having emergency airway equipment present. the lack of an infusion pump is an egregious violation that, in my view, likely tributed to the death of michael jackson. shepard: the defense claims michael jackson gave himself at least some of those drugs. they are expected to begin calling witnesses on friday. well, lindsay lohan s legal saga continues. and it looks like her next stop could be jail. but in the meantime, she ll reportedly be on morgue duty as a janitor. troubled actress making a court appearance in los angeles today to give the judge a bit of a progress report on her probation. as you will recall this all started earlier this year when lindsay lohan was convicted on theft charge for stealing some necklace. a judge sentenced her to do community service at a women s center. she hasn t completely done the required hours. according to court papers, called her time there unfulfilling. the judge clearly fed up with the whole mess. so you are praising her for completing 12 hou
the opening statements just started yesterday, then they started calling witnesses. this morning the government was showing portions of the 2008 hearing before congress that s at the center of this whole case. it s at a congressional hearing the government claims roger clemens lied about whether he used steroids or not. at that hearing, clemens was asked about the fact that a former teammate of his, andy pettitte, has told congressional investigators that he overheard clemens say he used steroids. at the hearing, a member of congress read out a portion of a deposition, a declaration from pettitte s wife, laura, who said yes, she remembers being told by her husband, andy pettitte, that roger clemens told him he used steroids. the judge said that s too indirect and the jury shouldn t hear that. nonetheless, the government played an excerpt from the hearing at which the jury heard exactly that. the judge was clearly very upset, it violated his earlier
i montessa brewer back in the saddle covering the big news coast to coast. we begin with breaking news. the judge in the roger clemens perjury trial has just declared a mistrial. nbc s pete williams is in washington, d.c. what s the judge saying about this trial, pete? reporter: well, the judge has said he ll decide at a hearing on september 2nd, almost two months from now, where we go from here. this trial had just started yesterday with opening statements from both sides and the prosecutors had begun calling witnesses, but the judge had told the prosecutors in advance that certain evidence was off-limits and one of the things that was off-limits was related to testimony by a friend and former teammate of roger clemens named andy pettitte who had played with him on two major league teams. andy pettitte has said that roger clemens told him he used human growth hormone. clemens says that pettitte is mistaken. what s at issue here is a legal document, sort of sworn statement by the wif
ridiculous statement, but newt gingrich his stock and trade over the years has been really incendiary rhetoric. it has the effect of firing up the republican base, a lot of which is quite hostile to president obama, but it has some backlash potential among independent voters. this is one of the reasons why newt gingrich has struggled as a candidate when there s so much focus on the things you re saying it becomes a reflection of you. he s having a hard time getting his campaign back on track. he ll try to use that rhetoric to help him. not sure how effective that s going to be. thank you. . the defense in the casey anthony murder trial is preparing for day three in calling witnesses. the 25-year-old is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee in 2008. on friday, the defense called just one witness. a bug expert that you see here. he testified that a stain on the carpet of anthony s car trunk did not resemble human decomposition stains that he s
but it s going to take time. at some point, everyone agrees, part of the debt is going to be forgiven. the whole exercise you see happening right now trying to stave it off is they re trying to get the rest of europe ready in case and when that happens. but that s going to be, they hope, years down the road. great perspective, michelle. thank you so much. the defense is getting ready for day three of calling witnesses in the casey anthony murder trial with court about to resume in less than an hour. the attorneys are challenging evidence put forward by the prosecution. anthony is accused of kelg her 2-year-old daughter, caylee, in 2008. nbc s kerry sanders has been watching this case live in orlando. the drama isn t just taking place inside the courtroom, right? it s been a curious phenomenon, richard. folks traveling from all over the united states, court watchers who want to get inside the courtroom. most tell me that they want to be in there because they want to look at the on