0 the surprising revelations from juror b-29. she s asking trayvon martin s family s forgiveness for the verdict. she wanted to convict him but ultimately came around. that begs the question. what changed and why is she full of regret now. another provocative question alert, could o.j. simpson go free? he s pleading for his freedom, up for parole. also is american idol the tv program racist? there is a new lawsuit filed on behalf of ten former contestants, all of them african-american claiming just that. is there a double standard on one of the country s top programs? but first this morning to that admission from a juror in the george zimmerman trial. juror b-29 says zimmerman got away with murder because the jury couldn t convict him under florida state law. pamela brown following the story for us here in new york. good morning. good morning to you, chris. tgif. thank you. the second juror to come forward in the george zimmerman trial is not only speaking out but also
one day i d love to see a conservative say that he agreed with the professor on and a liberal say he agreed with the police officer. that would be a historic night. thank you both very much. i would now like to acknowledge a couple of special guests from portsmith, arkansas tonight. lisa kneehaus are winners of our remarkable contest. she and her 7-year-old son alex are here in the house tonight. they they are. we want to congratulate lisa and alex. great having you here. congratulations on a great entry, winning the contest, the trip here to los angeles. a chance to see this show. could be one of the highlights of your week. anyway, here now is anderson cooper and ac 360. anderson? thanks so much. the professor, the policeman and president had beers at the white house today. that story leads our broadcast. we re following breaking news in the michael jackson case. 360 s randi kaye has it. clues found at the las vegas properties of conrad murray, jackson s doctor, clues
lisa kneehaus are winners of our remarkable contest. we want to congratulate lisa and alex. great having you here. congratulations on a great entry, winning the contest, the trip here to los angeles. a chance to see this show. could be one of the highlights of your week. anyway, here now is anderson cooper and ac 360. anderson? thanks so much. the professor, the president and the policeman had beers at the white house. we re following breaking news in the michael jackson case. clues found at the las vegas properties of conrad murray, jackson s doctor, clues to how jackson obtained his drugs and some of the names he used. let s quickly check in with randi for a preview. reporter: inside the search warrants we have from the searches of dr. conrad murray s clinic and home in las vegas is a major piece of news. as you know, dr. murray is jackson s personal physician who was at his home when he stopped breathing. for the first time, we see in the warrants, in writing, that
i m heidi collins. cnn newsroom continues now with tony harris. everyon. it is thursday, the 30th of july. here are the top stories. health care reform goes from a stand still to a crawl. congress resums work today after a critical compromise shaves billions off the bottom line. beer summit at the white house. the first president mediates a racial dispute between a professor and a police officer. hundreds die in a little noticed showdown with islamist extremists live to nigeria where the army is struggling against the taliban-style insurgency. good morning, everyone, i m tony harris and you are in the cnn newsroom. let s see here. agñqh today and educate the nation about race relations and senior correspondent ed henry is here.ñ ed, good to see you this morning. what is president obama s goal in hosting professor gates and sergeant crowley today? top aides here say the president s goal is very simple, to foster a dialogue. to try to get the nation talking about
many alias. we also know when that the room he was staying in at that home in holmby hills, there are many pill bottles found at the home with various names on them. we also heard from various bodyguards of michael jackson who have said they were requested to get prescription drugs for michael jackson and many of them ended up leaving the job, because they ended up denying to do so. natisha, how many doctors do we think are being investigated now for writing these prescriptions? right now, they are looking at about five doctors. however, the attorney general s office is looking at dozens of doctors who may have been involved in getting prescription drugs for michael jackson. dozens of doctors writing prescriptions allegedly in the names of aliases. let s go out to a very special guest. so honored to have him. dr. joshua perper coming out of broward county, florida. forensic pathologist, medical examiner for broward county. you have a wealth of knowledge you can i