jackson simply reduced to succeed. he continued to diverge to the democratic leadership plan to allow a liberal to become a nominee. >> there was this large number of primaries that would be held on the same day. what is he going to do? vote for him. >> jackson finished first or second in 13 of the 16 primaries. he was in a dead heat with the caucus for votes. minutes later, he called. >> he told me, we won the michigan. he was exhilarated. >> jackson did not just beat the caucus, he won nearly one- quarter of the state's white vote. >> there was a moment or you thought, is it possible? we might do this. >> people thought, my goodness, look what might happen. he changed the game. >> you wondered, we are to people i think running like everybody else. >> all along he was discovering at wisconsin loved him. he was calling 10 times the day. >> there is no question that jackson was feeling that he was able finally to bring a message beyond the boundaries of race at kept americans from hearing one another. >> [inaudible] wha

the hearing isn't directly related to the jackson case. murray will ask the judge to make minimal child payments for now because he can get work. he's fallen more than $14,000 behind in payments to a california woman and her son. murray's the focus of a homicide investigation by l.a. police. he reportedly told them he gave jackson a powerful anesthetic before the singer died. >>> defense secretary robert gates has blocked the release of any new photos that aper to show americans abusing foreign detainees. the obama administration told the supreme court, gates is using his new power provided by a law signed last month. gates says the release would put u.s. citizens and service members in danger. >> i absolutely agree -- >> it's a huge story. >> so we want to throw the question at you here and get your opinion. is it important for the public to see these alleged abuse pictures or do you agree with secretary gates that the publication of the photos would endanger u.s. troops? e-mail us at cnn.com/hln or text the word views and your name and c

. >>> the michael jackson suicide shocker. a development as a major figure who caused big trouble for jackson kills himself. what really happened? >> the brand-new explosive carrie prejean porn war. tonight carrie's threat over her solo sex tape. will she stop it from getting out? tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. >> i'm a.j. hammer from new york city. >> this is brooke anderson from hollywood and we have remarkable developments in the sarah palin-levi johnston smack down. >> sarah palin would have never imagined this when she went up to the republican national convention with her pregnant teenage daughter. this will be the big news we would be talking about over a year later. this would be the big news breaking today. unbelievable. "showbiz tonight" obtained new video of levi johnston strutting his stuff, so to speak and taking new swings at his almost one-time mother-in-law as he arrived in all his glory. that glory include this is news. "showbiz tonight" obtained the first photo released from h

and that's where he was found dead. >> in another big jackson development today, janet jackson is now breaking her silence about michael's drug use. >> was michael in denial? >> i wish he could answer this question for you and not me. >> reporter: this morning on "good morning america," michael's famous sister, janet, publicly acknowledged for the very first time the jackson family tried an intervention to help michael kick his drug problem. she spoke with abc's robin roberts. >> how did he react to the interventions that you all conducted? >> how do i say this? understood that it was out of love because of caring, but when it's something like that, people can tend to be in denial. >> reporter: so with janet's new revelations and the shocking news about the suicide, clearly, the aftershocks of michael jackson's death are far from over. now, in the past, ray chandler, the brother of evan chandler, had spoken to cnn about the problems evan had faced in the years after the molestation case. so far, ray chandler has not responded to cnn's calls for comment about his brother's apparent sui

" about michael jackson's death. and she says the doctor who was with michael when he died should be blamed for his death. joining me tonight from hollywood, leslie marshall, host of the syndicated radio program, "the leslie marshall show." also tonight in hollywood, carlos diaz, a correspondent for "extra." since michael died in june, a lot of his family members have publicly blamed dr. murray for michael's death. some have been credible, some not so much. but hearing from janet on "good morning america" about how she feels about dr. murray, i just found it so chilling. watch this. >> do you hold him responsible for michael's death? >> he was the one that was administering, i think he is responsible. >> carlos, off to you. did you see this, like me, that this was janet's public declaration that she will move heaven and earth to see this guy, dr. murray, behind bars? >> exactly, a.j. and you have to keep in mind that no one in the world was closer to michael jackson than janet jackson. he was her protector growing up

or michael jackson. some of his fans are saying his record-breaking new film "this is it" is exploiting him in death. who will we choose? >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm brooke anderson in hollywood and we will be naming "showbiz tonight's" most provocative celebrity of the week in just a moment. but first, incredible new revelations today from jessica simpson as she speaks out about her top ideal qualities for the perfect man. jessica's not mincing words tonight. she's telling "extra" what exactly she wants from a man. and after years of heartbreak, this girl isn't messing around. she knows what she wants and wait until you hear her list. one must-have quality, a spiritual man. tonight in hollywood, kim serafin, the senior editor for "in touch weekly." and also joining me in hollywood, carlos diaz, a correspondent for "extra." and you guys got a fascinating interview with her. she tells exactly what it is she is looking for in a man. watch this. >> i like a confident man. i definitely love a

joe jackson says he has $15,000 worth of monthly expenses. those are expenses that michael was supposedly helping joe out with before his death. >>> okay, did you see this? i think this could be one of the dirtiest, most outrageous sports videos i've ever seen. take a look. the university of new mexico soccer player, elbowed, kicked, grabbed a ponytail and ranked her to the ground during a game with brigham young. these ladies play hard but it is disgusting, especially because lambert wasn't kicked out of the game. she's apologized saying, i let my emotions get the best of me in a heated situation. i take full responsibility for my actions and accept any punishment felt necessary. that punishment has been handed down. lambert has been suspended from his team indefinitely. better late than never, i guess. >>> tonight, john travolta speaks for the first time since the tragic death of his son's death jett. travolta is opening up, how his family is cope and the steps taken eve and every day to get by. john's words out, just today. this is "showbi

jackson, where did you go to law school? >> the big "h," hofstra. >> okay. >> the harvard of long island. >> mr. jackson, as in a felony murder, if you can imagine this scenario. just imagine you and mr. kessler going into a bank to rob it. >> right. >> you don't plan to kill anybody but kessler pulls his gun and guns down a bank teller. you sir, can be charged with felony murder. is that correct? >> it's absolutely correct but here's the -- >> then that same principle applies here, does it not. >> it would apply if the facts support your theory, nancy. here's what i'm saying. first of all the fact that they say there's a kidnapping, we don't know. it is an ongoing investigation. maybe if this was for a debt, she said listen, hold onto my child. i swear i'll pay you. i'll do what i have to do. >> put him back up. put him back up. >> so the fact of the matter is that maybe she didn't have ill intent. maybe it was not that, listen, you know. i mean, no, she could be accused of bad judgment. her judgment was misplaced. she's ce

it's the same thing with michael jackson and his dad. it just shows exactly where their heads were. >> well, in an interview with barbara walters for "20/20," just before farrah died, ryan o'neal claimed that farrah had agreed to marry him. >> i asked her to marry me again and she's agreed. >> really? >> swear to god. >> why don't you just go do it? >> well, we will as soon as she can do it. i promise you, we will. >> laura, were you stunned that ryan was left out here? >> i was a little shocked, but you have to remember, they weren't married, so they might have had separate accounts. he might have his own money somewhere else and property. he might have all of the property in his name. so why she didn't physically say, i want to give you this, ryan, there are a lot of things we still don't know yet. we kind of have to reserve all of our -- all of that until more comes out. >> we know that -- >> and i didn't want to be insensitive about this, but i hope somebody's hoping redmond manageredman manage that money. >> thank you both. good to

jackson, where did you go to law school? >> the big "h," hofstra. >> okay. >> the harvard of long island. >> mr. jackson, as in a felony murder, if you can imagine this scenario. just imagine you and mr. kessler going into a bank to rob it. >> right. >> you don't plan to kill anybody but kessler pulls his gun and guns down a bank teller. you sir, can be charged with felony murder. is that correct? >> it's absolutely correct but here's the -- >> then that same principle applies here, does it not. >> it would apply if the facts support your theory, nancy. here's what i'm saying. first of all the fact that they say there's a kidnapping, we don't know. it is an ongoing investigation. maybe if this is for a debt, she said listen, hold onto my child. i swear i'll pay you. i'll do what i have to do. >> put him back up. put him back up. >> so the fact of the matter is that maybe she didn't have ill intent. maybe it was not that, listen, you know, eye mean no -- she could be accused of bad judgment. her judgment was misplaced. she's

. >>> michael jackson's funeral cost more than a million dollars and jackson was buried in a $35,000 suit. that's from court documents unsealed during jackson's estate hearing. the singer's mother, catherine jackson, shocked her husband, joe by dropping the challenge against the state's two executors. the judge then told jackson he had no right to the assets of his son's estate. >>> you might remember the walmart employee trampled to death by a huge crowd when a store opened on black friday last year. there are new protections that may keep you safer this year if you head to a walmart. jennifer westhoven is looking out for us. >> as you can imagine, walmart don't want you to have one shred of concern about your safety. they want that totally handled so you can focus on having black friday be fun. to do that, they have to make sure it never happens again. "the new york times" reports walmart hired crowd experts who have done events like the olympics and the super bowl, mega events to get this under control. now, the biggest change -- and this is important if you're somebody who really

conrad murray is the focus of the investigation into michael jackson's death. he's admitted giving the singer an anesthetic called propofol. he was in a las vegas courtroom yesterday on an unrelated matter. janet jackson blames murray for her brother's death. >> he was the one that was administering. i think he is responsible. >> what would you like to see happen to him? do you think he should be practicing? >> no, i don't. not at all. so this could happen to someone else? another family? >> that was the first public comment jackson's sister has made since his death in june at the age of 50. >>> the big wireless providers are locked in a fierce price war and walmart is getting in on the action. clark howard explains what it means for your wallet. >> okay. i get a kick when i travel and i'm sitting next to a corporate type on an airplane and he or she is there busy working with their smart phone, blackberry, iphone, whatever. i'll say, hey, how much do you pay a month for cell phone service? already knowing the answer. i don't know. my company pays for it. altho

>>> then the michael jackson saga takes another sad turn. the father of the buy that acruised him of child molestation takes his own life. >>> and vary palin is talking about her book. %%%%%%%%% >>> tonight on "the joy behar show" sarah palin's rogue tour rolls on as she tries to sell her book by trash talking her fellow americans. >>> the 9/11 trils being held in new york city. bad idea, good idea? >>> she went there the land down under to the top of the music world. after battle with breast cancer, she's here. the one, the only, olivia newton-john. all this and more starting right now. >>> shocking new guidelines for breast cancer screening were released this week which have the entire medical world talking. among the recommendations with no mammograms or self-breast exams before 50. joins me are dr. marie savard an internist and the lovely and kalted olivia newton-john, herself a survivor. welcome. you were in your 40s when you were diagnosed. >> yes. >> how did you find it? >> i found it myself. i'm so up in arms. i found nit a s

michael jackson's will did not say anything about his dad, but the documents say joe jackson has been relying on michael's support for many years. michael said his father was abusive, but joe jackson denies that. >>> cnn.com and oprah are teaming up for the biggest oprah's book club event ever. go to cnn.com/oprahbookclub to read experts from "say you're one of them." watch oprah's video blogs or file an ireport and share your thoughts. plus register for the book club event happening on the new cnn.com tonight at 9:00 eastern. >>> the government says the official unemployment rate is now a little more than 10% but it's actually much higher than that. money expert jen westhoven is here with more. because that number came out on friday. >> right. >> they said it ticked up. double digits now. >> yeah. >> but it could be bigger than that is what you're saying. >> well, and we have so many people who are ready to say it doesn't feel like 10%, it feels worse than that. so we really want to say, you are right. you've got to remember that the way they count the official number, they can't rea

wow. >>> how popular is the michael jackson documentary "this is it" here's a sign. getting an extended run. look at the box office receipts so far. >>> here's something that will stop you in your tracks. nearly half of all u.s. kids could be on food stamps at some point during their childhood pap new study says 90% of african-american kids and 30% of white kids may get foot stamps by age 20. it warns the recession could push the numbers even higher. the studies is in the archives at pediatrics and adolescent medicine. >>> lawmakers want to ban pilots from using laptop computers in the cockpit. i wonder what brought this on? remember that northwest airlines plane that overshot minneapolis by 150 miles? the pilots say they were on their laptops when it happened. the chairman of the senate aviation subcommittee says a bill could be introduced in about a week. other devices bike dvd players and mp3 players could also be included. >>> the michael jackson documentary "this is it" will now run through thanksgiving. it was originally scheduled to run for just two weeks. wel

plus a court has just decided whether michael jackson father can have a piece of the singer's estate. >>> you know what, if you have someone in your life who has served in the military, this is the day to say thank you. it is veteran's day, the day that's meant to honor people who served in the military, many of whom give the ultimate sacrifice. >>> a u.s. pilot was yanked off of a flight minutes before takeoff because a co-worker thought he might be drunk. erwin vermont washington was set to fly united jet from london chicago monday. british police arrested him when he flunked a breathalyzer. washington is grounded for now. an airline spokesperson says that united's policies is among the strictest in the industry. we have no tolerance for violation of this well established policy. >>> the mastermind before a sniper attacks that terrorized the nation in 2002 said nothing before his execution last night. john allen mohammed died by lethal injection at 9:11 eastern. this the ambulance that took away his remains. some witnesses, relatives witnessed the prosecution. so did the prosecutor

>> sheila jackson-lee, texas. >> thank you very much we are in and out because we are overlapping hearings and meetings. i cannot articulate at the level of importance that this hearing i believe is for the congress but also for the american people. i disagree with my colleague, and i do believe that labor negotiations are vibrant and vital, and i think they are what they should be -- adversaries or maybe even people who agree with each other working out responsible rights for both management and players. but as i have listened to the witnesses and listened to mr. bentsen who hails from my home state, i know from which he speaks. no politician sets up an event on friday night football unless you are sitting in the stadium watching football in texas. i know how intimately this game is for those who live in many places and it certainly texas. as i listened, i do not see any way to handle this holistically, unless it rises to the level of the national game. it is a national game. it is america's pastime. it raises to the level of a congressional response. as i said, not in a punitive manner,

michael jackson's will didn't say anything about his dad. michael said his father was abusive, but joe jackson denies it. >>> we want you the take -- we want to take you down to a memorial known as the healing fields. this is in california and they're placing one u.s. flag for each of the service members who have died in the war on terror. here is a mom who lost her son in battle. >> my son was like 510 or 513 and here we are over 5,000. it still hurts and every year, it doesn't really get better, it goes deeper. >> people listened for more than five hours of the game of the fallen service members being read aloud. >>> cnn has learned that major hasan, the suspected shooter in the attack, is conscious, he's awake and talking. that's according to to a public affairs person at the army center in san antonio. they did not know when hasan started talking. they could not say whether he has been speaking with the army investigators about the shooting. >>> the berlin wall fell 20 years ago today. people around the world are celebrating the day. it'

. >>> michael jackson's father wants money. his petition to get a monthly allowance from michael's estate. >>> the supreme court is hearing a case raising controversy. should juvenile offenders be put away for life for crimes that do not involve a death. the argument, opponents say that punishment is cruel and unusual. people who support of loo sentence question whether rehabilitation is possible for juvenile repeat offenders. many of serving life terms for non-homicide offenses and 70 percents of those are in florida. four years ago the high court struck down the death penalty for juveniles but we've been asking for your view on this. >>> richelle carey is asking on our hln, your facebook page, as are myself and chuck, and i'm interested to know some of the comments you've gotten. >> in the case you were talking about back in 2005, ruled unconstitutional to put someone to death who was found guilty of committing a murder as a minor. the majority opinion actually referenced the fact they thought that juveniles could possibly be

he was getting done its on jackson square. i think you have 17 winning democratic campaigns. you worked for kerry and gorda. -- gore. we have kiki mclean. president callan nasa may -- president how one asked mcowen t influence do they have on what the candidates will say or are you just a hired gun who is not there to provide the device? -- provide the advice? >> the fact is that sometimes we work for candidates. i think we believe in all of the candidates, even if they are people we just met and have not known long time before we work for them. but, in some cases, we do work with somebody we have known for many years. in which case, we may have influence on them. there are a lot of public policy issues that are not clear, black and white issues. there are grey areas. and a lot of people, even if they have a strong set up and suppose, have to think about it or analyze it, discuss it, and determine where to come down on something. sure, sometimes we have influence, but 99% of your job is to figure out where candidates stand, make sure that he or she does the homework and take

michael jackson's father is challenging his late son's will. he says the executors of his son's will made a big mistake. >>> good morning! hope you're awake at 17 minutes past the hour and that you're on time here. >>> president obama hopes to become the first sitting president to visit hiroshima and nagasaki, the cities hit by u.s. nukes during world war ii. it won't happen when he visits ya japan this weekend. he says his schedule is full. in the past presidents have avoided the cities so they don't appeal critical of the decisions to drop nukes. many think it saved lives ending the war. >>> another astronaut accused of attacking another woman over an ex-boyfriend may take a plea deal. lisa nowak will be in court in florida. prosecutors say the deal has some conditions but they're not giving the details. nowak pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked is expected to be there today as well. that ought to be interesting. >>> new this morning, basketball legend kareem john allan muhammad has -

michael jackson, his scalp was burned in 1984. you're seeing it go on fire right here during filming for this pepsi commercial. his injuries were much less severe than michael brewer's p still they were excruciating and they led to jackson developing an addiction to painkillers. jackson, befriended fellow burn victim david rothenberg. david was 6 years old when his dad set him on fire. rothenberg was burned head to toe over 90% of his body. dr. namias, we pray that michael brewer survives but how long will his rover take? describe what he will go through. how many years before he's out and about. >> well, this is a life-changing event. things will never be exactly the same. but we hope and we expect that he'll get back to a reasonable good quality of life. we still have some operations to do for skin grafting. there could be further reconstructive options depending on houtgrafting goes. years of oboccupational therapy and after that it all slows down a little bit as things stabilize but it's a life-altering event. now we are to mo

this is hartsfield-jackson airport. the computer glitch is the system the pilots use to file their flight plans in there, basically their estimated time of takeoff, their altitude and also their path and also when they're going to touch down. that is down. now we're looking at air traffic controllers having to type that in manually. obviously backing things up. the last time this happened was august 2008. the repercussion were about a couple hundred airplanes were delayed. hopefully not that bad, but the faa is saying they don't have a real specific time of how long it will be delayed. this is new york city right now. you can see laguardia, trying to zoom in. you'll see delays backed up around the east coast, midwest for at least the next couple of hours as they try to straighten this thing out. more on that and as i get more information i'll throw it to you. right now, expect major delays for the east coast specifically this morning. >> usually, bob, at this time you're telling us about thousands of planes being in the

. ♪ dance like michael jackson >> reporter: they started making short films in 2003 while going to college in california. the buzz they created inspired them to form wong fu productions. thousands watch their work on the web. >> not only asian americans but also producing really good stories and showing that asian americans can become something more than just like a side character. >> reporter: the free online films and music videos provide an emotional connection with their core audience. fans then buy clothing and other merchandise. >> we've been able to develop a following that really supports us as individuals and us as a group and they want to see us succeed. >> reporter: they know they have the web to thank for reaching an audience often neglected by main stream media. ♪ what happened after last summer ♪ >> really leveling the playing field so everyday people like us can get huge fan followings and fan bases based solely on personalities. >> cool story. if you are a small business owner, we'd like to see your success story. go to cnn.com/robin and upload a video i report about yo

that ties reggie jackson's record. so we're going back to the bronx for game six. in other baseball news, a milestone has been reached in professional sports with the chicago cubs. according to multiple media sources the cubs have the first openly gay owner. laura ricketts, bought the team from "the tribune" is a lesbian and her family supports her. brandon spikes is not getting support. he made headlines for intentionally trying to gouge the eyes of georgia's elie and now his punishment is getting more people upset. head coach urban meyer suspended him for one half. a half for what looks like assault. now the school and the conference are happy with the punishment. are you? should this be over or should this man be disciplined more? this is what we're asking for on our facebook page and here are some of our responses. let's go to that right now. brian wrote via facebook if this is true he needs to be charged for attempted assault, tried for that assault, and at the very least kicked out of football for good. meanwhile, jacques wrote coach is taking care of it. i s

. >> we are not having a very partisan time compared to the election of andrew jackson and many other periods. john adams for someone in jail under the alien and sedition acts. you like that idea? but they really did find common ground when it came to certain big issues. whether issues of war and peace or on the economy, thomas jefferson and alexander hamilton, about apart as you can get, did find ways to come to a certain compromise. i think it's an element that with a loss, but the ability to find common ground and make some compromises. franklin once said that compromises don't make great heroes, but they do make good great democracies. if you are a compromiser, you're considered and principled today. i truly want to thank the panel, very good. we appreciate it so much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] you have a very short break while the next panel comes up. thank you. [unintelligible] >> president obama will address the nation on his new strategy for the war in afghanistan tuesday night fr

. >>> michael jackson's "this is it" thrilled audiences enough to make it number one at the box office this weekend. it made more than $21 million for its national debut and more than $100 million worldwide. the runner-up was "paranormal activity," it dropped from last week's top spot. it made $16.5 million. >>> we just learned that afghanistan's presidential runoff election has been canceled. that's what an election official tells the associated press. the u.s. is very concerned about what happens with the government there as president obama tries to decide whether to send more troops. >> what the president has said consistently is he is going through a very rigorous process. george, before he puts our men and women in harm's way, he w t wants to make absolutely sure he has a strategy. this isn't a matter of how many troops are sent over. although that is a very important component. we have to look at what's going on, on the ground, what our allies are do iing, the state o the government in afghanistan. >> allegations of voter fraud in afghanistan have not helped. former afghan minist

the chair recognizes the distinguished gentle-woman from houston, texas, sheila jackson lee. >> thing thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you for this brilliant hearing. i would like to acknowledge, roger, that both you and maurice make a good pair. you should look at yourselves as part of the 21st century nfl. i wanted to make mention of a meeting that i had this morning with nfl hall of famer jim brown. we talked about the value of the nfl, the value of the players particularly today. we talked about the raging violence among our communities and young men. you have been with me, and we have addressed these questions. we have acknowledged the fact that the nfl is respected and admired. the young men that are a part of this great family that you have can be wonderful role models. and of course mr. brown is aware of the dire need of mentorship and manhood training. he was in the room today, and we talked about the idea that i shared with the attorney general recently that tracks mr. brown's program, but it is to build a partnership with the nfl and our government on this whole question

gerald jackson, what do you have glue on your hands? that's sports. >>> hard to believe, but the event that led to the fall of communism in europe happened nearly 20 years ago. >>> the parents of a 15-year-old california girl who was allegedly gang-raped are urging people in their community to do something positive. yesterday, their pastor read their statement during an event at the high school where the alleged attack happened. police say as many as ten people were involved in the rape which supposedly happened during a homecoming dance. five people were arrested, but authorities say a sixth person won't be charged because there is insufficient evidence. >>> three statesmen who oversaw the fall of the berlin wall nearly 20 years ago were in germany yesterday. former president george h.w. bush gorbachev and helmut cole were there. bush said the collapse had more to do with the power of everyday people than the power of big governments. >> the historic events we were gathered to celebrate were set in motion not in bond moscow or washingt

you'll hear about a plea deal on the table plus michael jackson's father is challenging his son's will. he says the executors of his son's will made a big mistake. >>> the former astronaut accused of attacking another woman, lisa nowak will be in court in florida. the deal has some conditions. they're not giving details, though. nowak pled not guilty to attempted kidnapping and other charges. the woman she allegedly attacked is expected to be there today as well. >>> new this morning, basketball legend kareem abdul ba ja bar has revealed he has cancer. here is rafer with more on the story. it just caused a ripple of reaction in the newsroom. >> because he's a young guy and such a well known guy. kareem abdul-jabbar is only 62 years old, one of the greatest of all time. now he says he has a rare form of blood cancer called chronic myeloid leukemia. his doctor told him it is not a death sentence. he is trying to raise awareness and give hope to others who may have the disease. he approached a pharmaceutical company to launch an educational campaign and is now working as a paid spokespers

. >> we are not in a poisonous time compared to the elections in 1800, or the election of andrew jackson. and the grandson of ben franklin was a vicious talking about john adams, and he was thrown in jail. do you like this idea? the big difference back then is that they really did find common ground when it came to the big issues, issues of war and peace or the economy. thomas jefferson and alexander hamilton, who were about as hard as you could get, -- about as a part as you could get, did find a compromise. this is the ability to find the common ground and make a compromise. franklin once said that a compromise does not make a great hero but it makes for great democracy. if you are compromising, you are considered and principled, as opposed to somebody who can find common ground. i want to thank the panel. you were very good and we appreciate this very much. >> you have a very short break while the next panel comes up. thank you. >> in a few moments, the state dinner at the white house for the indian prime minister, followed by the news conference with president obama. after that, a di

janet jackson, that's right, she's speak out. in her very first interview since her brother michael's death, janet points the finger right at michael's personal doctor. she says dr. conrad murray gave michael the drugs that killed him. here she is on abc's "good morning america." >> he was the one who was administering. i think he is responsible. >> what you would like to see thon him? do you think he should be practicing based on -- >> no, i don't. not at all. so this could happen to someone else? another family? huh-uh. >> now dr. murray admitted to giving michael proppo fall. often news surgery. it's a knockout drug and the sedative lazo pan. and also new the man accused of molesting his son is dead. officials say it was suicide. you may remember way back, evan chandler claimed the king of pop molested his son who was just 13 at the time. this was the original case that sparked all of michael jackson's troubles and now the dad who really engineered those accusations, dead. interesting. hm. that is tonight's "top of the block."

four and a half inches of rain fell at jackson international. the official city total was four inches of rain. that doubles the old daily record set in 1966. >>> a rock slide closed down a major highway in south eastern tennessee as the workers were trying to clear the roadway from another incident. they almost got hit by another rock slide that was caught on tape. take a look. >>> a local news crew was covering the cleanup effort and got the video of a second slide. they warned everybody that the second slide was coming. moved everybody out of the way. highway 64, u.s. 64 near copper hill will be out of commission for a week. >>> a story of survival near the arctic circle takes a dramatic twist. a 17-year-old hunter got trapped on an ice floe. there were also three polar bears on that patch of ice. one bear got too close and the hunter shot it. finally rescuers reached him by vote and helped get him to safety. then the rescuers got trapped and had to spend the night on the ice. >>> a united airlines pilot gets yanked from a flight minutes befor

and we have to have -- ideally, we have to have something that congressman jesse jackson jr. has been pushing for for years and that is the individual right to vote in hour constitution, which we don't have. we have the right to not have women or african-americans discriminated against, but if the white guys don't have a verifiable right to vote either, what value is that. if you have an individual right to vote, you can have everybody registered to vote, just like they're registered to go and kill and die in the military, when they turn 18, and you get rid of this busy work of registering people to vote, that people then think of as activism and get on to the real act i havism and you have -- activism and you have paper ballots that are hand counted in front of a variety of witnesses and announced at the polling place and totaled regionally, because otherwise, we don't know who we're voting for, and it doesn't mean stay home. it means get out and vote in bigger numbers, it means get out and do exit polling, it means get out and fight voter suppression, and polling places tha

clement jackson, our chairman of the board. live thompson, vice president of global health, and jennifer larae, president of advocacy here in washington. i'm proud to be here with everybody from the organization. i think all of us wish that we were here to announce susan g. komen for the cure has found a cure for breast cancer and we are out of business. i think we look for to that day when we can make that announcement. i'm confident that we will find it but it takes a great deal of work and we have to focus on what we know. and what works is what we know. early detection, awareness, research, and treatment -- and, i guess, screening, mammography, and self awareness. the five-year survival rate for breast cancer is down 98% in the u.s., contrasted the 74% when i started this organization in 1982. 98%. there are more than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors alive in the united states today, the largest group of cancer survivors living. i want to reminded that these 2.5 million survivors are real women, mothers, daughters, siste

the new bobcat stephen jackson keep your eye on him tonight. a three over lebron. then lebron getting a little revenge on the 2nd with a throw down alley oop. james had 16 in the first half but just a few minutes later, it was wallace answering the bill and answering strong on the fast break. charlotte went into the half up 13 and they win by a core of 94- 87. look at the southeast division standings right now, you can see where the bobcats and the wizards are. they are at the bottom but charlotte's won three straight, the wizards have won two in a row. something has to give tonight as you see, orlando and atlanta are tops with a record of 12-4. >>> before we get out of here a couple of nba news and notes. according to reports from philadelphia, the sixers might be interested in bringing back allen iverson. after trading him away three years ago to denver. iverson plans on meeting with john thompson on tuesday that being his college coach at georgetown. bringing a.i. back will not be a financial issue. philly has nearly $7 million under the cap. so, stay tuned. >>>

reaches back behind, it's a bad pass, but jackson makes up for it. could be the play of the day if we were choosing that. but we're not. very nice. that's sports. >>> often we talk about women moving up in the corporate world and shattering the glass ceiling. but during world war ii, that was even harder to do. lauren stineheist talks about her mother, marianne coleman, blazed a trail for others as a breakthrough woman. >> i'm lauren stineheist and the breakthrough i nominate is marianne. marianne's a member of the greatest generation and her whole life was filled with breakthrough moments. she was my mother. my mother always told my i could do anything and she blazed a trail for me to follow with her own breakthrough career into a man's world of journalism. i always wanted to be a writer like my mother. the first female newspaper wire service editor, ap, 1942. i'm proud that she held the equivalent rank of brigadier general. she was passionate about what he believed in, a civil rights activist, and a hard-hitting investigative reporter. she opened d

end of president jackson's quote. friends and colleagues, listen to what president jackson said. listen to the concerns of the people. they are telling us to reconsider this massive, complicated legislation and take a path that leads to less spending, less taxes, and less debt. instead of continuing to mortgage the future of our children and grandchildren, we need to get back to basics. congress should pass commonsense medical malpractice reform to stop wasting so much money on defensive medicine. congress should empower consumers to shop around for health care and lower costs with competition, just like with other services that the consumers buy. congress should make market reforms that help small businesses and self-employed have greater access to health insurance at an affordable rate. these issues can be addressed without upending the entire health care system. with the results of higher taxes -- the presiding officer: the senator has used 20 minutes. mr. grassley: i'll just use one more, and then i'll be done. these issues can be addressed without upending the entire health

a third player, jansen jackson, his status remains on hold. >>> tennessee titans owner bud adams got fined $250,000 for flipping the bird one, two, three times and the double barrel. this was during their win over buffa buffalo. what are you saying about it? >> that's a lot of money. >> quarter of a million books. >> she says i think it's an eye opener for those who think they can get away with whatever. the fine should have been doubled, you know, for the double-barrel bird. love it, abigail. don m. wrote if i was fined $250,000 every time i flipped off my co-workers or someone i came in contact with, well, i would owe a lot of money. >> at least don is honest. >> kids, we're not condoning this behavior. tell us what you think, go to cnn.com/robin. click on the facebook link. we'll read them lastly, former nba character dennis rodman detaened in germany for allegedly skipping out on a $5,000 bar tab. a german official says rodman was playing in an exhibition organizers asaid they would pick up his hotel bill but not the bar tab. dennis, save your mp! >> what is he doing now? exhibit

teddy vine who i saw on the moon walk this morning getting his coffee and do nuts in front of jackson square. think you've had 17 winning independence campaigns and you work for kerry and gore, helping the senior strategist on their campaigns. and kiki mclean senior advisor to hillary clinton. and you were the advicer for d.n.c. president cow went asked me to -- off our lunch, said, i've got one question. if a political consultant really feels strongly about something for the good of both the campaign and the government or whatever, what influence do they have on what the candidate will say are you really just a hired gun who's not there to provide the advice, you're just there to get the candidate's message across? i'll start with charlie. >> i'll give you a lawyer's answer. >> all right. then let's move to steve. >> the fact is that we work for candidates. i think we believe in all the candidates even if they're people we just met and haven't known a long time before we work for them. but in some cases we work for people that we have known and have relationships with truth and confi

how about vincent jackson? got some space, takes up the field, nice move, the ball's in the air. there's nothing corey webster the can do. jim: his second touchdown catch of the game. they go 80 yards in a minute and 46 seconds and never even use that one time-out. norv who has quite a history here as a redskins head coach and dallas cowboy offensive coordinator reallyished the chance to come back to this stadium one more time. phil: that's what he was doing all week to his players, how lucky you are to come here, the nfl, all the big games he has seen here in this stadium. no field goals, guys, he's telling merriman. jim: i tell you another one norv turner was here for was anderson when he was on the rams staff. said one of his favorite memories in the nfl business for him. ended the 80-yard drive. hixon. can he get some room? hixon slides off the first hit then brought down at the 29 with 15 seconds. giants have two time-outs. phil: if it goes well, they have maybe three plays. that's if one of them can be caught and get out of bounds. jim: can they give lawrence tynes any chan

last friday i saw some of you at the white house state briefing that i hosted with lisa jackson the administrator of our environmental protection agency. at that briefings we talked about many of the steps my department is taking in this area for funding research on the health costs of greenhouse gas emissions to investing in committees to help demaris fanta climate related disease, to slashing greenhouse gas emissions and are owned buildings. this is not an afterthought for my department. this is a key part of our broader health strategy. wore and more we understand that health is not something that happens justin doctors' offices. whether you are healthier not depends on what you eat and drink, what e bright, how you get around and where you live. a world that is heating up and powered by coal-fired plants that filled the sky with harmful greenhouse gas is going to have fewer healthy people then the world that runs on clean renewable energy. that is why even if our plan that was not in jeopardy, even if the energy independence was not crucial toward national security and even if clean energy wa

as friday, i saw some of you at a white house stakeholder briefing i hosted with lisa jackson, the administrator of our environmental action agency. at that briefing, we talked about many of the steps my department is taking in this area from funding research on the health cost of greenhouse gas emissions to investing in communities, to help them respond to climate related disease, to slashing greenhouse gas emissions in our own buildings. this is not an afterthought for my department. this is a key part of our broader public health strategy. more and more, we understand that health is not something that happens just in doctors offices. whether you're healthy or not depends on what to eat and drink, what you breathe, how you get around, and where you this. a world that's eating up and powered by paul fired plants that fill the sky with harmful greenhouse gas is going to have fewer healthy people that a world that runs on clean, renewable energy. that's why even if our planet was not in jeopardy, even if energy independence was not crucial to our national security, and even if clean energy was no

jackson was never charged with the crime. he reportedly paid $20 million to settle the suit. >>> i'm jane velez-mitchell. here's my issue. it's one of the most horrific stories of family secrets getting worse. six men from the same family are charged with sexually abusing young members of their own family. most of the details cannot be repeated on tv. we're talking children allegedly forced to engage in sex act and bestiality. and now new allegations that one of these men forced children to kidnap and murder a complete stranger. and they even allegedly buried a newborn baby alive. this twisted list of accusations goes on and on and on and perhaps the most unbelievable, three of the suspects are actually lay ministers in the community of christchurch. how in the hell does that happen? if true, it's the ultimate proof that appearances mean absolutely nothing. i'm jane velez-mitchell. that's my "issue." >> find out what else jane has on her mind. watch "issues with jane velez-mitchell" every night at 7:00 eastern right here on h

morning, i would wake up as a child and my father would be playing some music, whether it was michael jackson or prints. i felt like it was just a part of me. i started loving music, period. from there, hip-hop was born. i just gravitated toward it because i had such a natural love for music. >> this is a very polite question from one of our students. as the artists within a pop mature, or get old, do you expect the music of hip-hop to mature as well? >> do i expect the music to mature? i feel like it already has. i cannot speak for all of hip- hop. i feel like it is very diverse and there is a lot of versatility, which makes have popped so great. i feel like we all have the choice to listen to what kind of music we want to listen to. that is what makes it so great. after this interview, do i think other people will feel like it has matured from being here? i feel like that is close enough to understand that hip-hop has matured. >> being one of the first southern hip-hop artists to work with a legendary new york producer, could you briefly describe your experiences with him? . . >> we are alm

the chair recognizes the distinguished gentle-woman from houston, texas, sheila jackson lee. >> thing thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you for this brilliant hearing. i would like to acknowledge, roger, that both you and maurice make a good pair. you should look at yourselves as part of the 21st century nfl. i wanted to make mention of a meeting that i had this morning with nfl hall of famer jim brown. we talked about the value of the nfl, the value of the players particularly today. we talked about the raging violence among our communities and young men. you have been with me, and we have addressed these questions. we have acknowledged the fact that the nfl is respected and admired. the young men that are a part of this great family that you have can be wonderful role models. and of course mr. brown is aware of the dire need of mentorship and manhood training. he was in the room today, and we talked about the idea that i shared with the attorney general recently that tracks mr. brown's program, but it is to build a partnership with the nfl and our government on this whole question

>> sheila jackson-lee, texas. >> thank you very much we are in and out because we are overlapping hearings and meetings. i cannot articulate at the level of importance that this hearing i believe is for the congress but also for the american people. i disagree with my colleague, and i do believe that labor negotiations are vibrant and vital, and i think they are what they should be -- adversaries or maybe even people who agree with each other working out responsible rights for both management and players. but as i have listened to the witnesses and listened to mr. bentsen who hails from my home state, i know from which he speaks. no politician sets up an event on friday night football unless you are sitting in the stadium watching football in texas. i know how intimately this game is for those who live in many places and it certainly texas. as i listened, i do not see any way to handle this holistically, unless it rises to the level of the national game. it is a national game. it is america's pastime. it raises to the level of a congressional response. as i said, not in a punitive manner,

the one he had the longest was the one that scoop jackson had, and maria cantwell has that desk. i have one of his other desperate when i move around in the senate, i take -- i have one of his other tasks. when i moved around in the senate, i take a desk with me. there is only one family that had three others in the sand, and that is the kennedy family trips -- three brothers in the senate, and that is the kennedy family. host: to you and your father consulted regularly about issues at this point in your career? guest: you know, we do and we don't. you can ask him, but i think my dad tried to give me a lot of elbow room. at to struggle through these issues on my own. but he is always available and we do talk quite a bit. my mother and dad both will pitch a little advice here -- guest: sparingly. guest: they are great. they always have great insights. it is not just from their experience, and they have a lot of experience in arkansas and national politics, but it is because they care and what what is best for the country and best for the state. and it is just -- they are great res