male would be suddenly dead. >> propofol to my knowledge is never used outside of the hospital setting, and i think this is the third time i mentioned this. >> nbc's kristin dahlgren live outside the courthouse this afternoon. kristin, what can we expect to hear today? >> reporter: craig, well things just getting under way. a little bit late this morning. the judge just started and said there was a minor transportation issue. so still no witnesses on the stand, but everyone paying attention to these three women who could potentially be on the stand later today. self-described girlfriends of dr. conrad murray. the one perhaps getting the most attention is nicole alvarez. she is the mother of dr. murray's toddler son. she also lived in santa monica and it was to her address dr. murray had multiple shipments of propofol sense during that critical time and did that after