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

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

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

jackson 25 years ago and the michael jackson today. he said the one main difference is that he has kids, a family and how those children have really made him whole. his son blanket was there at the interview and watching today, on that last shot with all the brothers and sisters and the children on the stage, if you look real closely, blanket was tucked in right in the middle of that giant hug. that's where blanket and paris and prince michael really belong is right in the middle of that love. right in the middle of that family. >> and i think that's the one message that came through to all of us today is that michael jackson, yes, he's the icon, yes, he's the singer, the superstar but he was daddy to three children, and those children don't have their daddy today. let's take a phone call here. we've got joe who's in arizona tonight. joe, you're on the air. how are you? >> caller: how are you? sir? >> okay. what did you think of today? >> caller: well, today is a day that i want to say that when god looked down from the heavens and he

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

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

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

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

music icon, michael jackson, dead at 50. the fate of his three children unknown. >>> michael jackson's will is now on file with a los angeles court. ♪ i'm bad >> striking new voice in michael jackson's death with a shocking story to tell. >> i got this chill through my body. i said michael if you take that medicine you might not wake up. ♪ i'm starting with the man in the mirror ♪ >> he wants katherine jackson his mother to be guardian of his children. >> if she is unable to be guardian, jackson nominated diana ross to take care of the kids. >> she's a wonderful person. she is magic. she can move an audience like no one else. ♪ black or white >> a nurse who says jackson repeatedly asked her for a powerful i.v. drug, the drug is diprivan. >> i said this is a very serious drug. i wondered if he knew what he was telling me. he said i know exactly what it is. i have had it before. there are no side effects. it is safe. >> michael, i said, the bottom line it can cause death. >>> tonight the desperate search for a 10-year-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

they were raised by michael jackson and all the speculation that's out there, michael jackson was their father, not only a father figure but a true father to these kids. >> that's what we're trying to do. we're trying to separate the fact from the fiction. we'll be back with more. let's wrap up a major development in the michael jackson case tonight. the l.a. police chief confirms that jackson's doctors are being investigated and that criminal charges could result from the police probe. also, the jackson family is aware of these developments. in addition, doctors not cooperating were issued subpoenas. we're back in 60 seconds. mr. evans? this is janice from onstar. i have received an automatic signal you've been in a front-end crash. do you need help? yeah. i'll contact emergency services and stay with you. you okay? yeah. onstar. standard for one year on 14 chevy models. >> larry: here is. >>> here is a story about a woman that wants to change the world and is doing something about it. >> larry: what made you start this, pamela? >> i started the program in 2004 after losing my only bro

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

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

a personal friend of michael jackson. in 2005, you were with him and actually took him to a hospital at one point, correct? >> yes. that's right. that was the last week of the trial and when i got a call from joe and a message from his mother that i needed to come out and just take a look at him because they were worried about his demeanor. when i get there, i go to the trial. from there, we go back to neverland and he asked me to come upstairs and he grabbed me and said, please don't leave me. he said they're trying to kill me. i said, when is the last time you ate, he said, they'll kill me. i have a friend who has a huge -- in l.a. i said if you can bring this machine down, michael's agreed to get on it. they clamp you and they squeeze you and it will print out everything in your body. the only thing it printed out was that he was extremely dehydrated. so the next day after we left court, i said, we need to take you to a hospital. he said, no, no, they'll kill me. i said let's go up to san francisco to a hospital that d

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

conrad murray, is that they were looking for michael jackson material or michael jackson alias material, meaning that they had probable cause, that at some point in their investigation they have come across the aliases, and if mr. murray was also using the aliases in the records, that could be a significant part of the investigation. >> and you are so right. chernoff, the attorney for dr. murray made a statement today, search warrant authorized investigators to look for medical records relating to michael jackson and all of his aliases. out to the attorneys, ray giudice, defense attorney. ray, why would the defense attorney for dr. conrad murray come out and talk about what they were authorized to search for when the search warrant is sealed right now? >> i think he's doing some very smart, upfront damage control, because at the end of the day, that lawyer knows one thing. the theory of causation has got to be proven by the prosecution. michael jackson could have enough diprivan in his body to put a horse to sleep, but if that is not the legal cause of death, there is no homicide or no

what they wanted from michael or from that executor is to have some say into michael jackson's imagine the future. his earning potential in the future and where that goes and where his money goes. >> don lemon, appreciate that. let's get some perspective from analyst and reporter, jeffrey toobin. a judge granted control of the estate to the executors of the will taking away the temporary limited power his mom had over his affairs. what does that mean for the family? how much of a battle do you think this really was? >> i think it was a preliminary skirmish and may have settled all battles in the future. because the will is clear. the will says john branca is in charge of managing michael's estate. katherine jackson was given the temporary authority when it did not appear there was a will in place. michael jackson could have designated his mother as the controller of his business interest but he didn't. what the court did today was simply honor michael's wishes for his estate. branca was conciliatory in court. he said he will consult with katherine jackson and the family. the judge aske

how did you come to treat michael jackson? >> i started with him in late january actually working with the children. i had a call. one call, he said his children had a little cold. he wanted something nutritionally for the cold. so i went in and did a complete assessment of the children. and when i finished, michael asked me, well, what else do you do? i said, well, what's going on with you? he said, i'm a little tired. i'm getting ready for a concert and would like to pick up my energy. i said, well, let's do lab work. i did a full routine lab panel. and nutritional testing. >> was he healthy? >> he was very healthy. >> there was nothing -- when you say him, this was january. >> this is the first of february now. >> there was nothing looking at him that would make you think this guy is in trouble? >> no, no organ troubles whatsoever. >> really? >> none. >> dr. drew -- >> that doesn't surprise me. >> that doesn't surprise you? >> no, not at all. if i had seen howard samuels at age 20, i wouldn't have been able to tell what was

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

and so was it with michael jackson. and this certainly as the picks suggest the use of an upper and then he would need a downer and that is where probably a drug like diprivan came in to put him under very, very quickly. these drugs, it must be kept in mind, do not have a lingering effect and they can come and go in a matter of hours depending upon the dosage. so it is not surpriseing that a short time before, in this case, 48 hours, he appeared to be normal but that doesn't have anything to do with what he then took on the day that he died, maybe minutes even before he succumbed to respiratory depression. >> and we don't know what drugs were taken at what time and the combination of the sinner giftic effect. >> you are saying you have to be careful in an emergency situation. in anne r., you give them this drug to put them under to perform a surgical procedure so this is what michael jackson is taking to sleep? and what kind of equipment is in the house to rhesus tate him? what is going on? how could any doctor do this?

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

jackson, could any doctor plead ignorance on michael jackson? >> you know what? ignorance is no defense when you're dealing with someone like michael jackson and his addiction, giving all the anecdotal information, but all the medical information, 19 aliases. what was uncovered in the 100 search warrants back at the neverland raid in '03 before the trial that i witnessed. >> we're talking about years here. >> right. >> let's bring in russell on this one. authorities looking into -- as ann just mentioned, 19 aliases. we understand a cd was taken from dr. murray's office with the name omar arnold, one of those aliases. doesn't that further link him here? he had to know omar arnold, michael jackson, one and the same? >> that's right. these 19 aliases are fascinating. they are people of different genders, races just on their face. this is clearly an operation that involved numerous people. to say you didn't know you were part of that plot, it just seems ridiculous. >> kim, we've kind of touched on it. what aliases do we know? we know omar arnold, th

beyonce sings for michael jackson next. dddddddddd >>> larry king live starts just one minute from now. we leave you tonight with our breakout, beyonce's tribute to michael jackson. good night. >> michael, thank you so much for teaching me so much. we all miss you. and we thank you for all the beautiful memories. ♪ you're everything i need and more ♪ ♪ it's written all over your face ♪ ♪ michael i can feel your halo ♪ i pay you won't fade away ♪ michael don't fade away no

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

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

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

jackson outside of the staples center -- casket of michael jackson. the family may have another ceremony planned. we are not sure if it will go to the forest lawn cemetery or if there will be another smaller, family and friends ceremony. we will keep you up-to-date here on fox news. all right, sarah palin unleashed. >> fight for what is right, fought for energy independence and national security, fight for a smaller government instead of this big-government overgrowths barack obama is ushering in. brian: it did not take long, did it, folks? already out on the attack. will her words hold as much punch when she is out of office? my next guest thinks so, and she has an article on foxnews.com. is that correct? >> yes. the timing is perfect for someone like sarah palinthe iro . the iron is scalding hot, and sarah palin is ready to strike. çthey are ready to take all ofa message and bring this guy down in numbers. brian: i think that is an understatement. the republicans are in disarray, and then you have mark sanford. >> look at sarah palin. she was not

michael jackson's mother has custody of michael jackson's children for now. jackson stated in his will he wanted his mother of custody of the children. jackson's ex-wife, however, debbie rowe, the mother of the two eldest children, reportedly considering a fight for custody. but she wasn't interested in answering questions about the matter. in this very heated exchange with paparazzi and reporters. >> debbie, are you ready to fight for your kids, debbie? are you ready to fight for your children. >> do not touch me! >> nobody touched you here. >> you just did, don't! >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't [ bleep ] touch me! >> rowe was intentionally left out of jackson's will. she will not be in attendance at tomorrow's memorial. her attorney said rowe would be an unnecessary distraction, as he put it. we'll have much more on the custody battle, her potential battle, over the jackson children here later. it's the topic of our "face-off" debate tonight. who should have custody of michael jackson's children.

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

you hear michael jackson. >> alan toussaint was stair in his own right when michael jackson and the jackson 5 stepped into the limelight. >> i was so extremely expressed when i heard him for the first time, such a young child and singing with all the nuances that age is supposed to bring about. ♪ >> if you're breathing and doing michael's period, one way or another, you were ached by mooij. i mean there's no way around it. >> reporter: through the personal ups and downs, artists say jackson never lost that command as a front man, the consummate entertainer. >> when i look at it now and look at how somewhat tragic his life has been, that's all he had. and that's what he gave us. i mean, to me, he was put here to entertain us. >> and what an entertainer he was. we have a live shot here of the stage, don, at the essence music festival. later on this evening, maxwell anita baker going to be performing. expect a lot of emotional tributes. perhaps the most poignant, before john legend came on, they came out with a new orleans jazz funeral and to quote trombone shorty, people here big easy, they

he is michael jackson's former rabbi. rabbi, were you familiar with any of these doctors prescribing all these medications, or obtaining them for michael jackson? >> nancy, when i was with michael, the -- what we were trying to do is rehabilitate his life. this is man who had no purpose to live. it was the children who kept him alive. michael was burned out. michael could not consecrate his celebrity to a higher cause. it was a prison for him. and we went to oxford university together to give a lecture. and michael came with a cast. he has a broken foot suddenly. he always had some ailment, some bodily ailment. people will famously remember he was bit by a spider. and that would mean that a doctor had to accompany him. that was always odd, we always wondered who are these doctors. where do they practice? they never gave good answers. and michael was protective of their being around. i used to say to michael all the time, you know this is poison and you know this is going to kill you? he knew. once he came out very light h

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