>> larry: we're out of time. thanks, guys. see you tomorrow night. big post show on this network and "larry king live." tomorrow night, too. anderson cooper up on the roof and "ac 360." late breaking developments. activity seen at forest lawn cemetery. la toya jackson seen and departing. a hearse seen arriving. details sketchy right now. we don't know if this was a private viewing or something more. we do know this is after hours for the cemetery. absolutely no comment from the jacksons. a private memorial had been scheduled for tomorrow morning here. so far there is no word any of those plans have changed. the public memorial expected at 10:00 here local time. tonight breaking news and the big question answered in court, and major new questions being raised in the investigation. this city is bracing for impact preparing for possibly the biggest celebrity sendoff l.a. has seen. take a look live, the staples center at 10:00 a.m. local time, 20,000 celebrities, luminaries, randomly selected ticket holders will back inside, no different from a lakers game except for the hundreds of thousands more that might also want in. they've been told to stay away. portions of two major boulevards, pico and olympic blocked off, buses rerouted. the many who applied online, the lucky few ticket winners picking up the good at dodger stadium. they got tickets. and also golden wristbands. they'll likely sleep in with tonight. show up with a ticket and you are out of luck. before the event jackson friends and family are expected to say their good-byes here at forest lawn cemetery in the hollywood hills. extra security onhand. everything to do with michael jackson. a busy day tomorrow. we will cover it live, of course. a lot happening now starting with the investigation. randy kaye has that and brings up to date on what is new tonight. and the investigation. what have we learned. >> reporter: anderson, i can tell you five doctors are now under the microscope in this case. that is according to "the l.a. times." we don't have the doctors' names. clearly, investigators want to find out if any doctors prescribed medications that may have contributed to michael jackson's death. one of the doctors we know was interviewed, able to conform today, that's dr. conrad murray is michael jackson's personal physician. he is a cardiologist. he was actually there, trying to resuscitate him the day. >> you say he was interviewed today? >> reporter: the last time he was interviewed was a week ago saturday. >> he is one of these five? >> he is one of these five. his lawyer says he is a witness not a suspect. his lawyer released a statement to us today, just want to till you what it said -- "dr. conrad murray did not prescribe or administer anything that should have killed michael jackson. it is interesting he said should have. we do know the attorney told cnn last week the doctor did not provide demoral or oxycontin to michael jackson. still, we have yet to get a comment about that. we asked again. pressed. again the lawyer would not comment. >> even if he admits he did administer diprivan, any doctor we talked to says it raises ethical questions. because, no doctor should be giving diprivan to a patient inside their home. how are authorities going to determine what doctor prescribed to michael jackson? he could have used aliases? a lot of different doctors. >> right. the false name is definitely a problem. there are a couple of ways they can do this. there is a state database used in the death of anna nicole smith. the attorney general will sort what they would do in that case, the attorney general is already doing that in this case. he will sort through the doctors' names, all in the database. it takes a look at what controlled medication they prescribed, when they prescribed them, the amount, who they prescribed them to and who received it. so they're going to look at that database. we know that billing information can provide some clues. we talked to a company called md systems which a lot of doctors use for billing. those, those -- the electronic billing and electronic recommendations for the drugs actually the records, the electronic prescriptions are in this server on the computer forever. >> right. >> so that is there for them to look at. even if someone tried to delete it, this is key, there is a record of who actually went in and tried to delete it and so they will be able to follow which doctor may have been involved if that is the case. randy kaye, thank you. >> in a moment we look at the events happening tomorrow, who is expected to be there and who isn't. jackson's kids will attend but not the birth mother of the two eldest, debbie rowe, who was basically assaulted by paparazzi. on the streets, yesterday, take a look at her outburst. >> are you ready to fight for your kids, debbie? >> are you ready to fight for your kids. >> do not touch me. >> nobody touched you. >> you just did. don't. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't [ bleep ] touch me. >> are you ready to take a cash settlement for the kids? how important are the kids to you, debbie? >> debbie rowe giving the photographers probably what they were looking for, somekind of an outburst. that's jackson's ex-wife, mentioned in the will to exclude her as a beneficiary. lawyers for all the major players were in court today. significant develops. don lemon has that angle. don. >> the man who is the executor of his will, john branca, i got a chance to speak to him. today about how he is going to administer that will. here is his message, anderson, to katherine jackson and family members. he says, katherine jackson has nothing to worry about, family members have nothing to worry about, they will be provided for, well provided for as the will and trust stipulates. anderson, as you know, 40% will go to his mother, 40% to his kids and 20% to charity. it was a very emotional meeting after he got back from vacation and learned of michael jackson's death. the will surfaced. he met with katherine jackson and the children and they were very happy that michael jackson had at least provided for his mother and his family in that will. >> industry insiders say this man, and the two executors are very capable. they had michael jackson's confidence. the family contested it. the family wanted more control over it. but they didn't get that. >> it was before the will surfaced they had contested. they didn't know about this will. that is when they went to court. of course the family would like more control over their family member's assets. but again, yes, john branca is the man who managed michael jackson at the height of his career, he negotiated the deal with sony music, and he negotiated the my jack deal. people say he is the reason michael jackson still has some money today. back in 1980, he went to the white house with michael jackson and arranged all of those things. at the height of michael jackson. >> do we know how much money? does the will specify? >> we don't know how much money. they are thinking over $1 billion that michael jackson in assets and it will exceed that in perpetuity as time goes on. >> already his estate is making amounts of money. >> it's been reported, $400 million in debt. that is the report. as you said, they don't know how much money. the reason they went to court the reason the family wanted to go to court, they are not concerned about the will michael jackson put in place. they are not contesting that. what they wanted from michael or from that executor is to have some say into michael jackson's imagine the future. his earning potential in the future and where that goes and where his money goes. >> don lemon, appreciate that. let's get some perspective from analyst and reporter, jeffrey toobin. a judge granted control of the estate to the executors of the will taking away the temporary limited power his mom had over his affairs. what does that mean for the family? how much of a battle do you think this really was? >> i think it was a preliminary skirmish and may have settled all battles in the future. because the will is clear. the will says john branca is in charge of managing michael's estate. katherine jackson was given the temporary authority when it did not appear there was a will in place. michael jackson could have designated his mother as the controller of his business interest but he didn't. what the court did today was simply honor michael's wishes for his estate. branca was conciliatory in court. he said he will consult with katherine jackson and the family. the judge asked him to do that. there is no doubt who is in charge here, it is john branca. >> if mike cam jackson was so clear, he wanted this guy, branca, how come katherine jackson's lawyers were arguing irreparable damage could be done to the estate if these two executors are allowed to take control? >> i think frankly that was just lawyer talk. that combative attitude seems to have faded over the course of the day. i think everyone knows that michael jackson's estate, the long-term financial interest is in much better shape with john branca, a very sophisticated long time music executive rather than katherine jackson in charge. they still want some control over how the estate is exploited, but i just don't think there is any doubt the judge is going to leave jackson's wishes intact and leave branca in charge. >> let's talk about the investigation. more search warrants executed. investigators focusing on several doctors who prescribed drugs to jackson. at this point what do you think they are looking for? >> there are all sorts of ways this process can be abused. are there multiple names? were there legitimate reasons to give these prescriptions? were there multiple prescriptions given when only one should be given? did the doctors coordinate with each other? did the doctors lie to each other, to the pharmacies. all of this is frankly, unfortunately, fairly typical when you have celebrity investigations, anna nicole smith, elvis presley, rush limbaugh, all of these involved pos ball abuse in the prescription process -- possible abuse in the prescription process. >> if you have a doctor administering a powerful sleep medicine like diprivan that is supposed to be in hospitals, can that person be brought up on charges if the person overdoses because of it or a bad reaction? >> they don't have to overdose for them to be brought up on charges. if you prescribe, you as a doctor, prescribe something you shouldn't prescribe or prescribe it to a person who shouldn't get it. those are violations. they are not necessarily criminal violations. they can involve losing your license, civil judgments if the person's estate sues. there are possible remedies. misprescribing drugs can expose the doctor to criminal or civil liability. >> jeffrey toobin. appreciate it. thanks, jeff. we talked at the top how big tomorrow is going to be and how complicated it could become. despite all the efforts to prevent a mess at taxpayer expense. at this point. not everyone is happy about that. but for all the complexity, saying good-bye to michael jackson starts off very simply. >> reporter: the services began at 8:00 a.m. with a private gathering with the family. cnn has learned that the parents, siblings and children will meet at the forest lawn cemetery in the hollywood hills. they'll be escorted to the cemetery by the highway patrol will accompany the family to the staples center. it's there at 10:00 a.m. where the public memorial gets underway. the streets around the downtown arena will be under heavy security provided and paid for by the city. there is still no word on the price tag and some local politicians are far from happy at the expense. the star-studded tribute will be watched live around the world. it will also be shown in about 40 theaters around the country. inside the staples center about 9,000 seats are reserved for jackson family and friends. as for the public, out of the estimated 1.5 million fans who entered the online lottery, 8,750 won tickets. each person gets two tickets bringing the total number of public seats to 17,500. there is only room for 11,000 public seats in the staples center. the remaining 6,500 overflow winners will watch the memorial on a jumbotron next door at the nokia theater. based on the attendees, tuesday's memorial will be a celebration of jackson's life and legacy. today the family released a list or participants including jennifer hudson, usher, stevie wonder and lionel richie who co-wrote with jackson "we are the world." there will be many others as well. we will have more on other performers later ian this hour. let us know, join the live chat at ac360.com. talk to other viewers in the united states and around the world watching us now. up next -- more breaking news, the suspected serial killer in south carolina tonight is dead. police confirming they got their man in a deadly shootout. the question is what happened? a just-released picture of a man they say took five lives. terrorized a whole lot more. reason as logic, or reason as a simple motive. everyone has a reason they believe governor sarah palin is quitting. the question is -- do any of them make any sense? we talk to pundits and an author of a fascinating account of her rise to national fame from "vanity fair." 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>> reporter: anderson, this case coming to an abrupt and violent end in north carolina, 30 miles north of here. this serial killer killed in a shootout with north carolina police. but it's only just within the last hour we had a name and face to go with this. patrick tracy burris. we see the face of him now. it has been put out to the public. this is the face of the man who terrorized gaffney with five murders in nine days. now police are saying that the search for their serial killer is now over but the investigation continues. before dawn on monday morning a serial killer's trail of blood came to a violent end at this rundown house in north carolina. >> it scared me. it did. especially when i heard the gunshots and i actually froze. >> reporter: a quick exchange of gun fire left an officer wounded and an gunman dead. 14 hours later police say the gunman's bullets match those used by a serial killer in five murders in gaffney, south carolina. >> we believe a killer is off the street. at this point, we are working backwards to make sure we collect all the evidence. >> reporter: it ends a reign of terror that began with the murder of a 63-year-old peach farmer, then an 83-year-old woman, and 50-year-old daughter were killed in their home. his final victims, a 48-year-old man and his 15-year-old daughter were shot in their family's appliance store. nobody felt safe. pawnshop owner chris spencer tells me his gun inventory was running low. after a spike in sales. libby jones never fired a gun before but didn't want to go to work without protection. it is not just guns, lights, locks, security devices, sales for all of them have jumped here. everyone seems to be taking precautions. even in this downtown street, businesses were open but some kept their doors locked allowing people in only if they recognized them. it's all because the seemingly random nature of the killings -- there was no pattern behind the murder and no profile to fit the murderer. i stopped at mabrey's cafe expecting to find the usual lunchtime crowd. instead it was almost empty. and the topping of conversation was watching your back? what is everybody's state of mind? >> i would say that we are all pretty much panicky, if you want to know the truth. >> reporter: owner tammy coleman tells me she almost didn't open today. how tough was it for you to come and go to work today? >> it is really tough. we are all carrying guns. >> reporter: you've got yours on you? >> i got my gun. >> where is it? >> it is here. it is close. it is behind this counter. >> what do we know about this guy patrick traci burris? >> reporter: what we know tonight, anderson, this man has had a long history with problem s with the law, law enforcement officials locally and the state are talking about what a long rap sheet he had, breaking and entering, weapons charges. all kind of things in his past. and the question was raised tonight, there is going to have to be some explaining done by the judicial system why this man was still out free and able to do so much harm. >> david mattingly, thanks. a deadly day in afghanistan. also, a standoff over who runs honduras. a plane trying to land with the president on board, former president, troops blocking the way. we'll show you what the drama was about. crowd not liking what they're seeing there. people talking about sarah palin, her decision to resign. >> may be tempting and more comfortable to keep your head down, plod along and appease those who are demanding, "hey, just sit down and shut up." that is the worthless, easy path out. that's the quitter's way out. aflac! find out more at aflacforbusiness.com still ahead the raw politics behind governor sarah palin's surprising decision to leave office before the end of her first term. first erica hill has a bulletin. the deadliest day in afghanistan in nearly a year, seven americans killed, four of them in an attack in a relatively peaceful northern part of the country. a sign that the war being fought in the taliban heartland of the south and east could now be expanding to the north. in honduras, supporters of manuel zelaya are threatening to widen protests and block trade. security forces opened fire where the ousted president was attempting to land. that effort unsuccessful. he is expected to meet with secretary of state hillary clinton in washington tomorrow. awe general motors expected to restructure. the judge ruling that bankruptcy is the only available means to preserve the continuation of gm's business. under the plan, the automaker will create a new company and will also shed crushing debt and some very expensive contracts. talk about a big upset at the 14th annual world wife carrying championship, a very important one, a finnish couple won for the first time in more than a decade. here is why you want to win, the prize? 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