we did not see michael jackson s children, we didn t see them go in. as part of that prosecution opening statement, megyn, they also claimed that michael jackson was medically abandoned by conrad murray, they say there was gross negligence in the standard of care administered by dr. murray, and they say there were no medical records whatsoever at all for any of the care being administered. that s claimed by the prosecution. they say it was an employer/employee relationship which is not standard and that dr. murray was being paid $155,000 a month. megyn? megyn: wow. that s a big number. and you heard the defense saying he wasn t motivated by greed, and they re going to get into that with the jury. adam houseley, great reporting. thank you very much. well, your health care records are about to go online thanks to the president s new health care law, and getz who now wants to manage all of your private data. big brother. is this a good idea? we ll have a full report. plus, incredible
built between 1864 and 1884? and withstood another quake back in the 1800s, a stronger one? listen. it is a testament to the original builders that the monument has withstood not just this earthquake, but an even larger one in the late 1800s. they obviously knew what they were doing. reporter: yeah, built pretty well a couple of hundred years ago, right? this is some video of some of the debris inside. not only was the quake, but after they got irene coming through, lashed with high winds, they got some flooding because of the rains of irene. it s still closed. maybe closed for a while. but, apparently, it s solid, megyn. should be there for many years to come. megyn: can you imagine? that is scary. think about folks in the washington monument, folks on top of the empire state building, people on those high elevations, tourists in many cases just checking out some of our landmarks when the earth begins to shake, tiles are
the gop in many cases are holding it back to see how the existing field evolves. not just in terms of who might join it, but how the candidates themselves might correct some of their flaws. there is no denying that the appeal of. chris christie or other new candidates is an expression of the displeasure of the existing field. if they can correct some of their weaknesses and turn them into strength, the wallets will open. megyn: yeah. and the displeasure they have with the existing field is nothing compared to the displeasure they have with the opposite party. so we ll see what happens reporter: that s the unififying, galvanizing war cry. on that there s no dispute, and that has energized the republican debate if not in all cases, the candidates themselves. megyn: yeah. once it is down to, you know, barack obama versus somebody from the gop side, we ll see what happens. carl cameron, thank you, sir. reporter: thanks, megyn. megyn: coming up, i will be speaking with michael reaga
should be eliminated for all americans, not just the richest 1 percent but this president is saying hey, everyone who makes over $1 million, you re going to lose these bush tax cuts and it s going to help this economy. we all know that the government has to start priming the punt through infrastructure pend priming the pump through infrastructure spending or this economy is going nowhere. if republicans get control of the white house, that s exactly what they ll do. megyn: chris, is it cynical for the president to go with liberal orthodoxy on these plans, does it mean he s done governing and in full mode campaigning or does it mean this is what he believes is genuinely good for the country? it almost doesn t matter whether he believes this is good for the country or not. it s been tried and has failed. the president is running on failed polices so they ve got to resort to attacks. harry reid just put the democrat, leader of the democrat-controlled senate, just today pushed this pho
megyn: some ruffled feathers in charleston, south carolina. the state wants to replace the city s run-down cruise ship terminal with a new facility creating hundreds of new jobs, but here s the rub. some residents say the ships block views and clog the streets with tourists. jonathan serrie live in atlanta. there are jonathan? reporter: hey, megyn. there are two things going on here. charleston is this elegant town of centuries-old houses, but it is also a thriving port be. charleston, south carolina, draws tourists from around the world, but how those visitor get here is making waves in the community. i have nothing against cruising. i ve been on a number of cruises, and i think that they re a great thing. i just think that charleston is a small city, and it all needs to be kept in balance. reporter: just steps from the historic district is the 65-acre cargo terminal. the state ports authority wants to redevelop the poland. the cruise business is an