. >> alberto alvarez. >> reporter: alberto alvarez may be the key witness in this case. bodyguard, head of the advance team and first in the room where dr. conrad murray was desperately working to bring their boss back to life. it was alvarez who finally called for an ambulance. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing. he's not breathing. >> where is he at right now? >> he's on the bed. >> let's get him on the floor. >> reporter: for the prosecution, alvarez makes it clear the doctor was not doing cpr correctly, pumping his chest on the soft surface of jackson's bed, instead of the floor. and he puts dr. murray firmly in control of the scene. >> the doctor is the only one here. >> so, the doctor see what happened? >> doctor, did you see what happened, sir? he's pumping his chest but he's not responding to anything, sir, please. >> reporter: alvarez started his day at his post outside the rented jackson mansion. in the guard trailer on the front driveway. he's called by jackson's personal assistant and told to go through the front door of the ma

what has alvarez said so far this morning? >> so far they've talked about what exactly he did for michael jackson in security. also, how often he saw dr. conrad murray at the house, he said five to six nights a week. now they are talking about that final rehearsal. he was with michael jackson that night at the staples center saying he appeared to be doing well, in good spirits and looking pretty good that night. of course expected to get more dramatic as we go through the day because he was the first person other than dr. murray and michael jackson in michael jackson's bedroom on that fateful day that he died. he's expected to talk like he did in the preliminary hearing about how dr. murray ordered him to get rid of propofol bottles and what looked like an i.v. bag before he was ordered to call 911. we're expecting to hear from michael jackson's personal chef today. she has said in preliminary hearings that dr. murray yelled down to her the kitchen that he needed help, that something was going on with michael jackson but she s

murray tells him to call for an ambulance, but alvarez is distracted by a scream. it's the children. >> they were right behind me and paris screamed out, "daddy!" >> reporter: so alvarez rushes them out of the room and is about to call 911 when there's yet another delay. 15 minutes in all, as dr. murray asks him to do something else first. a critical request prosecutors contend shows dr. murray's guilt. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of vials and reached out to me and said, "here, put these in a bag." >> reporter: then alvarez says dr. murray pointed to the iv bag and asked that it, too, be put away. inside that bag was a bottle, dripping a milky, white liquid, with the appearance of propofol. just how valuable was that bodyguard's eyewitness testimony? alvarez says he turned down a half million dollars for a tv interview, $200,000 from "the national enquirer," though he hasn't had a job since michael jackson died and he's broke. diane? >> all right, jim, thank you, on this case every day. >>> and tonight, we hear from a unique american voice, someone who

please. >> alvarez rushes to jackson's second-floor bedroom, minutes after dr. murray first called staff. >> he was laying on his back, with his hands extended out. >> reporter: dr. murray tells him to call for an ambulance. but alvarez is distracted by a scream. it's the children. >> they were right behind me. and paris screamed out, daddy. >> reporter: so, alvarez rushes them out of the room and is about to call 911, when there's yet another delay, 15 minutes in all. and dr. murray asked him to do something else first. a critical request prosecutors contend shows dr. murray's guilt. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of vials. and then, he reached out to me and said, here. put these in a bag. >> reporter: then, alvarez said that murray pointed to an i.v. bag and ask that that be put away. in that bag was a milky white appearance. >>> and the clock is ticking down on the amanda knox case in perugia, italy. the defense has wrapped up its final arguments, insisting that knox was wrongfully convicted of murder and there's no evidence against her. today, pros

alvarez testified dr. murray asked him to do something before calling 911. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of vials and reached out and said, here, put these in a bag. >> alvarez testified he saw murray doing one-handed chest compressions on jackson while the children watched from nearby. >> paris screamed out daddy. >> reporter: the deputy district attorney showed jurors a vial of the anesthetic propofol. prosecutors also played alvarez's 911 call. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help. he's not breathing. >> reporter: jackson's mother appeared distraught while the 911 call was played. her son randy comforted her. she even left the court early. later the defense tried to challenge alvarez's time lines of events. >> do you think you could have performed all these events that are listed here in half a minute? >> that's what happened, sir. >> really? >> that's the time frame, sir. that's what happened. >> in half a minute? is that what you're saying? >> i'm very efficient, sir. >> reporter: ja

alvarez, thank you very much, and you are on. >> gentlemen, thank you. [applause] i just wanted to thank the mta board for the recognition. i just felt that i was doing my part as a driver working for the city and county of san francisco, working for my division, which i have a lot of pride for, and, yes, thank you. >> mr. alvarez, i understand your family is with you today. would you like to introduce bill? >> my fiancee, my two daughters, and my little son who cannot speak because he is small. [laughter] [applause] the lot on behalf of the board of directors, thank you so much for your outstanding service to the city of san francisco. >> thank you. the next award is being presented to deedee owens, a 20- year veteran of the mta. she is here, i would like to ask her to step forward. she is being recognized for her leadership as a supervisor in customer service and -- in the citations and residential parking permit office. not an easy area to work in, let alone to excel in. she has led a team of citations that in reducing the backlog of 30,000 citations,

alvarez: yes, he's not breathing sir.before making that call, alvarez testified murray made a request:help hii pick up vials of a milky white substance.he reached over and picked up a handful of vials and then reached out to me and said, here put these in a bag. prosecutors say murray was cleaning up evidence.under cross examination, alvarez said he didn't tell police about the vials-immediately after the death.dr conrad murray asked if anyone knew cpr.prosecutors also argued murray didn't know how to conduct c-p-r.he was using one hand sir. he was giving chest compressions in this manner. jurors, and jackson's family inside court sat through the testimony. one emotional moment: alvarez describing when jackson's children, paris and princea&realized something was wrong.paris screamed out 'daddy!'dr. conrad murray said, 'don't let them see their dad like this. i kind of ushered them out and said, kids, don't worry, everything's going to be ok.' i'm andrew spencer, reporting. the judge ordered attorneys not to publicly reveal their upcoming witnesses in advance, going forward. he also wa

murray asked alvarez to call 11 immediately, and alvarez told immediately that part's true. >> he said "alberto, hurry, we have to get him to a hospital. we have to get an ambulance." >> reporter: but alvarez admits he didn't call right away, distracted by michael's children. there they were, prince and paris, standing in the doorway, watching their father die. >> paris screamed out, "daddy!" >> reporter: alvarez got emotional. >> when you heard paris scream out "daddy," was she crying? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: that's when he called 911. >> we have a jgentleman here tht needs help, not breathing. he's pumping his chest but he's not responding to anything. >> reporter: two hours later, michael jackson was pronounced dead at ucla medical center. >> following the pronouncement of death, did you speak to conrad murray? >> yes, he said thank you for your help, and i said to him, "we did our best." >> reporter: dr. conrad murray maintains his innocence, says he did nothing wrong here. in fact the defense claim is that michael jackson himself injected himself, gave himself that lethal dose o

murray asked alvarez to call 911 immediately and alvarez told the jury, that part's true. >> he said, alberto, hurry. we have to take -- get him to a hospital. we have to get a balance. >> reporter: alvarez said he didn't call right away distracted by michael's children. there they were, prince and paris, in the doorway watching their father die. >> paris screamed out daddy. >> reporter: alvarez got emotional. >> when you heard paris scream out, daddy, was she crying? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: that's when he called 911. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing. he's pumping, he's pumping the chest but not responding to anything. >> reporter: two hours later, michael jackson was pronounced dead at ucla medical center. >> following the pronouncement of death, did you speak to conrad murray? >> yes. he said, thank you for your help. and i said to him, we did our best. >> reporter: jeff rossen, nbc news, los angeles. >> all right. we're also getting reaction of michael jackson's family. many of them sitting in the courtroom watching the trial unfold in front of t

ted, we saw alberto alvarez, he described dr. murray pushing down on michael jackson's chest with his left hand, telling alvarez they needed an pla ambulance. he says two of jackson's children came into the room. watch this exchange. >> paris screamed out "daddy." >> when you heard paris scream out daddy, was she describing? >> yes, s cry something. >> yes, sir. >> did you escort the children out or indicate to them to go out of the room? >> yes, sir. dr. murray said don't let them see their dad like this. don't let them see their dad like this. and i proceeded to turn around to the children and kind of ushered them out and said, kids, don't worry, we'll take care of it, everything is going to be okay. >> also today in the courtroom, prosecutors played the call alvarez made to 911. ted rollinss, i know being in the courtroom, you're looking at the jackson family, how did they react to the news of paris and her crying that day? >> reporter: well, i could see la toya jackson and she dropped her head and looked down. and all along t

. >> reporter: alberto alvarez says he and dr. conrad murray were the only people there as michael jackson died inside the pop star's bedroom. alvarez told the jury when jackson stopped breathing, murray wanted to clean up. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of vials. then he reached out to me and said, here, put these in a bag. >> reporter: prosecutors say dr. murray was trying to hide the medication before calling 911. >> at the bottom of the bag there was what appeared to me like a milky white substance, sir. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was propofol, a powerful anesthetic. dr. murray is accused of administering a lethal dose to jackson to help him sleep. >> this is clearly the most damning evidence so far. the intent is to show the jury that he had consciousness of guilt. this is something the defense will have to deal with. >> reporter: and they did. on cross-examination saying murray did ask him to call 911 immediately. >> is it possible, mr. alvarez, that you are confused about the timing of these particular events

alv alvarez will help with that. the defense will try to hammer away at alvarez. then it goes to the chef. this is the woman that the only prosecution witness really that has any sense of time. every other witness says this was so chaotic, i have no idea what time it was, the chef, however, knew exactly what time it was because she was waiting to deliver a smoothie if you will, a fruit drink to michael jackson. she said she kept looking at her watch so prosecutors will use her to time stamp all of the things going on in the house. they're using phone records but they'll also use this chef. it will be compelling. they may get to the first responders today, the ambulance folks, the emts depending on how long the other witnesses go. >> we heard emotional testimony yesterday about jackson's children that they were crying and that they were trying to be comforted here and there were efforts to revive jackson. i imagine this is going to be pretty tough for the family to sit through today. >> reporter: we'll get more of that. one of the things that alvarez testified to i

while on the witness stand, alvarez looked at murray several times. prosecutors say the doctor's negligence caused jackson's death. alvarez said after stashing the propofol, murray told him to call 911. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help and he stopped breathing. >> reporter: alvarez testified that when murray gave the singer cpr, he did it with just one hand. >> he said, this is the first time i do mouth to mouth, but i have to. he's my friend. >> reporter: but the defense questioned the security guard's timeline of events saying everything he described would have happened in less than two minutes. >> isn't it actually likely that when you talk about things being put away, it was after the paramedics came and before you went to the hospital? >> no, sir. >> reporter: prosecutors say murray never told doctors at the hospital jackson may have overdosed on propofol. but the defense insists murray is not responsible for the pop star's death. kendis gibson, cbs news, los angeles. >>> mortgage rates are at historic lows and while some homeowners re

alvarez noticed something odd about the i.v. bag. >> i was able to notice there was a bottle inside -- the bag, this bag. >> reporter: when murray again asked him to call 911. >> i need an ambulance as soon as possible, sir. >> reporter: defense attorneys suggested alvarez's account might not be accurate. >> is it possible, mr. alvarez that you are confused about the timing of these particular events? is that possible? >> no, sir. >> reporter: alvarez went on to testify he had trouble finding steady employment since the singer died. he said he has been offered as much as $500,000 to tell his story but so far he has refused. rob, tanya. >> thank you, diana. in other news, president obama is expected to sign a stopgap spending bill which will avert a government shutdown over the weekend. this measure only keeps the government afloat through tuesday. when vacationing law makers return to washington they're set to vote on a stopgap measure that would keep the coffers filled until mid november. >>> the army is making history. an afri

alvarez noticed something odd about the i.v. bag. >> i was able to notice that there was a bottle inside the -- the bag, this bag. at the bottom of the bag. there was what appeared to me, like a milky white substance, sir. >> reporter: that's when murray asked him again to call 911. >> i need an ambulance as soon as possible, sir. >> reporter: defense attorneys suggested alvarez's account might not be accurate. >> is it possible, mr. alvarez, that you are confused about the timing of these particular events? is that possible? >> no, sir. >> reporter: alvarez went on to testify that he has had trouble finding steady employment since the singer died. he said he has been offered as much as $500,000 to tell his story but so far he has refused. rob? tanya? >> they say the guy is broke which makes it that much more impressive he rejected some big money to tell his story, sell his story. >> fascinating testimony. >>> all right. well, consumer advocates are worried that other banks will follow suit now that bank of america announced a n

alberto alvarez fue quien hizo la llamada al 911 para reportar la emergencia. la familia de jackson quien estaba presente quedo aterrada.. >> en el contenido alvarez pide auxilio para que los paramÉdicos lleguen a socorrer al cantante. ante un jurado que no se pÉrdidas mÁs mÍnimos detalles, con toque murray le pidiÓ recoger algunos medicamentos. >> alvarez describiÓ que cuando subiÓ a la habitación de jackson el 25 de junio del 2009, tras seguir sus instrucciones, vio al rey del pop con un cateter en sus partes intimas para no ir al baÑo. >> el fiscal mostrÓ de cerca varias piezas de la evidencia que fue encontrada en la habitacion una bolsa de suero que supuestamente era usada para anestesiarlo. >> Álvarez testificÓ que en los momentos mÁs tensos, el dr murray aplicÓ con su mano izquierda compresiones al pecho de michael para resucitarlo y dijo que el doctor le dio respiraciÓn boca a boca al cantante pero que lo hizo porque michael era su amigo. >> ahora en la corte notamos que quien tiene mÁs seguridad es el mismo dr murray porque recibiÓ ame

>> sanjay, alvarez also said the i.v. bag that murray told him to put away had a milky white substance at the bottom of it. does that indicate anything to you? >> well, this is that same substance, the propofol that people have been talking about for some time, does have a sort of milky white, creamy white look to it. what is interesting about this is that this back-and-forth was this propofol, was it given in a syringe, which was injected into the tubing that was given to michael jackson, or was it actually more of a drip in this i.v. bag? at least from that specific testimony, anderson, even within that area they were going back and forth, but that milky white substance seems to indicate it was a drip coming from the i.v. bag into the tubing, not a one-time injection. >> mark, how much emphasis in the days ahead do you think the defense will put on arnie klein, the dermatologist? >> i think they're going to put a lot of emphasis on arnie klein. i think that that is, to them, kind of the alternate suspect, if you will. h

murray asked alvarez to call 911 immediately and alvarez says, that part is true. he said, alberto, hurry, we have to get him to the hospital. we have to get an ambulance. >> but alvarez admits that he did not call right away, distracted by michael's children. there they were, prince and paris, standing in the doorway watching their father die. >> paris screamed out, daddy. >> jeff rosen reporting. the paramedics who rushed to his side will take the stand today and the defense will say that jackson gave himself the last dose of propofol that caused his death. >>> the appeal of amanda knox is wrapping up. a verdict could come as early as monday. but not before knox addresses the court. knox is serving a 26-year sentence for the murder of her roommate back in 2007. >>> the popular newspaper "the onion" has always done a good job of making fake news sound surprisingly real. yesterday, "the onion," reported that armed men were keeping children hostage. the site posted a fake picture of house speaker john boehner with a young hostage as well as video of the young r host

everything is going to be okay. >> reporter: alvarez says dr. murray was kneeling over jackson trying to revive him. >> he was giving chest compressions. >> reporter: before calling 911 i was given another task by the doctor. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of vials and then reached out to me and said here, put these in a bag. >> reporter: alvarez said murray told him to remove a saline bag hanging from the iv stand next to jackson's bed, but he said it had something else inside. >> with the propofol bottle now inside of the saline bag, does this accurately represent what you saw hanging from the iv stand on june 25th, 2009? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: the prosecution is using this testimony to argue murray delayed calling 911 in order to cover up the evidence he was giving jackson propofol, a surgical anesthetic. when asked why he did all this without questioning dr. murray, alvarez says -- >> i believe that dr. conrad murray had the best intentions for mr. jackson. so i didn't question his authority. i thought we were packing to getting

on cross-examination, defense attorney ed chernoff tried to cast doubt on alvarez's timeline, hoping to show dr. murray did have his priorities in order. >> isn't it actually likely that when you talk about things being put away, it was after the paramedics came and before you went to the hospital? >> no, sir. >> reporter: alvarez told the jury jackson did not appear to be alive, even as they struggled to save him. he also said he noticed something peculiar on his body. >> i recall seeing what appeared to be a plastic bag or some sort of medical device like that, and it was on his penis. >> reporter: what he saw is called a condom catheter, something that would allow michael jackson to sleep for long periods and not have to get up to use the bathroom. this pokes holes in the defense theory that jackson got up when dr. murray left the room, downed eight lorazepam pills and then returned and gave himself the fatal dose of propofol, not realizing the mix would kill him. >> randi, jackson's personal chef testified late this afternoon. what was in her testimony? >> anderson, she gave new

. >> reporter: bodyguard alberto alvarez was the first person to reach michael jackson's bedroom after conrad murray called for help. alvarez testified that murray asked him to do something before calling 911. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of viles then he reached to me and said, put these in a bag. >> reporter: he saw dr. murray doing one hand compressions on michael jackson while the children watched. >> paris screamed daddy. >> reporter: prosecutors played alvarez' 911 call. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help, he stopped breathing. >> reporter: jackson's mother appeared distraught while the 911 call was played. her son randy comforted her. she even left the courtroom early. >> do you think that you could have performed all these events that are listed here in half a minute? >> that's what happened sir. >> really? >> that's the time frame sir, that's what happened. >> in half a minute, is that what you're saying. >> i'm very sure sir. >> reporter: the trial could last as long as six weeks with more testimony to come. >> candyce gibson, wjz news. >>> stay with wjz

on cross-examination, defense attorney ed chernoff tried to cast doubt on alvarez's timeline, hoping to show dr. murray did have his priorities in order. >> isn't it actually likely that when you talk about things being put away, it was after the paramedics came and before you went to the hospital? >> no, sir. >> reporter: alvarez told the jury jackson did not appear to be alive, even as they struggled to save him. he also said he noticed something peculiar on his body. >> i recall seeing what appeared to be a plastic bag or some sort of medical device like that, and it was on his penis. >> reporter: what he saw is called a condom catheter, something that would allow michael jackson to sleep for long periods and not have to get up to use the bathroom. this pokes holes in the defense theory that jackson got up when dr. murray left the room, downed eight lorazepam pills and then returned and gave himself the fatal dose of propofol, not realizing the mix would kill him. >> randi, jackson's personal chef testified late this afternoon. what was in her testimony? >> anderson, she gave new

. >> the defense asked alvarez why he waited two months to tell authorities about murray's request to bag the medication. the bodyguard said he didn't realize the significance of it until he saw detectives removing the bags from jackson's house in a news report. attorney ed chernoff also challenged alvarez's recollection of the frantic moments in jackson's bedroom. >> do you think you could have performed all of these events that are listed here in half a minute? >> that's what happened. if that's the timeframe, that's what happened. >> in half a minute. is that what you're saying? >> i'm very efficient, sir. >> alvarez says he's turned down offers of up to half a million dollars for interviews. kendis gibson, cbs news, los angeles. >>> dr. murray faces up to four years in prison if he is convicted on involuntary manslaughter charges. >>> well, you can say good-bye to free debit transactions if you are a bank of america customer. because the bank plans to start charging customers a $5 monthly fee. customers will only be charged if they use their debit cards to make purchases. they wil

this is abc news, los angeles. >> as for just how powerful was alvarez testimony? he says he turned did you know half million dollar of for tv interview and 200,000 dollars from national enquirer even though he hasn't had a job since michael jackson died and is in fact broke. he says. >> bay area farm voluntarily recalling bags of chopped romaine lettuce after random sample by the fda tested positive forlis steer why. it calls a farm in salinas and the lettuce shipped to oregon direct or and may have been sold only in oregon. washington and idaho. recall covers product with a use by date of september 29. bag in the box code you see on the screen is b 2 5 6 4 6 4 3 8 8. which is stareia rarely shows newspaper produce but out brick traced to colorado canteloupe sicken at least 72 people and caused up to 16 deaths. so there is heightened concern about that risk. >>> all right. spencer is off. sandy is with us tonight. talk about a forecast as we hit the weekend. it's very different from how the week began. >> we began warm hot note we are going down with cooler drizzl

alberto alvarez was the first security guard to see michael jackson after the singer's doctor, conrad murray, called for help. alvarez says jackson was laying unresponsive on the bed as his children watched from nearby. >> paris screamed out "daddy." >> reporter: alvarez said he ushered the children out of the room, then murray told him to hide jackson's medication. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of vials, then he reached out to me and said, here, put these in a bag. >> in court the security guard identified the drug as propofol, the powerful anesthetic. prosecutors say the doctor's negligence caused jackson's death. alvarez said after stashing the propofol murray told him to call 911. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help. he's stopped breathing. >> reporter: alvarez testified that when he gave jackson cpr, he did it with just one hand. >> he said this is the first time i do mouth to mouth, but i have to he's my friend. >> reporter: the defense insists murray is not responsible for the pop star's death. and jackson family members were once again inside the court today

alberto alvarez fue quien hizo la llamada al 911 para reportar la emergencia. la familia de jackson quien

murray asked alvarez to call 911 immediately and alvarez told the jury that part's true. >> he said "alberto, hurry, we have to get him to a hospital, we have to get an ambulance." >> reporter: alvarez admits he didn't call right away, distracted by michael's children. there they were, prince and paris, standing in the doorway, watching their father die. >> paris screamed out, "daddy!" >> reporter: alvarez got emotional. >> bewhen you heard paris screa out "daddy," was she crying? >> reporter: yes, sir. >> reporter: that's when he called 911. . >> he's pumpings his chest but it's not doing anything. >> reporter: two hours later he was pronounced dead. >> did you speak to conrad murray following his bed? he said "thank you for your help" and "we did our best." >> reporter: dr. conrad murray claims his innocence and says he did nothing wrong. the defense says michael jackson gave himself a lethal dose of propofol. the trial is progressing right on schedule, ann, as we finish this first week, several more weeks of testimony left. >> jeff rossen thank you so much. >>> matt alford is a mem

alvarez told the jury he was asked by dr. measure toy gather up several vials of medicine and put them into a bag. >> i was standing at the foot of the bed. he reached over and grabbed a handful of vials, and then he reached out to me and said, here, put these in a bag. >> he said he was also asked to remove a saline drip and put it into another bag. that's when he said he spotted a bottle containing a milky white substance. the prosecutor identified it as the drug propofol, which caused the singer's death. about a minute passed before the bodyguard says he was asked by dr. murray to call for an ambulance. it is then that he said he noticed two of michael jackson's children in the doorway. >> and they were right behind me, and paris screamed out, daddy. >> the trial will continue with more evidence about those frantic few minutes which two paramedics arrived to try to revive michael jackson. >> nearly 50 people have been killed in anti-government protests in syria in the last two days alone. that's according to human rights a

prosecutors played alvarez's 911 call. jackson's mother appeared distraught while the call was played, her son randy comforted her and she left the court early. later the defense tried to challenge alvarez's timeline of events. >> do you think that you could have performed the events listed here in half a minute? >> that's what happened, sir. if that's the time frame, that's what happened. >> in half a minute? >> i'm very efficient, sir. >>> two more of jackson's former body guards are set to testify today. stay with wjz 13 and wjz.com throughout the trial, we will bring you the latest through the morning and throughout each day. >>> in the consumer watch, recall from the produce department. california farm is now voluntarily recalling bags of chopped romaine lettuce because of contamination with listeria. it affected cantaloupes at a farm in colorado. it doesn't appear the bad lettuce made to it maryland. >>> the police department is sounding an alarm about a trend. home invasions where the perpetrators pass themselves of

alvarez? >> yes, sir. >> the saline bag that you drew as reflected in people's 27 on the right here, you show the saline bag coming down and terminating, and then it appears there is an additional apparatus attached to it. is that accurate? >> yes, sir. >> looking at the saline bag as reflected in people's 28, is the apparatus visible or would the apparatus have been, to your recollection, connected to this port? >> it is not visible, sir. >> okay. so to be clear, people's 28, what i'm calling a port, you see this -- you understand to what i'm referring at the bottom of people's 28 as it is shown right now? >> yes. >> that will be reflected in people's 27 as this portion above -- >> all right, you've been listening there to a bit of the testimony from alberto alvarez at the conrad murray trial. we'll continue to watch that trial throughout the program. most people as you can imagine probably don't have a head of logistics, but michael jackson wasn't most people, of course. day three of testimo

alvarez: no, just the doctor, sir. the doctor's been the only one here. 3 911 operator: ok, so did the doctor see what happened? alvarez: doctor, did you see what happened sir? (inaudible) sir, just, if you can please... 3 911 operator: we are on our way. we are on our way. i'm just passing these questions on to my paramedics who are on their way there, sir. 3 alvarez: thank you sir. he's pumping, he's pumping his chest but he's not responding to anything sir. please. 3 prosecutors... argue ...murray.../ administered... a lethal dose.../ of.../ prop-o-fol.../ to... the pop star...////. áátheáá defense.../ claims... jackson gave himself.../ that final dose. 3 our national financial crisis certainly isn't over, but there is some good news tonight. tonight. a new government report says the u-s economy grew more in the second quarter than previously thought. and weekly jobless claims fell sharply last week to their lowest level since april. even so.... the economic growth remains weak... and vice president joe biden is

alberto alvarez... the pop star's director of logistics... testified in los angeles court. he's the man who called 9-1-1 on the day of jackson's death. but before making that call... alvarez testified murray made a request: help him pick up vials of a milky white substance. "he reached over and picked up a handful of vials and then reached out to me and said, here put these in a bag." bag." trial is expectedd to resume next week. ohio legislators have passed a law that makes it álegalá to bring handguns to bars.under the new law... every establishment can choose whether to allow guns inside. and while it may be legal to carry a gun... if you do so.. it is illegal to drink alcohol at the restaurant. la toya jackson is stepping out of retirement... to perform a tribute concert for her late brother, michael.it's the singer's first full live performance... in 20 years.la toya joins an a-list line-up of artists scheduled to perform at the event... including jamie foxx... black eyed peas... and christina aguilera.the show will be held in wales... next month. former playboy play