chad. yeah. you've got to do what you've got to do. thank you, chad myers. >> thank you, carol. thank you for joining me today. "legal view" with ashleigh banfield starts now. hello, everyone. welcome. i'm ashleigh banfield. this "legal view." it's wednesday, august 14th. welcome to the program where we dig into the top legal stories and cover the top stories as well. right off the bat, a little of both. a very big day in the michael jackson trial. today on the stand, the pop star's former wife debbie rowe is set to appear. she's the mother of his two oldest children and knows a lot about family life. her testimony could be crucial in this extraordinarily long wrongful death trial. cnn's ted rowlands and jean casarez are on this story, on the case, and they join me live. ted, i want to begin with you. what can we expect to hear from