tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michael s lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. an extraordinary first day in the trial of dr. conrad murray today. michael jackson s parents, his brothers tito, jer maine and randy joined janet and la toya and rooeby there. it wasn t because it was right but because he was making $150,000 a month off the singer. he charged the doctor with gross negligence towards his patient. mr. chernoff called it a perfect storm that killed him instantly. murray wiped away tears during his lawyer s statement. but the most extraordinary statement of all came from michael jackson himself in a rambling recording played in court today. ted rowlands has that and more. a dramatic day in many ways, finally laying bare, really, all the rumors and whispers that we ve been hearing about this trial. i suppose one of the most dramatic moments of all came right at the top when the jury were shown a photo, whic
fixated to begin with, they sure were at that point. of course, family it was a very emotional moment for the family in the courtroom as well and for everybody to see that image of michael jackson. obviously, what they re trying to hammer home here, what they were early on in the opening was that this was the victim. he was an international star. and every one of those jurors, they know it, has an opinion and lass some connection to michael jackson. they knew that in voir dire. they threw that picture out and they established that connection searly. the perhaps even more extraordinary moment i felt came when david walgren played this recording from murray s iphone this which you hear a sedated michael jackson. i ll play that to you. then we ll discuss it afterwards. ted, that was one of the most sort of pathetic and pitiful things i think i ve ever heard from a celebrity. never heard michael jackson talking like this. what i found curious i m interested in your take o
as the world watches, what is the truth? who caused the death of michael jackson? dr. murray s repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson s death. the scientific evidence will show you that when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazepam created a perfect storm that killed him instantly. tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michael s lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. an extraordinary first day in the trial of dr. conrad murray today. michael jackson s parents, his brothers tito, jer maine and randy joined janet and la toya and rooeby there. it wasn t because it was right but because he was making $150,000 a month off the singer. he charged the doctor with gross negligence towards his patient. mr. chernoff called it a perfect storm that killed him instantly. murray wiped away tears during his lawyer s statement. but the most extrao
presidential candidates are taking part in the state s critical straw poll. and then in south carolina, texas governor rick perry is about to throw his hat into the ring. we ll have live coverage of that big announcement. first we begin with breaking news this hour out of pakistan. an intense search is under way for an american kidnapped from his home in lahore. the victim is identified as warren weinstein, a development expert, who works for a u.s.-based consulting firm. reza sayah is live from islamabad. what more have you learned about this kidnapping? reporter: well, fredricka, if you look at the details of how this kidnapping went down, i think it s clear that it was a very intricate and well-coordinated plot. police say it happened around 3:15 a.m. saturday morning, eight to ten assailants were involved in this kidnapping, according to police. it is the month of ramadan, a lot of muslims fasting in pakistan. police say at that hour, warren weinstein s three security
former president bill clinton is in north korea trying to negotiate the release of two american journalists jailed there. is he acting alone? or on behalf of president obama? four wisconsin women are accused, get this, of tieing up a man and gluing his genitals his stomach. the motive behind the alleged assault. an oregon couple tries to go an entire year without creating any trash. how they plan to do this. and this will be a learning experience for all of us here. good afternoon, i hope the day s been good to you so far. well, let s talk about former president bill clinton who is in north korea. these are new pictures that are just coming into us, meeting with top leader kim jong il there. clinton is hoping to win the release of two merge journalists sentenced in june to 12 years hard labor. laura ling and euna lee were arrested in march on charges that they entered the country illegally. now north korea media reported that clinton delivered a message on behalf of oba