Did hire dr. Conrad murray, convicted of manslaughter for giving Michael Jackson the propofol that killed him. The second question, was murray unfit at the time ag hired him . The case was no. The case for damages for the Jackson Family has ended. The jury said aeg isnt responsible. Reporter the verdict was a clear win for aeg. Despite the wording of that second question, it was nothing close to vind indication for dr. Conrad murray, as the jury made clear. The jury foreman said he was competent as the general practitioner. In the end, he was very unethic a. He did something he shouldnt have done. They found he will have little impact on the prevailing view he is the doctor that killed Michael Jackson. We are challenging on the feel. Well see what happens with that. Reporter the jurors said aeg was not responsible whatever the doctor did in a sealed off room at the last days of his life. How could aeg have known anything, if they were kept in the dark. Aeg didnt do something wrong here
But a private charity stepped in to do what the government did not do. Take care of the families of fallen u. S. Service members. This morning a solemn ceremony. Some families paid for the flights themselves. Because of the Government Shutdown they didnt get death benefits. 100,000 normally paid within 36 hours of a death to help cover immediate cost. The charity has stepped in to take the place of the government. Im hoping this say temporary measure and not longterm but were in it as long as we need to be. The mother of Jeremiah Collins back home in milwaukee. For the sacrifice our kids are making at the age that theyre making them, i dont understand how this can be a benefit thats withheld. I will not i wont ever understand it. Reporter another of the fallen, special agent joseph peters, a 24yearold intelligence ofcer from springfield, missouri serving in afghanistan after two tours in iraq and the father of a 20 month old son. His wife ashley issued this statement. It is upsetting b
Them to get home and theyre not there. How hannah is doing today, thursday, october 10th, 2013. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Im savannah guthrie. Im matt lauer alongside al roker and the guy gets a lawn mower, a leaf blower and he said the government is not going to be able to cut the grass here at the lincoln memorial, im going to do it. Any silver lining, its how we seen private citizens really step up in these days of washington dysfunction. Apparently been doing it for days and got chased away from the police. Wasnt supposed to be doing it. But chipped in and rolled up his sleeves. Well talk more about that in trending today. But first todays top story. The kidnapping of libyas Prime Minister. He has been let go, but still a lot of questions about the group that took him and why they did. Nbc chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is
One of the biggest music acts in the world, macklemore and ryan lewis, fighting for their fans in an unusual move. One phone call at a time. Wait until you see what they did. And good morning, america. Busy thursday here and in washington, where there are new moves to break the Government Shutdown stalemate. Ten days in, the president s invited republicans in congress to the white house. A big group is coming. And the big question, will it bring some kind of a deal . Were going to get to that. And many are hopeful thats going to be the case. Lets get to the latest on the libyan Prime Minister and that chaos in the capital there. He has just been freed. Abcs Martha Raddatz is in washington and tracking the very latest. This is a fast developing story. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, robin. He has been released. But this does show how chaotic things are in libya right now. Think about it. For more than six hours overnight, the Libyan Government did not know where its Prime M
Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and Natalie Morales. Today we will answer the ageold question thats stumped people for generations, what does the fox say . And well answer the question how long will it be before you get that song out of your head . Two to three days. Sunday. Exactly. Well get to that later on. We want to get right to todays top story. Theres controversy around the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons and not to a 16yearold girl named Malala Yousufzai. Andrea mitchell has more on that. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, matt. It is surprising and controversial. The decision seems to reflect both politics and the committees concern that malala was too young to be awarded the worlds most prestigious prize. She migh