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