more than 30 hours of interviews the late singer recorded with his good friend, rabbi shmuley biotaka. we'll hear jackson in his own words and hear what he had to say with rabbi shmuley in just a moment. >>> also ahead, a beautiful, young woman missing in california. the last people to see her alive? well, the sheriff's deputies who had just released her from custody. we're going to hear from her desperate parents in just a little while. >>> also, parents have long debated the pros and cons of spanking. were you spanked as a child? >> i was not. >> you were not? >> no. >> i was not, either. and now there is a new wrinkle to that discipline debate. new research showing an actual link between spanking and a child's iq. we're going to get into that, just ahead. >> that is going to be controversial with a lot of peopl people. >>> but we begin with those recordings of conversations between michael jackson and his friend, rabbi shmuley. you've heard the voice. >> if i sharpen my craft, maybe people will love me more. >> reporter: but never like this. >> weren't for children, i would choose

>> rabbi shmuley, thank you for your insight. again, the book is called "the michael jackson tapes." we'll be right back. >>> still to come, how to make new friends a little later in life. >> plus, a healthier lifestyle courtesy of "the biggest loser." >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. here's a look at one of our top stories. a pair of teenagers accused of shooting an off-duty baltimore city police detectives are being held without bail. they attended a bail hearing yesterday. police said that both teenagers shot detective harris at least three times while trying to rob him outside his northwest baltimore home. harris was able to fire back and strike one in the leg. the teenagers face numerous charges. back in a minute with a check on today's forecast. >> now let's take a look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> a mix of sunshine and clouds, i of 67 degrees. seven degrees cooler than normal. we will have some wind out of the west, 15 to 20 miles per hour

shmuley also said jackson considered dating best friend elizabeth taylor. sound crazy? what about this? jackson allegedly said madonna was in love with him and jealous of his success. why all these alleged, excuse me. these secrets are making me sick. sick secrets just out of the blue? the rabbi has a book coming out. in it more than 300 hours of recorded conversations with his former friend, michael jackson. oy vey. that's tonight's "top of the block." >>> turning now from freaky fantasies to possible fraud. this one takes the cake, people. actor randy quaid and his wife, evi, arrested for -- take a look evi, arrested for -- take a look at those mug shots -- allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 bill they racked up at a ranch in santa barbara. that is one swanky ranch, people. these photos from the resort's website. on monday the santa barbara sheriff's department issued a warrant for their arrest and captured by who else, tmz, cops at a west texas town busted the couple. not without incident. evi was screaming and had to be wrestled to the ground. the pair tossed in the

>> rabbi shmuley, thank you for your insight. again, the book is called "the michael jackson tapes." we'll be right back. >>> still to come, how to make new friends a little later in life. >> plus, a healthier lifestyle courtesy of "the biggest loser." >> washington, d.c., on a tuesday morning a. beautiful morning here in the nation's capital. 58 degrees right now. it's 8:56 in the morning. and welcome. i'm barbara harrison. in the news for today, right now in northern virginia, representatives are attending a swine flu forum to learn about the disease. this comes one day after changes are made to the visitation policy to protect patients. virginia is one of 26 states dealing with widespread cases of swine flu. >>> there's a new campaign to crack down on distracted drivers. it's called orange cones, no phones. more than half of the drivers admitted to using their cell phones to read ofr write text messages while driving. the texters made no change to their behavior even when driving on the capital highway construction zones. late

shmuley also said jackson considered dating best friend elizabeth taylor. sound crazy? what about this? jackson allegedly said madonna was in love with him and jealous of his success. why all these alleged, excuse me, these secrets are making me sick. sick secrets just out of the blue? the rabbi has a book coming out. in it more than 300 hours of recorded conversation with his former friend, michael jackson. that's tonight's "top of the block." >>> turning now from freaky fantasies to possible fraud. this one takes the cake, people. actor randy quaid and his wife, evi arrested for -- take a look at those mug shots, allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 bill they racked up at a ranch in santa barbara. that is one swanky ranch, people. these photos from the resort's website. on monday the santa barbara sheriff's department issued a warrant for their arrest and captured on tmz, cops at a west texas town busted the people. not without incident. evi was screaming and had to be wrestled to the ground. the pair tossed in the slammer. look at that mug shot. what's with the beard?

. >> rabbi shmuley boteach was a friend and spiritual advisor to michael jackson. >> i said look at the flipside of that. because of that, you became a big performer. and maybe because you were not given enough love as a child, you wanted the world's love, so you worked really hard to become a big superstar. would you trade it in for a normal childhood and give up the celebrity? interestingly, he would say every time no, i wouldn't do that. >> jackson and his brothers would become preteen idols, appearing in commercials and on magazine covers. ♪ i love you so >> however jackson's teenage years were awkward. he suffered from bad acne and was self-conscious of his appearance. >> he did say to me that he was once on an airplane and his father said to him, you know, your nose is nice or something like that, and generally he expressed to me that he was made to feel that he was ugly. that he was not pretty. and sadly, he really internalized that message. >> by 1975, the jackson 5 had made a highly publicized split from motown and michael jackson was ready to spread his wings. jackson would

shmuley also said jackson considered dating best friend elizabeth taylor. sound crazy? what about this? jackson allegedly said madonna was in love with him and jealous of his success. why all these alleged, excuse me, these secrets are making me sick. sick secrets just out of the blue? the rabbi has a book coming out. in it more than 300 hours of recorded conversation with his former friend, michael jackson. that's tonight's "top of the block." >>> turning now from freaky fantasies to possible fraud. this one takes the cake, people. actor randy quaid and his wife, evi arrested for -- take a look at those mug shots, allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 bill they racked up at a ranch in santa barbara. that is one swanky ranch, people. these photos from the resort's website. on monday the santa barbara sheriff's department issued a warrant for their arrest and captured on tmz, cops at a west texas town busted the people. not without incident. evi was screaming and had to be wrestled to the ground. the pair tossed in the slammer. look at that mug shot. what's with the beard?