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i will fell you this. after hm two hours on stage last night, the end of the concert, don. you look up on the screen. there was a huge picture of michael and janet as children. it moved some people in the crowd to tears. it looked hike janet was crying. it is clear that her brother is part of who she is. it is so clear. we texted after this when i saw her. i said had you please come and talk? she said it s hard right now. maybe some other time. it s still right there. she was on the stage crying. thank you. great interview. okay? you bet. you just heard from his sister. you can hear from the brothers of michael jackson during my special report in just under ten minutes on cnn. michael jackson the final days. reveal the details that head up to the death one year ago. that s at 11:00 p.m. eastern. it s steve martin like you have never seen him before. take a look.