a judge speaks out abtd four people trying to get on the virginia ballot. what s next for them. a mother fed up with her son s run-ins with the law forces him to wear this sign. did she go too far? we give you a chance to weigh in this morning. we start with former mississippi governor, barbour, defending his decision to pardon 200 people. among the myrrherered set to release from prison. a judge put a halt on prison releases. the legislature is considering changing the constitution to take pardon powers away from the governor. what is barbour saying now? in his first public comments since issuing the pardons. listen. the power of gubernatorial to pardon felons is rooted in the christian idea of giving second chances. i m not saying i ll be perfect that nobody who received clemency will ever do nothing wrong. i m not in fallible and nobody else is. i am very comfortable and totally at peace with these pardons, including those at the mansion. you heard him mention the
powerful allegations about murray s actions and inaction. let s go to ted rollins in los angeles. what s the latest, ted? well, joe, it was a compelling day in court so far. it continues this afternoon here in los angeles. all day, it has been alberto alvarez, the director of lodgistics for michael jackson and he has taken the jury inside the jackson house during those critical moments of chaos while jackson was lying on his bed. he describes the scenario where he gets a call, rushes in, sees murray in the room. sees jackson laying there with his mouth open. he also testified that murray asked him to help him collect bottles of propofol. i believe dr. conrad murray had the best intentions for mr. jackson, so i didn t question his authority. at the time. i knew it was a medical emergency, so i proceeded to follow mr. conrad murray s instructions. okay. what did you think when did you think these items were being packed up for? i thought we were packing, getting ready