> georgetown professor and noted author met the singer several years ago. he wrote about jackson in his book "can you hear me now?" >> it was a crime against humanity that any race or sex or gender that would be forbidden to access to his music. >>> be sure and stay with news4 and nbc 4 for the service. we will also stream the service live on nbcwashington.com. >>> to local weather right now. looks like a beautiful day. lots of sunshine. temperatures climbing. 81 degrees right now. >>> tom kierein has the forecast. >> perfect summer weather, and not too humid. and temperatures now into the 80s. low and mid-80s around the area. dew points are comfortable in the 50s and 60s. and over the last six hours we had a mostly sunny sky. it wil

l.a. city attorney wants to find out how nearly $1.5 million of taxpayer money was spent. there's been public backlash over the tab which included things like $48,000 for sandwiches for the police. the city attorney says that the goal is to recoup some of the money. >>> president obama is expected to make a big push for overhauling the health care system. that's going to happen at a news conference tonight. now some democrats are grumbling. they say they wanted to weigh in more with details that haven't been worked out. meanwhile leaders from both parties are firing the zingers and pointing the fingers. >> republicans aren't interested in working with democrats to fix this problem. that's pretty clear. they simply want to maintain the status quo. >> mr. president, it's time to crap this bill. let's start over in a bipartisan way. and i'm encouraged that there are members on my side of the aisle working with democrats trying to find a way forward. >> the president has been putting more pressure on republicans. he's accusing them of trying to score political points instead o

downtown l.a., city leaders are begging fans without tickets to stay far away from the staples center during the service. >> you must have a ticket in order to be admitted into in venue on tuesday. >> reporter: still they anticipate more than a half million people could show up anyway. >> ♪ beat it. no one wants to be defeated ♪. >> reporter: at neverland ranch most dedicate asked fans sh up, supporting a cottage industry of sorts, as vendors cash in on the public's desire for everything michael. >> everybody made money off michael. michael was a businessman himself. >> reporter: memorial planners have taken elaborate ste prevent scalping particular internets that are supposed to be free. in california, josh iniger, fox news. >>> several networks have announced plans to cover the memorial service live from staples center stchlt. >>> there are more fireworks from north korea this fourth of july in another act of international defiance, the country's military forces inspired seven short range ballistics missiles a few miles into the atlantic ocean in violation of u.n. sanctions. sou

the l.a. city council wants to close many of the clubs. says there's a glut in the market. i think the market should decide this, but i think this story is underplayed. jason, in seattle, you know, the it is popular your way. go ahead. >> we know about the west coast. it is a story that's underplayed, obviously. we're looking at tremendous costs for states and cities to incarcerate people. you're looking at billions of dollars a year that's spent on policing people for minor pot possession. not a big thing right there. there are states leaning in the direction of finding ways to work around this, california knows that they can wipe out a significant portion of their budget deficit if they find a way to legalize it. there are many ramifications, a lot of it moral, but there has to be a way to find around it like thedid with prohition in 1933. >> what do you got? >> what's underplayed is the opposition from the foodies. where is taco bell and burger king, they will suffer, too. i got to wonder if we're shutting down a whole other sector of business if we know that california

today's viewing in baltimore didn't cost the city a fortune, unlike the service in l.a. tonight that city has set up a website to allow michael jackson fans to help los angeles actually pay for the service. it was launched today and is linked to a pay pal account where fans can make a tax deductible credit card contribution. the mayor's office is estimating the service will cost up to $4 million. coming up on abc 2 news at 5:30, we will head back live to the staples center in los angeles to learn more on how that massive memorial service took over the town. and remember you always count on abc2news.com for constant updates on the investigation into the death of michael jackson. >>> now we have some breaking news out of baltimore county. the archdiocese of baltimore decided late today that it will close towson catholic high school this fall. a spokesperson for the archdiocese says the school was nearly a half million dollars over budget and saw an unprecedented drop in enrollment. four other schools are also being closed, st. michaels in frostburg, catholic community in c

streets don't really materialize and the cost, through this website, the city of l.a. solidly in the red these days is asking for help paying the bill, which might climb to $4 million, hoping the owners the staples center will pitch in as well. >> let's not get greedy. the city of los angeles is asking to be paid for what we've expended in personnel and equipment to maintain security. because if we weren't there, then it would be one disastrous situation with no security or control. >> reporter: across the nation, dozens of movie theaters welcome jackson fans. >> to me, michael jackson is love and i just cried. i couldn't stop crying. >> reporter: more many, reality takes hold during the service. >> he is gone. i'll never forget it. >> and for the thousands that entered the staples center so exuberant left feeling like they had been to a funeral. >> to me it felt bigger than the venue. you know how everybody around the world feels. it's just something taking place everywhere. >> a beverly hills reception for those closest to the star. for michael jackson, this was one

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l.a. city councilmember and toure is with him. one day on the setand you bounce to l.a. and you left me. nice to see bo of you. dennis, d you have a handle on how much it's going to cost t taxpayer to get mhael jackson'semorial service here and gone? >> i know th numbers keep going higher andhigher. the last estima was $2.5 millioand ted out at a million and now up $2.5 million and continues to grow every single day. wee got a number of offers at dodgers adiu where they e distributing theickets and wristbands. this morning, security at stles and been here the last few days andcontinue into tomorrow. if the folks show up, the thousands of people show up as they anticipate, we anticipa having thousandsf officers here from the los angeles police departme. we have a 10,000-person department and if we need mutual aid, the l.a. county sherifs department andhe highway patrol and our departmt is preparing toave a large number of officers, asell as a large crowd of folks that show up that do not have a ticket. people are being told do n ow u you don't have a ticket. people m be s

the l.a. times, showing the king of pops rose covered coffin. and the headline of the post saying bye dad with a picture of his children. >> and the moment when his daughter spoke and broke down about missing her daddy, that is the moment it e amecreal for a lot of us. we want to transition over to tony now. i'm sure you watched. >> it ripped my heart out. we were saying goodbye to our musical icon and she was saying goodbye to her dad. >> and someone you haven't heard from before. it was nice to hear from jermaine. we don't hear him sing which michael himself recorded. >>> all right, everybody. good morning. we have fine weather conditions. just as they had fine weather yesterday in los angeles, today similar conditions for us. re degrees currentlat anreagam tiaal. humidity is 66%. that feels good. winds out of the north at 6 miles per hour. tirobaetic pressure is on the sero. he adarre yousatellit. r y simp sithow i to you so you can see that there hois nothing going on out there. we have mo

l.a. city attorney wants to find out how nearly $1.5 million of taxpayer money was spent. there's been public backlash over the tab, which included things like $48,000 for sandwiches for police. the city attorney says the goal is to recoup some of that money. >>> shuttle astronauts david wolf and christopher cassidy are taking a space walk right now. here's some live pictures as you see them. they're replacing four batteries on a solar panel on the international space station here. you can see his glove. a bit more challenging than it may sound, and i'm sure you know that. the nickel hydrogen batteries weigh 370 pounds apiece. this is the third space walk in five days for the "endeavour" crew. they'll replace two other batteries on friday. the astronauts have been in orbit for a week now and are will remain at the space station until tuesday. >>> millions of people got to show the light show of a lifetime. look at this for yourself. the longest total eclipse of the sun that will happen this century. large parts of asia were in the dark here. it lasteds about five or six mi

. >> reporter: l.a. city councilman ed reyes wants to limit the number of cannabis clubs. is it really legitimately that big of a demand for medical marijuana? >> i know the demand is there, legitimate is the question. >> reporter: that's the key word, isn't it? there could be fraud taking place on these prescription pads. >> exactly. right on point. >> reporter: to jason beck, it's not about competition. it's about treating those most in need of medical marijuana. >> with 800, 900 potential facilities in los angeles county alone, you can't tell me that every single one ofis for the is for the benefit of the patients. >> reporter: with apps now to find medical pot and all the potential profits, cannabis clubs are finding that grass is greener. hattie kauffman, cbs news, los angeles. >> is it me, or have i seen this in an episode of "weeds" on showtime? or is it going to be one? or "entourage," one of those. >> the best application they have is finding bathrooms in big cities. >> is that a real app? if not, it should be. >> believe me, it's there. >> that one i'd pay for. >

l.a., the city of los angeles, is already a half billion dollars in the hole, and it now has to scrounge up an estimated $2.5 million to cover the costs necessitatesed by the jackson memorial tomorrow. >> the budget anticipates for those events large in scope. this only applies to the police department. it does not apply to the other departments such as ita or sanitation or transportation. >> now, the city is asking others to pony up some of the costs, whether it's the jackson family or aeg, who's putting on -- paying for the costs inside the staples center. or maybe some of the private donors, erin, who helped pay for the laker parade we had just a few weeks ago. so far at last check no offers of help yet. >> jane wells, thank you. and california, as you know, or may know, will issue more than $3.3 billion in ious this month. what will people do with these pieces of paper? some will try to cash them in at their banks. others will try to sell them. that's where jeremy smith comes in. a second market which will provide a market for these ious. explain how this works, jeremy. basically, th

the l.a. city council is looking into whether there was any criminal wrongdoing. >>> 8:13 right now. we want to check in with a look at the forecast right now. >> and the cuteness factor of the day. >>> about we get to the forecast, which is not all that pretty, let's good to the my first 5 photo of the day. it's a two-fer today. look at them posing. [ music ] >> 5-year-old anna stacia and layla. they are bff's, best friends forever. they are love playing outside, wearing high heel shoes and eating rice crispy treats. they look like their ready for the modeling runway. for more go to myfoxdc.com and click on morning. >>> we've gone up, 73 degrees at reagan national. relative humidity, 81%. continues nu calm and the it's let's gsutole'sto to h hd o rad and we'll show you a picture of stat is d oing n . we at th iswest. thatsrshowe f orssweo ho associated with a cold front. it's -- when it gets here, it's otngoing to bring cold will bri sohould sll it a dry front. but there is rain with it, so w

. >> mls, l.a. galaxy and david beckham taking on the kansas city wizards. from midfield. count it. worth another look. l.a. goalie donovan ricketts caught off guard. not only does he give up the goal -- bang, into the post as well. >> what's worse? the back or the ego? >> the ego, definitely. 33rd minute, beckham comes up with the steal, feeds landon donovan, beckham the assist, game ends in a 1-1 draw. after the game, beckham with our rob stone. >> what is your reaction to the outpouring from the fans that you have been getting since you have come back from a.c. milan? >> it's been great today, the fans have been great. this is the reaction i've got from kansas city fans was really good today. it was only from a few section of our own fans, which was disappointing and a disgrace, to be honest, but at the end of the day it's not something i have never had before. >> still to come, the angels are now the hottest team in baseball. in seven minutes, you have to see the best inning they have had all season. and we take you to indianapolis, where it was an absolute battle between carl e

l.a. wins 8-5. kansas city has lost seven in a row. tennis news, andy roddick will soon be on a court near you. he will compete in the legg mason event in washington, d.c. two in weeks. roddick has been nursing an injury to his right hip. roddick says he will play on the hard court in d.c. starting august 2nd. good to see him. >> sure l. >>> some people aren't too high on the newest application for your iphone. that's because it gives you the addresses of medical marijuana stores. it covers all 13 states which have legalized marijuana for medical -- medicinal purposes. apple says it is just providing a niche service for its diverse users. critics say the demand doesn't justify having its own application. >>> coming up next on the late show with david letterman, actor kevin spacey. >> thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13, maryland's news station. good night. we'll see ya tomorrow.

this city is bracing for impact preparing for possibly the biggest celebrity sendoff l.a. has seen. take a look live, the staples center at 10:00 a.m. local time, 20,000 celebrities, luminaries, randomly selected ticket holders will back inside, no different from a lakers game except for the hundreds of thousands more that might also want in. they've been told to stay away. portions of two major boulevards, pico and olympic blocked off, buses rerouted. the many who applied online, the lucky few ticket winners picking up the good at dodger stadium. they got tickets. and also golden wristbands. they'll likely sleep in with tonight. show up with a ticket and you are out of luck. before the event jackson friends and family are expected to say their good-byes here at forest lawn cemetery in the hollywood hills. extra security onhand. everything to do with michael jackson. a busy day tomorrow. we will cover it live, of course. a lot happening now starting with the investigation. randy kaye has that and brings up to date on what is new tonight. and the investigation. what have we learned.

>> you look right behind me, the l.a. city police set up ready to g for the crowds expected here today. that's the barricade at the end of this block here. just above it, the red lights flashing, that's the staples center. we pan off to the side, we can see some of the police force out here. we're told by officers on the scene there are 300 officers out here right now and that number could jump to 3,000 later on this morning. to give you a little contact, there were 2,000 police officers out here for the recent lakers celebration parade following the nba championship. quite a force expected out here. police officers saying they don't want crowds out here. they're encouraging anyone without tickets to stay hope. they're preparing for the crowds that are expected anyway. a long line of port-potties here. no parking trying to discourage folks from loitering and clogging up city streets here. alex is one of the fans that has come out here early this morning. caught a bus all the way from san francisco. you don't have a ticket

l.a.'s mayor say the city will pick up the tab for all the police presence, the traffic control, and all the other services used last week. his staffers had been soliciting public donations while he was overseas. >> i am not going to ask them to raise money for this. i have made a decision. some people may disagree with it, but i am back in town. we provide police protection and that's the way it is. >> the total cost of the city services is estimated to be almost $175 million. -- $1.5 million million. >>> bernard madoff has been moved to a new prison. he arrived at a new prison in north carolina. he had been jailed at a facility in new york city where his family was living. no word on the reason for the move. he was sentenced to 150 years in prison after he admitted to bilking investors out of billions of dollars. >>> new reaction today on the cia scandal involving former vice president dick chainer. today cheney's daughter, liz liz, said she doesn't believe her father did anything wrong.

so the city hoping that all of those 1.5 millio pple aren't going to converge here in downtown l.a. and the city has been trying to tell them not to come here, t watch itn tv, gath with friends and watch it home instead of coming ere. needless to say they think there will be a crowd,ossibly 100,000 le, is their estimate so ty're going to need a lot of crowd control. they have arnged for a number officers to beere andthe city has bunletdgeted for at. ty officials hav contacted presentatives of the fami to see if they could pay f some of this but they have not gotten a response yet. >> thank you for that live report. >>the los angeles times reporting investigars are focusing on at least five doctors who prescribed drugs to michael jackso authories removed drugs and other medical evie from the mansion fromaackn collapsed. they're trying to nd out whether they played any role i the pop star's death. onone saome prescriptions s rere made out to jackson alilieses a some drugsad no prescription labels on theottles. investigigats s artrying to determine how jackson g those ugs and a court h

to pay tribute to michael jackson, the city prepares for the onslaught. but with l.a. $500 million in debt, should taxpayers be footing the bill? ♪ help >>> and babuskha bailout. can these nesting dolls be saved? the town behind the kitchy souvenir says, what's good for the banker is souvenir says, what's good for the banker is good for the dollmaker. captions paid for by abc, inc. >> good morning, america. >> good morning. it is sunday, july 5th. hope you had a fabulous fourth of july. i had a great time. >> did you? >> at the statue of liberty. >> yesterday. >> an awe-inspiring place. and last night, fireworks, across new york. all across the country. you saw the new york ones, right? >> yeah. they had a big one on the hudson river last night. celebrating the birthday with a bang. hope everybody out there had a safe and happy one. you're not too bleary-eyed this morning. >>> our george stephanopoulos spent the week in iraq. he had an exclusive interview with the vice president, about the future of the security of iraq. and the future of his former vic

this city is bracing for impact for the biggest celebrity sendoff l.a. has seen. the staples center at 10:00 a.m. local time, 20,000 celebrities, randomly selected ticket holders r will pack inside, no different from a lakers game except for the hundreds of thousands more that want in. pico and olympic blocked off, buses rerouted. the lucky few ticket winners picking up the goods. they got tickets. golden wristbands. show up with a ticket and you are out of luck. before the event jackson friends and family are expected to say goodbye here at forest lawn cemetery in the hollywood hills. extra security onhand. a busy day tomorrow. we will cover it live, of course. a lot happening now starting with the investigation. randy kay brings us up to date on what is new. >> reporter: anderson, i can tell you five doctors are now under the microscope in this case. that is according to "the l.a. times." we don't have the doctors' names. investigators want to find out if any doctors prescribed medications that contributed to michael jackson's death. dr. conrad murray is michael

the cash strapped city of l.a. shelling out a million and a half dollars for the singer's memorial, most of it overtime pay for police officers who worked security detail in case huge numbers of fans showed up on tuesday. city put out a request for donations, got about 17,000 from fans. the concert promoters haven't donated a penny. >>> michael jackson will not be honored with a resolution from the house of tiffs. nancy pelosi rejected the -- of representatives. nancy pelosi rejected the idea. representative sheila jackson lee who spoke at the service sponsored the resolution but it only drew one cosponsor. >>> house democrats racing to finish a healthcare overhaul plan may have hit a roadblock. conservative democrats are trying to put the brakes on legislation that president obama wants passed by august. the blue dog coalition is concerned about costs and other issues. house democratic leaders are trying to finalize the propose legislation and unveil it tomorrow. >>> campers pool privileges yanked and tonight alle

. >>> the city of l.a. is getting ready for tomorrow's very public large memorial service for michael jackson. there was an important court ruling today over who will control his estate. a judge gave temporary control to two executors named in jackson's will. >> reporter: today a los angeles judge has ruled that for now, michael jackson's long-time attorney and a family friend will have temporary control of his estate. >> we believe the judge did the appropriate thing. >> reporter: his mother, katherine, had applied to oversee the estate, but that was before a will was revealed that listed john baranka and john mcclain as straighteadministrat >> it's our desire to do everything we can to carry out michael jackson's wishes. >> reporter: hanging in the balance, according to recent estimates, is a fortune worth $500 million. >> no agreements can be fully entered into without presenting them to the court and without mrs. jackson's involvement. >> reporter: the legal fight is not over. a judge has scheduled anot

i've got in my hand death certificate out of the city, county of l.a. it says deferred. and it says temporary. regarding type of disposition. when are we going to know? >> well, we know that the heart stopped. we don't know why. they've sent toxicology tests. they should take a few more weeks to come back. what people are really looking for is high doses of this diprivan or this magical drug we call propophyl or milk of mag niche sha. it's very dangerous. >> isn't it used in surgery to knock you out and you wake up, feel almost refreshed? >> it's essentially only used for general anesthesia. the only place you can find it really is in a secure supply room inside a hospital. >> that's what i was wondering. he had multiple vials of this around his home. and out to you, detective lieutenant steven rogers. former fed with the fbi. detective, multiple vials. you can't get those except out of a locked room in the hospital. >> you're exactly right. i can tell you this. the dea and the lapd will find out exactly what happened and who's responsible for what's happening. somebody'

like l.a., new york, san francisco, the business travelers aren't there yet. the leisure travelers have left. sundays are generally the cheapest night of the week. >> last week southwest had $30 airfares. when have we had 30 airfares? >> almost a decade since we've seen prices that low. southwest kicked off this huge sale last week. only a two-day sale, so you had to act quick. it speaks to where the airlines are and where their lowest factors are for this fall. right now southwest has a fare sail going on, $49 for one-way ticket. air tran is $39 on one-way tickets. you want to be taking advantage of those. you have to act fast. usually there are blackout dates, usually around the holidays. travel on tuesday and wednesday to are the lowest fare. >> you won't be able to go on thanksgiving or christmas. they know they can fill the planes then. >> absolutely. >> is there better deals if you're able to package things, go to trovl travelocity and you get that all inclusive, does that save you money? >> yes. travelocity did a study and found the average savings is $

this is l.a., the city of lights. and speaking of the city of lights, las vegas. there is always a warm light coming off that city. let's check in with washington, d.c., a world away from las vegas. beautiful shot this morning. how about philadelphia? the view. there is philly. they have a low haze. and now take us to the big apple. and looking south from our very building, looking down to wall street, the finance center of the world, mika. >> that's terrific, willie. thank you so much. >> you are so hateful? >> i am not. i am just so mad. you did not get to your mast piece. >> i will walk out, leave. >> we have all of these stories together. >> we are here, and joe is off today. let's look at today's top stories. seven men in north carolina are accused of planning a violent jihad overseas. it was led by this man, boyd, who back in the 1980s trained in pakistan. details were not revealed, but they charged of providing materials punishable by life in prison. >>> roberts gates is in iraq on an unannounced visit. it comes as they drawdown forces. >>> newly released a

. >>> l.a. now one of the most cash strapped cities in the country. how much it had to shell out for fans to honor thef i ong pop. o >>> it's supposed to be sacred ground, the final resting place for hundreds of people. now a disturbing discovery. investigators say a cemetery in illinois, the workers have been digging up graves by the hundreds, dumping remains and reselling the blots. believe what is going on out here. we talked to a number of disappointed people hoping to find their loved ones, hoping to believe that the news they are hearing is not true. many of those plots have been turned over and sold to another faly. the grave digging scheme has been going on for four years or more and it may have involved two to 300 body. police have arrested four employees who worked at the cemetery. now, they are in court earlier this morning. all of them have been charged with felonies, dismembering a human body. investigators say the office workers would resell plots for $8,000 and place the already buried bodies in a mass grave. >> this was not done in a v

the city of l.a. is broke. >> reporter: you can try to recoup it. >> there's no way we can pick up the cost for this event. so working with a.e.g., working with the jackson family, i think we're going to figure out private donations like we had for the laker parade, i think people will step up to the plate to make sure that was a good event for michael jackson and his family. >> reporter: as the service neared its conclusion, family members thanked the audience and paid tribute to jackson, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. and i just want to say i love him. so much. >> reporter: >> reporter: and there were uplifting notes, too as performers, friends and michael jackson's children took to the stage and sang "we are the world". ♪ ♪ we are the world ♪ we are the children ♪ we are the ones who make a better day so let's start giving ♪ ♪ just you and me >> lehrer: again, the other major developments of the day. president obama wound up his trip to russia with a new appeal f

it cost the city $1.4 million. it is still more than the city can afford. l.a. in such a budget crunch that it set up that web site asking fans to donate and they did. so far the site has only generated $17,000. that is because the site was having technical problems and crashed. >>> new details about the death of former rav an quarterback, steve mcnair. police say his 20-year-old girlfriend sahel kazemi shot him four times while he was sleeving on the couch and killed herself. her friends told police she had been distraught because of financial problems and suspicion that mactheir who was married was seeing perhaps another woma >>> there is a advertise turning report from a new jersey chocolate factory. authorities say a workers with was kill after he fell into i batch being prepared for hershey. 29-year-old vincent smith was reportedly dumping raw chocolate into a vat when he fell. cowoashzried to pull him out but it was too late -- coworkers tried to pull him out but it was too late. >>> hard toen but it has been four years since tai shan came to d.c. >> we'll

. -- made the trip from vancouver to l.a. the cost to taxpayers is over $2 million in a city with a massive deficit. >> god knows, we have earthquakes and floods in the city of los angeles. we need to have a reserve, and this may deplete the fund. >> the family is planning a memorial in the hills. saturday night, madonna paid tribute to michael jackson at the same arena where he was to have his comeback. >> all right, let's give it up to one of the great artists of the world has ever known, michael jackson's. , long live the king -- michael jackson. long live the king! >> the investigation is focusing now on five doctors who gave him drugs. >>> steve rudin is joining us now with a look at the weather. we are starting to see some of that beautiful fourth of july whether dissipate. >> some mashad showers earlier this afternoon -- that beautiful fourth of july weather. >> some saa showers earlier this afternoon. it will seem like late spring -- salma saa showers. -- salma saa showers -- some saw showers. a few stops on our weath

initially they'll fetch pelts in new york, baltimore, chicago and l.a. >> we're going to be expanding to 25 cities in the next couple of years. >> reporter: ambitious. >> ambitious. >> reporter: they're already booked solid two months out. anxious dog owner amanda hickey scored two reservations on a flight from denver to chicago. >> the thought of putting them in cargo would just scare me to death. >> reporter: so, penny and mardi will fly first class. lucky dogs. barbara pinto, abc news, omaha. >> one of our editors mentioned, if the airline gets any complaints, they can go to the pet peeve department. >>> and that is "world news" for this tuesday. i'm charlie gibson, and i hope you had a good day. for all of us at abc news, have you had a good day. for all of us at abc news, have a good night. captions by vitac this is "jeopardy!"

figures out how much this is going to cost the city of l.a. and whether or not they should be paying for it. >> well, currently the estimated cost this morning is now $2.5 million, that includes police, sanitation, perhaps i.t. workers, everything outside the staples center itself, which aeg is paying for. the city, meantime, has $500 million deficit, it is asking for aeg or the jackson family or perhaps private sponsors to come up and pony up some of that bill. so far, no help. >> and just moments ago, jane, the judge said in the courtroom there, somebody needs to be at the helm of this ship. i think we all agree at that. >> agree on that. >> reporter: i think the executors think it should be them. >> thank you, jane. we'll see you later. >>> as we mentioned earlier, earnings season kicks off in less than 48 hours. alcoa the first out of the gate on wednesday after the bell. this is the biggest reporting season in years. will the numbers trump all of the recession talk or just add fuel to that fire? our task force will have some answers on th

eric: there has been a lot made how much this is going to cost the city of l.a. what about is the estate going to go ahead and come up with a few million dollars to at least defray some the cost of this? >> not that we're being told. los angeles is struggling moneywise and the state is in a worse condition. we have a budget mess putting california in a very difficult position. right now the state is not giving any money to this for security issues involved. it's all coming out of the los angeles city and county fund which, again, struggling here in california moneywise. i want to mention they have a no fly zone above the staples center for this morning's event as well. quite an event going to happen in just a few hours. brian: all right, adam. the other thing is what about the housley estate. what about adam housley kicking money for this whole thing? >> you guys have the acres in new york. last night i went to my girlfriend's birthday and i had to cover this thing up. brian: she gave you a wristband? how many boyfriend does she have? >> i had to pay for this jus

peter: more than 1 million people expected to flood the city for jackson's memorial. we are in l.a. where police are begging people to stay home. brian: and watch us, perhaps. here he goes again. vice president joe biden admitting the administration messed up. >> we misread how bad the economy was but we are now only

most of them will be kicked out as downtown l.a. becomes a walled off medieval city in a way. if you look at it, it's as if they'll put a moat around this place. because for a half square mile, no one will be allowed in. the police in los angeles are going to seal all of this off with barricades. and officers, we understand some detectives and others who have not been off of their desks for years will be in uniform tomorrow ready to protect the city from the onslaught of michael jackson fans, nancy. >> now to our chief editorial producer, ellie jostad. ellie, is it true that there was 1.6 million -- repeat 1,.6 million registrants to go to the memorial? >> yeah. that's right, nancy. there was just an 18-hour window that people could go online, register for tickets. then on sunday, all of those people who were lucky enough to get a pair of tickets got an e-mail with a special code on it telling them where they could pick up their tickets and the other details. >> this as reports surface that multiple vials of the powerful sedative diprivan have been found at the home of michael