surrounding the new jersey governor and a possible run for the white house. how many times does a guy have to say no before it sinks in? >> you folks are an incredible disappointment as an audience. the fact that that took to second question. shows you people are off your game. that is not american exceptionalism. >> jim acosta, hopeful supporters still only heard one thing, he didn't say no. any reason to believe that he's reconsidering now? >> yeah, the buzz is exceptional, kyra. yes, there is reason to think that he is reconsidering for a governor who is known for his new jersey brand of straight talk. chris christie never really came out and said last night whether or not he's running for president. unlike what he has done in the past. he sounded very much like a candidate in a speech at the reagan presidential library out in california. the new jersey governor accused the president of dividing the country in order to win re-election. he took a settled dig at rick perry when a woman in the audience asked christie on his views of giving in-state tuition to children of illegal immigrants. christie said not heartless to oppose that policy. twice last night, three time physical you count the woman from new jersey who said, hey y want you it run for president. he was asked whether he is reconsidering his repeated statements that he is not running. one woman got very emotional emploring christie to run. christie says, he's sorry, it's just not his time. here's what he had to say. >> do it for my daughter, do it for our grandchildren and do it for our sons. please, sir, don't -- we need you. your country needs you to run for president. >> it's extraordinarily flattering, but by the same token, that heartfelt message you gave me is also not a reason for me to do it. that reason has to reside inside me. >> and if you listen very carefully, christie did not give a definitive answer. i talked to a close adviser of the governor yesterday who said only christie knows what christie is doing right now. adding the storm of speculation is incredible, but this is a decision that will come from chris christie on his terms. so, kyra, you can see the word there, decision. which seems to indicate that this is an open question right now. he dozen have much time to make up his mind, though. there is about a month between now and when you got, basically, your first really big filing deadline for a primary in the 2012 nomination battle. that is for florida. so, if he does not decide by october 31st, this is over. really, he has to decide before then. you cannot launch a presidential campaign on the fly like this. the clock is ticking. >> all right, we're going to keep talking about it for at least another month and jim acosta, thanks. coming up at 9:15, we will take a closer look at chris christie's plans and what they mean to the republican party. john avlon will join me with his thoughts then. sarah palin is stirring speculation with new comments. mark press from washington. mark, what exactly is she saying and what are supporters hearing when it comes to sarah palin? >> well you know, kyra, she's doing very much what chris christie is doing, she's leaving it out there she is still running for president. listen to what she said last night on fox, where she is a paid contributor. >> as a title and a campaign too shackling does that prohibit me from being out there, oout of a box, not allowing handlers to shape me. >> there you have sarah palin last night who might give indication, in fact, that she's not going to run for president. those words, in fact, kyra, sounds more like someone who wants to be the leader of a movement and not necessarily president of the united states. what's interesting is she said the title is too shackling, but the fact of the matter is, the president, the united states is still the leader of the free world. we'll see where she goes with that, kyra. >> meanwhile, apparently some news just came in about florida moving its primary day. what do you know? >> another big scoop for peter this morning. florida we expect to hold their presidential primary on january 31st. this is very big news when you're looking at the republican presidential primary calendar. the reason being this contest were not supposed to start until february when iowa will kick it off. what this all means is that the republican presidential primary process, kyra, is going to start in early january to mid-january. a month earl than the republican leaders had hoped. >> mark preston, thanks. your next political update in about an hour. just go to our website, cnnpolitics.com. back now to that shocking start of michael jackson's death trial. if you haven't heard it yet, prosecutors played a chilling audiotape of a drugged up michael jackson just weeks before his death. his speech slow and slurred. it was all captured on the iphone of jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray. >> when people leave my show i want them to say, i've never seen nothing like this in my life. go. go. i've never seen anything like this. go. it's amazing. he's the greatest entertainer in the world. >> cnn's don lemon is following the trial from los angeles. don, you were right there in the courtroom sitting behind the jackson family when this was played. how did they react when they heard that recording? >> kyra, they were stunned. they were shocked. they were passing tissue down. the family was sitting there in a row and, you know, when you sit there, when you're inside the court as an observer, it's just like church pews. you're sitting really close. i was right behind katherine jackson and joe jackson and latoya next to her and the family, on and on. they just started passing the tissue down and you could see them crying and they had to listen to it twice. because the first time the audio wasn't up in the courtroom and then the second time, they played it, but you still couldn't understand what he was saying. we did. see the words up in the courtroom. people were saying, was that michael jackson? this has nulothing to do with conrad murray's guilt or innocen innocence. innocent until proven guilty. you are a mom, i have a mom, imagine listening to that, your loved one in that state and then, you know, finally the picture. they saw that, as well. it was heart wrenching. >> don, is there any, any speculation to why conrad murray would even record this in the first place? >> no one knows. that's what people in the courtroom and outside were wondering. why would he, why would he record that? what were the purposes behind that? kenny ortega who was a producer for "this is it" said on the stand, he didn't understand why. but to his knowledge he thought it was right during the time when conrad murray started to treat michael jackson. we don't know. i think that's probably something that may come out in the testimony. but, again, it was tough, kyra. it's real. human emotion, it's real. >> you actually ran to conrad murray in the hallway. did he say anything to you? were you able to have any type of conversation with him? >> i didn't. it was, it was odd because you run into people. i saw the jacksons in the hallway. germane jackson shook my hand. they watch cnn, they recognize us and they said, hello. i said, how are you doing? he just put his hand over his heart and he said, it's tough, it's tough. we were all waiting in the break to go to the restroom and get water and what have you and conrad murray was there with his security team and he walked out of the rest room and gave me a long stare like, oh, you're the guy from cnn and ed chernoff who i know from doing the jackson documentaries, as well, just kind of looked. this was after the prosecution presented their thing. it is just the sullen look like, oh, my gosh. he knows. he knows. but it's even tough for him because he cried in the courtroom, as well. you saw that, too. >> don lemon, we'll be talking a lot this week. appreciate it. after four decades on the lam, he felt pretty safe. but george wright underestimated the long arm of the law. the notorious fugitive has been captured in europe. our deb feyerick here with all the details. if you look at this guy's life over the past 40 years, it's pretty remarkable what he has gotten by with, deb. >> it is. they finally got the lead that they needed. along with fbi agents and po portuguese authority they arrested him about an hour from lisbon. he had been living there under an assumed name. he is now fighting extradition. he does not want to come back to the united states. why? well, in the early '60s he was convicted of killing a world war ii veteran who is a bronze star recipient and that killing taking place during a gas station robbery. he was serving up to 30 years when he escaped a new jersey prissen and he made his way to detroit where he joined the black liberation army. then in 1972 wright and four other liberation members hijacked a miami-bound delta flight out of detroit. wright was dressed as a priest and apparently smuggled a gun onboard in a hollowed out bible. once the plane landed in miami, wright and the other hijackers demanded a million dollars in cash. the highest ransom ever for this kind of hijacking and that was for the safe release of some 80 passengers. well, fbi agents did deliver the money and they delivered it using bathing suits, that was a way of insuring they were not carrying any sorts of weapons. they flew to boston, got more fuel and took on another pilot and flew across the atlantic to nigeria where there was a strong headquarters for they asked for asylum. the million dollars was returned to the united states, along with the plane. four years later, the other hijackers were arrested in paris. wright stayed on the run. his next appearance now in a portuguese court expected in about two weeks, kyra. >> we'll be following it, deb. thanks so much. if you want more inside scoop, tom fuentes assistant director of office of operations. he joins us live at the half hour. state-run news is reporting that iran is planning to send ships near u.s. waters and an iranian navy. zain verjee is following the story from london. what do you think, smoke in mirrors or a real threat here? >> it's difficult to know. if you think of iran like a kaleidoscope, you don't know what is going on and it's constantly changing. they have so many different and very intricate and internal dynamics going on. hard to know. but it is significant and the threat shouldn't be taken likely and is unlikely to be taken so by the pentagon, even though they haven't commented on this. specifically what was said, the local news agency quoting a commander said that iran will send ships to the u.s. atlantic coast and the quote that was given was that the navy of the iranian army will have a powerful presence near u.s. borders and also went on to say the world arrogant power, not naming the u.s., but we're assuming that is what is implied is so close to us, so we want to be close to them. the u.s. has had ships in the persian gulf close to iran, too. so, i think it is important to continue to watch this development. you know, iran just in february sent a couple ships to the suez canal that they hadn't done so since back in 1979. there are significant developments. the pentagon is likely to react to this some time today. >> we'll keep talking about it, zain, thanks. the controversial plans of chris christie. he says no, his supporters say yes. john avlon joins us right after the break. we're america's natural gas and here's what we did today: supported nearly 3 million steady jobs across our country... ... scientists, technicians, engineers, machinists... ... adding nearly 400 billion dollars to our economy... we're at work providing power to almost a quarter of our homes and businesses... ... and giving us cleaner rides to work and school... and tomorrow, we could do even more. cleaner, domestic, abundant and creating jobs now. we're america's natural gas. the smarter power, today. learn more at anga.us. the nascar nationwide series, i know pleasing fans is a top priority, 'cause without the fans, there'd be no nascar. just like if it weren't for customers, there'd be no nationwide. that's why they serve their customers' needs, not shareholder profits. because as a mutual, nationwide doesn't report to wall street, they report to their customers. and that's just one more reason why the earnhardt family has trusted nationwide for more than 30 years. nationwide is on your side. new jersey governor chris christie may have a unique credibility problem. no matter how many times he says he won't run for president, his supporters simply refuse to believe him. listen. >> i don't feel ready in my heart to be president. >> i don't feel like i'm ready to be president. i don't want to run for president. i don't have the fire and ability to run for president. i'm not stupid. i see the opportunity. i see it. that's not the reason to run. i threatened to commit suicide. i did. i said, what do i have to do short of suicide to convince people i'm not running? apparently, i actually have to commit suicide. >> and now supporters are squeezing new hope out of his latest speech because this rising republican star did not actually use the word no in his appearance last night. john avlon daily beast columnist joining me now with his thoughts. so, john, you actually think this has reached the point of ridiculous. >> i really do. i mean, the guy said no so many different times so many different ways. he tried to improve upon the statement of denial saying, do i have to kill myself? the courtship of chris christie is a fascinating story. the way his supporters, especially a lot of big donors in the republican party keep reaching out to him to run. and it's because, frankly, there is an admission that there is a serious weakness in the field in terms of strong leadership in the center right. he is a great governor, he's got the right message and demeanor and unapologetic, he's engaging and unceremonial and he's a strong believe in executive leadership but he said over and over, he's not going to run. at some point you have to listen to the guy. >> at some point you say the donors are stirring the pot here, but i'm also sort of hearing from you think this guy can make a great candidate. >> i do. but that's very different saying he'll run. the speech he gave last night was a very strong speech. it was an honest speech. he talked about the strong executive leadership and compromise in washington. he's not simply playing to the base, he's actually laying out a vision consistent with his record in new jersey about how you get things done, recognizing that compromise is an essential part of the equation. ultimately when you're trying to actually make improvements and deal with a budget deficit as he's done in jersey. i think the party could use him. he's a national leader in the party. this has taken on a life of its own and not bearing any reality to what he's consistently said. >> he's saying no and final question here, jim acosta said he could actually say yes, but he's got about a month. >> yeah, well, there are certain just hard deadlines. you know, the reality is that you need to register to get in the florida primary, which by all accounts is decisive by october 31st. i mean, there's a certain point at which you can no longer practically functionally run for president, at least on the republican line. now, look, there will be all sorts of, i'm sure there will be some of him running as an independent down the line because there is a hole in the field that chris christie could fit, but he's just, you know, he's said no so many different times. he's one of the most effective governors in the nation and i understand why governors like him. very importantly a few guys in the senate right who the tea party like. a general ground swell of support, but not just going to happen. the hard deadline is october 31st. >> we'll be watching, of course, john, thanks. when you care enough to send the very best to the jobless, hallmark unveils the new line of greeting cards offering a reassuring word to those out of work. why some think it's not such a great idea. and would you spend 600 bucks a night for a real hole in the ground? 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bell just rang. >> bell just rang. we have green arrows. more optimism about europe getting a handle on its debt crisis. what has happened now, more votes from the european unionpp this overhaul. it gives loans to european countries. so far 8 of 17 have approved the overhaul. what you're seeing is this progress kind of driving stocks higher all this week and driving stocks higher today. kyra? >> all right, let's hope the numbers keep rising. thanks so much, alison. well, he killed a man at 19. broke out of prison eight years later in the warden's own car. two years after that, hijacked a plane dressed as a priest with a gun hidden in his bible. george wright got away with that, too. he fled the country and enjoyed decades of freedom, up till this week when reality came knocking on his door. george wright was just arrested in portugal after 41 years on the lam. tom fuentes served as assistant director of the fbi office of international operations. so, tom, is this guy a criminal mastermoi mastermind or just get lucky for 40 years? >> he's no genius that we can tell. he was lucky and took advantage of the fact that 41 years ago we didn't have the technology and the global police relationships to really be able to go after him once he landed in affraw cuwith the hijacked aircraft. >> so, explain where the gaps were. how did this guy, how was he able to commit so many crimes, even murder, and get away the way he did. he even escaped prison, i think it's remarkable in the warden's car of all things. >> yeah, it is a remarkable story. he steals the car and the car is later recovered in atlantic city and then he and his colleagues join up in detroit where they're believed to have joined the black liberation army. a couple years later they hijack a delta airlines flight bound for miami, receive a million dollar ransom or extortion payment from the airline and have the plane flown to boston. they release the passengers for the exchange of the million dollars. international pilots put on the plane to take them to algeria. when they land in algeria, he assumes that elderage cleaver, who was already living in algeria at the time is going to help arrange for him to have asylum and stay there freely. it doesn't turn out that way. the algerians did not want to become a safe haven for u.s. fugitives, so they returned the aircraft and the million dollar payment back to the united states. but they didn't return him. so, he was allowed to be released after a couple days in a hotel and then later some of his partners were arrested in paris and, so, that's where the trail went cold all those years ago that they believed he was in europe. >> real quickly, tom, just before i let you go. i saw the image on the internet, we couldn't get rights to it, but our viewers can find it online. the fbi agent that actually delivered that $1 million in ransom up to the airport, that delta flight that wright had hijacked, he insisted that he do it in his bathing suit, basically wanting to prove that he didn't have any weapons on him or what have you. had you ever seen anything like that before and why would the agent do that? >> well, i think that the bad guys had been watching dirty harry movies and didn't want someone to sneak on the aircraft and shoot them on the plane. so, in this case, the airline made the decision to pay the payment and the fbi then delivered it and that was the manner that they wanted it. they wanted the agent in a bathing suit so they could see he was not harmed. i don't think it was because it was a beauty contest to board that aircraft. but also before i leave this, i would like to say that the fbi in this case, they have a task force with the fbi, u.s. marshals and new jersey authorities that was begun several years ago to see if they could open a cold case and learn more about where he might have gone. the global financial network to check transactions and phone records where relatives might be in other countries and the fbi wants to give a huge plug here to the u.s. marshals. they developed the main lead that led to his location in portugal and i also want to plug the legal office in madrid, spain. that office covers spain and portugal and has the partnership liaison relationship with the portuguese police who conducted surveillance and investigative effort in the case to verify that it was him before they made the arrest. so, now, they'll go forward with a provisional arrest warrant and extradition back to the u.s. >> it reads like a novel, tom fuentes, thanks for weighing in today. appreciate it. >> you're welcome, carol. well, the chaos in michael jackson's bedroom after he stopped breathing is exactly what jurors are expected to hear today as dr. conrad murray's trial enters day two. yesterday everyone was riveted by a chilling recording of a drugged up michael jackson that played in court. here's cnn's randi kaye. >> reporter: once again, michael jackson had the world's attention. this time, though, he was wasted. slurring his words. listen to this recording by jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, made six weeks before his death. >> when people leave my show, i want them to say, "i've never seen nothing like this in my life." >> reporter: prosecutor david waldgren said jackson was drugged up and not only aware of his addiction but continued to feed it by supplying and administering drugs that eventually killed the pop star. >> it was dr. murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jackson's death on june 25th, 2009. >> reporter: prosecutors continue to hammer murray's so-called negligence, leaving the room while jackson was hooked up to a propofol i.v. and calling the body guard when he stopped breethdiathing instead calling 911. this bombshell, prosecutor walgren told the jury as paramedics fought to save his life, he held back information that he had given michael jackson propofol. >> conrad murray never once mentioned the administration of propofol. >> reporter: then it was defense attorney ed chernoff's turn. he said there was nothing dr. murray could have done to prevent jackson's death because jackson died at his own hand, taking more propofol without murray's knowing. >> michael jackson swallowed up to eight pills on his own, without telling his doctor. without permission from his doctor. and when dr. murray gave him the 25 milligrams and dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered the dose, an additional dose of propofol and it killed him. and it killed him like that. and there was no way to save him. >> reporter: as conrad murray listened, he wiped away tears. the defense portrayed him as a good doctor, a friend to michael jackson, a friend trying to wean him off propofol. >> the evidence is not going to show you that michael jackson died when dr. murray gave him propofol for sleep. what the evidence is going to show you is that michael jackson died when dr. murray stopped. >> reporter: leaving michael jackson, according to the defense, to take the drug himself. later in the day, prosecutors called their first witness, kenny ortega. the director and choreographer before jackson's "this is it" tour. prosecutors attempted to show that jackson appeared in good health. they played this rehearsal clip in court. ♪ >> what was his demeanor and condition on tuesday, june 23rd? >> he entered into rehearsal full of energy, full of desire to work. full of enthusiasm. and it was a different michael. >> reporter: two days later, michael jackson was dead. randi kaye, cnn, los angeles. be sure to check out our sister network hln for in-depth coverage and analysis of the trial of dr. conrad murray. your place for coverage throughout the entire day. the latest poll shows that american s trust the governme is an all-time low. well, our cnn in-depth series continues on our broken government. how do average americans see it? our latest cnn/orc poll shows your trust in the federal government is now at an all-time low. just 15% of you trust the government to do what's right always or most of the time. so, what's the solution? author and lawyer philip k. howard has some suggestions. he's chair of common good, which advocates a good approach to running the government. i read a number of your ideas, philip. so, why don't we start with cleaning out the staples of government. i was reading, you say, entitlements, mandates, regulations, boom, out the window. >> yeah, the problem is, we've sort of all stuffed up with obsolete law so the regulations pile up over the years and the problem is not that we're r regulating the wrong thing. we don't want to get rid of environmental regulation, but you have to let people take responsibility to actually meet their environmental requirements and give the freedom to enforce it. >> you talk about not understanding the law and that is one thing you say we need to do is radically simplify the law. i mean, they have to be understandable in order to be effective. >> that's completely right. 180 million words of binding federal law and regulation. nobody can read it all, much less comply with it. we need to go back to old principals, which is basic responsibility. >> how did we get out of touch with basic responsibility? it seems so simple. >> we had this idea that you could create a legal system that was like a software program. if you, but humans don't have a hard drive. and a processor. humans are pretty good at getting things done. you tell them that they have to meet a certain standard pollution, they can figure out how to do it. if you give them thousands of pages to comply with, they'll catch in the wrong place. that's happened at every level, really. even teachers. teachers are drowning in bu bureaucra bureaucracy. >> you point that out that we need revive accountability for public employees and you specifically address overhauling civil service and teeper's tenure. >> a great deal to be made here. you can liberate, for example, teachers. you can let them be themselves, again. take back control of theclassroom, be spontaneous and do the stuff that humans need to do, teachers need to do to interest the children, but only if they can be accountable if they do a lousy job. >> so, philip, you've got about a few weeks. why aren't you putting your hat in the ring and run for president? you seem to know how to fix our broken government, my friend. what are you doing? >> the american people know that it all boils down to humans. rules don't make anything happen and we are talking to the presidential candidates and president obama is actually endorsed some of our reforms and some of the republican candidates look like they're going to, as well. so, our goal is to try to change the dialogue and move it away from this partisan baloney towards the actual conditions under which we could break out of this paralysis and get something done. >> well, i can see why your book "the death of common sense" is a "new york times" best seller. thanks for weighing in this morning. i really appreciate it. >> great to be with you. >> you bet. you can check out his website, it's just his name, right there. there you go, there's his book, too. philipkhoward.com and more of our in depth series, broken government. what do you get for someone who just lost their job? how about a sympathy card. some people question whether this gesture could be a bit misinterpreted. we're america's natural gas and here's what we did today: supported nearly 3 million steady jobs across our country... ... scientists, technicians, engineers, machinists... ... adding nearly 400 billion dollars to our economy... we're at work providing power to almost a quarter of our homes and businesses... ... and giving us cleaner rides to work and school... and tomorrow, we could do even more. cleaner, domestic, abundant and creating jobs now. we're america's natural gas. the smarter power, today. learn more at anga.us. but afraid you can't afford it? 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alison kosik at new york stock exchan exchange.hallmark's newest offering. what is thealison? >> hallmark has to change with >> a containing with the times. made cards for the great depression, military draft and losing loved ones on 9/11. as you said, they're selling sympathy cards for people who have lost their jobs. it's meant to offer encouragement. some say, distasteful. hallmark says, you know what? customers ask for them. how do you say you feel bad for somebody who lost their job? people have trouble expressing themselves and turn to hallmark and grab that card. some of the ones they've made. sentimental. losing your job does not define you. sweet and nice. a funny one. i like the funny ones. life gave you a lemon, started to make lemonade and thought, what the heck and made a martini with a twist instead. what we don't have on the screen, it says, don't think of it as losing your job. think of it as a time-out between stupid bosses. don't you like that one? >> okay. that actually would make folks laugh, and wouldn't cause you to dwell too much on the reality. pretty creative. >> yeah, but when the boss pullaled the rug right from under you, you want to laugh. i see nothing wrong with the cards. i don't think it's distasteful. >> laugh or cry. alison, thank you. >> yeah. baseball's regular season ends tonight, but the wild card races could go on. highlights from our big four games coming upin sports. don't, improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula goes beyond 24-hour moisture. it's clinically proven to improve your skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. for healthy, beautiful skin that lasts. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. and for healthy, beautiful hair, try nourish plus haircare. only from aveeno. all right. checking stories making news later today, at 1:30 eastern, president obama visits a washington high school to deliver his third annual back-to-school speech. and a judge expected to rule whether casey anthony's jail tape can be released to the public. and scheduled for jared loughn loughner, the man accused of wounding congresswoman gabrielle giffords. let's check in with don lemon. >> reporter: a very emotional day in the courtroom for the michael jackson death trial and a number of bombshells dropped. what's on tap today? i'll take you inside the courtroom and tell you what's going on at the top of the hour. i'm jim acosta in washington looking at the question, what is chris christie up to? it's possible only chris christie knows. i'll explain in a few moments. i'm barbara starr at the pentagon. is the iran navy coming our way? we'll have all the details. stay with us. all right, guys. thanks so much. europe's soccer champs are putting on weight during their matches. barcelona players, new shirts, holding too much sweat. what the team's going to do about it. sorry, ladies, they're not going shirtless. baseball's regular season ends tonight with four teams still alive for the two wild card slots. in the national league, cardinals spotted houston five runs and roared back. the pitcher had the game-winning hit. two run triple in the seventh inning pap wild card tie. and a rough month for the braves and for pitcher derek lowe. lowe served up the first homer to phillie's chase utley. 7-1 win. braves lost four straight now, but if they win tonight and the cards lose, you know the drill. and the yankees led tampa bay. bases loaded in the sixth. no problem for the braves. turning a triple play, get out of the inning. the rays come back to beat new york. the last american league playoff spot. happy boys. the red sox had a an unlikely hero. caught his first major league game and hit two homers. the kid from yale looked like he belonged. sox held on to beat baltimore 8-7. if boston and the rays are still tied after tonight a one-game playoff tomorrow. so sorry for the cards and the braves. a mouthful. a shocking start at michael jackson's death trial. if you haven't heard it yet, prosecutors played a chilling audiotape of a drugged up michael jackson just weeks before his death. his speech, slow and slurred. all captured on the iphone of jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray. [ mumbling ] >> when people leave my show, i want them to say, i haven't seen nothing like this in my life. go. go. >> don, you were there in the courtroom sitting behind the jackson family. the reaction when they heard that recording? >> reporter: imagine. you're not even a family member, kyra. i'm sure your reaction. it's just -- it's just jaw-dropping, and the family had to sit through it twice, because the first time the audio wasn't clear enough and they played it again. their obvious reaction was, tears. that's what they did. they looked at each other, gasped and there were tears and everyone in the courtroom, including the people charged with deciding conrad murray's guilt or innocence were all emotionally stun by it as well, kyra. >> you actually -- i saw you during the break. how did you get your lands on some propofol? >> reporter: i did. here's the thing, you're talking about all of these things, about an ambu bag and things involved in the trial, and there's an anesthesiologist who has been out here, and i said, what is propofol like? do you have any? he goes, yeah. i have some. i brought it. if you'd like to see it, here it is. he's on the scene. this is his. this is ddi dipravil as they ca. according to the anesthesiologist out here, 2 ccs. about this much. this is as the center of all this. feels weird. it's a common drug they use all the time if procedures every day in america, but it's so weird. just having it here makes me nervous to sort of have it, but this little bottle, a substance like this, is what's at the center of all of this, and this little bottle, what's in here, we knew nothing about it two years ago and now we're knowing more about it than we ever wanted to after the death of michael jackson. >> yeah, and after hearing those audiotapes yesterday. i think the world is watching and waiting to see what's going to happen today. don lemon there in los angeles. thanks so much. and the trial is being wa h watched closely around the world. zain verjee joining us with the international reaction. what was the word when you heard these audiotapes and those on the other side of the pond? >> reporter: similar reaction, kyra. total shock. total disbelief. let me show you what some of the newspapers here are saying. "the daily mail," shocking jackson death-bed picture doesn't justify the show trial circus. looking like the only show in town. not even in the weird world jacko lived in could he imagine the circus that continues to surround him from beyond the grave. look at "the independent" also here in london. its headline, enabler or scapegoat? jackson's doctor in the dock as trial finally starts. the all-important question on which the case would eventually turn, how and why the drugs found their way into jackson's system? and then the scotsman from scotland says, jackson's slurred words from beyond grave. that's the headline. it just on to point out that this is going to be conrad murray's first time at this trial where the public is going to get in his own words what actually happened in michael jackson's bedroom in the rented mansion. >> zain verjee out of london, thanks. and the president's plans of chris christie. it's not often a politician makes news for what he doesn't say. that proves the buzz surrounding the new jersey governor and a possible run for the white house. how many times does a guy have to say no before it sinks in? >> you folks are an incredible disappointment as an audience. the fact that that took, the second question -- shows you people are off your game. that is not american exceptionalism. >> now, jim acosta, here's what's interesting. hopeful supporters saying, look, this time around he didn't say the word, no. any reason to believe that he's reconsidering? i mean, this is so confusing. >> reporter: it feels like an episode of "who wants to be a millionaire?" is that your final answer, governor christie. known for a new jersey brand of what you see is what you get, chris christie never really came out and said he is not running for president last night, unlike all the denials over the last year we've played over and over here on cnn. he sounded very much like a candidate at the reagan library. went after president obama. accused him of dividing country to win re-election and took a subtle dig at rick perry over giving in-state tuition to the children of illegal immigrants, was asked at least twice, three times, if you count the woman who said, i'm from new jersey but i live in california, and chris christie said what are you doing out here in california? about whether or not he is reconsidering this run for the white house. one woman got very emotional, imploring christie to run and christie seemed to see, it's just not his time. >> do it for my daughter. do it for our grandchildren. dop do it for our sons. please, sir, don't -- we need you. your country needs you, to run for president. >> it's extraordinarily flattering, but, by the same token, that heart felt message you gave me is also not a reason for me to do it. that reason has to reside inside me. >> reporter: and amazing to watch reaction on twitter last night, kyra. a lot of pundits in washington who heard the exact same speech but came to a different conclusion as to what governor christie is up to. i talked to a close adviser yesterday who said only he knows what he's doing adding "ed storm of speculation is incredible, but this is a decision that will come from chris christie on his terms." that word there, "decision," is an i that decision has been made. he has filing deadlines coming up at the end of october. and another big question, kyra. what about the early voting states? like iowa, where there are social conservatives. can he win there? win in new hampshire where mitt romney is heavily favored to win? can he win in south carolina, where social conservatives are all very important. all important questions that chris christie and his team are probably looking at right now trying to make this decision. >> see what happens in the next few weeks. jim, thanks. and iranian state-run news is planning to send ships near u.s. waters, and an iranian navy with a bigger presence in the ocean. ba barbara star has the latest. smoke in mirrors or a big threat brewing? >> reporter: should we be worried? are the iranians coming sailing over the horizon? i talked to officials leer at the pentagon and have to tell you, kyra, you get rolled eyeballs. they've heard this before from iran. look, international waters, iran can sail wherever it wishes to, as long as it stays in international waters. international maritime operations, coming as far as the united states from iran, that's a pretty complicated, expensive proposition. the iranians would really have to have a naval force trained to stay at sea for weeks on end. resupply, refuel, logistics, maintenance. pretty complicated business that costs a lot of money. so with the reaction you get from the pentagon is, they have ever right to do it, they can sail in international waters wherever they want to, but is that really what we're talking about here? is this announcement more a political announcement about their efforts to be on the world stage? or is it a new military strategy? people don't think there's a brand new military strategy here. >> what are your sources say, then, with regard to what they believe iran's real naval intentions are here? >> reporter: exactly. that's the real question, kyra. absolutely. what is iran's navy really up to? the thinking is that they are going to maintain their significant presence in the persian gulf in those highly important oil shipping lanes, through the gulf, through the strait of hormuz. this is where they can really have a presence that has a much more significant global economic reach. doesn't it? they can stay there. they can affect shipping in the gulf, if they choose to. they can confront other shipping in the gulf. hopefully they won't, but this is where they can have real leverage. real political military and economic love ratc economic leverage. that's what the u.s. is keeping their eye on. >> barbara starr, thanks. and members of the denver young democrats and young republicans joining me live. and nancy grace speaks to me about her wardrobe malfunction. a different perspective. that's coming up. so to save some money... man: looks great, hun... woman: ...and we're not real proud of this. man: no...we're not. woman: we...um... teen: have you guys seen captain stewie and lil' miss neptune? 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>> thanks, kyra, yes. absolutely. the president got out there and he talked about one getting middle-class families back to work and, two, creating job opportunities for -- for u, you know, the young american. this is bipartisan, full of bipartisan policy machiners. i don't see any reason why congress shouldn't go out and pass this bill. >> dan, did you feel better about job opportunities for this younger generation after the speech? >> no. i don't think so. the unemployment rate for peopleneder the age of 24 is a staggering 18.1% right now, and the only thing about this speech that was really helpful to unemployed people is that it was in the middle of the day and they didn't have to fight for tickets against those who actually have jobs. it's what we've heard before. the diskreds itted stimulus in 2009. this idea of pushing money out the door as fast as possible is somehow going to revive the economy. it hasn't worked before. why's it going to work now? >> chris, do you agree? >> absolutely not. listen, this measure is paid for, for one thing, and secondly, you know, right now we have a field of republican candidates, and not weren't of them is out there talking to youth voters and talking about how they're going to actually create jobs for young americans. so, you know, i respect him, but i don't quite see where, you know the republican candidates are going to go out there and actually be any better for youth voters. the president has his whole, you know, his whole term has been out there doing things to make sure that youth vetters can -- voters can get access to college, that they have health care and creating all sorts of different opportunities for them. i'm really proud of this president and i think the american jobs act is going to help young americans. >> dan, probably both will agree to this, chris and dan, about voter apathy. especially with the younger generation. besides you guys who are out there really pushing for you believe in, you'll be going to the polls. did this speech do anything for voter apathy among men and women in your age range? dan? >> well, it depends what group you're talking about. i think certainly we had a meeting last night for young republicans. we had more people there than in months. people are excited about what's coming up. as far as people supporting president obama, when you run a campaign that's based on, for young voters, at least, voting for somebody because they're cool, the same thing is going to happen there that's happened to other cool things. like slap bracelets and hair metal. eventually people are going to forget about it. i think that's what's happened with young voters. president obama just isn't cool anymore. these people have left a protective bubble of high school and college they were in had they voted for him the first time and are facing the stark reality then the don't have jobs, facing crushing student loan debt. running around making speeches on a bill that simply isn't going to pass isn't helping them. the targeted tax increases that are supposedly going to pay for the bill, he proposed the same thing in 2009 when we had a democratic congress and it went nowhere. now saying republicans just want to stop this because, so they can score political points. that's not really what's going on here. he's proposed something that's not palatable to either his party or the republicans. it's a campaign tactic, but, you know, when you have people that are in some things that are cool, i don't know if he wants to plank on the -- >> what do you think, chris, about what dan is saying? does the younger generation no longer think obama's cool? it was sort of a neat thing at the beginning? there was a young african-american president and now all of a sudden it's just not cool anymore? >> no. yeah, well i take issue, to begin with, with the fact they only voted for him because he was cool. i think that they -- we were coming out of a presidency with george w. bush that really kind of left america in shambles and they were looking for someone who was intelligent, and inspirational, who knew he could go out there and actually get things done, and i think we have to put things a little in perspective when it comes to youth apathy. you know, i'm out there all the time, like, trying to engage young americans, and i think they are actually excited for this upcoming election. but, you know, it wasn't until october 2007 when i actually went to my first obama event. so, you know, it's -- we still have a lot of time to get those youth involved and i'm confident that he will have every single one of those votes he had in 2008 from youth voters and they will not only give their votes but actually get out there and knock on doors and make phone calls and make sure we re-elect the president. >> thanks for weighing in, guys. coming up, george clooney says during one of his dinner parties he prodded our very own david gergen to jump in a lake. how did he do it? that's next. a new tablet computer? alison kosik, what are you hearing about this? >> well, it's some intrigue here. think about it. who could be bold enough to take on apple, the king of the tablet? amazon, of course. it's unveiling its tablet actually this hour. it's going to be called the touch. the kindle touch. some analysts, they're calling it more of a next generation kindle, but they say it could do what others couldn't do, give the ipad a run for its money. expected to sell for as little as $199. i ipad, uh-huh. starts at $499. an legitimates say at this point people wind up using them for four things. browse the netted, read, watch movies and the play game. this analyst says, if the touch can do all that for less than half the cost, it's a no-brainer, strong interest in this and that people could migrate away from the ipad. kyra? >> hmm. oh, my. okay. we'll follow that. meanwhile, how's wall street reacting to the competition between amazon and apple? >> amazon is up. working in amazon's favor. it can sell the tablet at a loss. it's going to make more money on all the other stuff is tells. the e-book, videos, all the shopping on the site. that really is working in favor of the tablet. overall, the market rally again, ooh, losing a little steam on the dow, up about 20 points. still seeing more optimism about europe getting a handle on its debt crisis. european leaders serious about preventing a finance crisis sparked by greece. how investors see it. we'll see if we can make it 4 for 4 at the end of day. we've lost a bit offy rally. >> showbiz update, first up, nancy grace. "showbiz tonight" host a.j. hammer is here. okay. wardrobe malfunction? no wardrobe malfunction? nancy grace lays it out right in front of the camera. >> reporter: literally. nancy, a true pro. has take thatten this whole thing in stride and had a big comeback after facing eliminati elimination. her quick step was enough to keep her out of the bottom three last night on "dancing with the stars." the news not so great for italian model and actress lis bet sa -of-elisabetta canalis. nancy will dance yet another week, at least. talk about the wardrobe malfunction. "showbiz tonight" caught up with our hln star after the show and she addressed a much buzzed about incident that occurred during monday night's occurrence. what nancy told us. >> the reason i handled it beautifully is because i didn't know anything had happened. typical typically, i don't think a viewer even knew i had cleveland until "dancing with the stars" happened. typically there are a couple of light-hearted comments about my cleavage, and i thought that's what they were talking about. i just, you know -- and stood there, and to this -- kind of, it's going to say on my gravestone, that did 2409 happen. >> yeah. nancy clearly keeping a sense of humor about everything. kyra, i've got to say, i think nancy's actually going to be a bit less tense about doing "dancing with the stars" moving forward after making the cut. a huge weight off her shoulders. >> the next dance, wearing, mobile might come higher up next to her neck. i don't know. >> i don't know why we're talking about the scantly clad stories. the other one that had us talking, george clooney and a favorite political analyst, skinny-dipping. is this true? >> listen, if anyone has the power to get one of our analysts to do that, it is george clooney. there's a bit afro manse going on between our other david gergen and oscar winning george clooney. can't believe i'm saying it out lout. here's how it all went down. george invited david to his home. clooney challenged him and others to jump into the lake and mr. gergen happily obliged. can't make this up. i ides of march, he told "showbiz tonight" about the swim and let us know that david gergen isn't the only newsman who has taken a dip in loake como with him. >> i said, walter cronkite jumped in the lake and i got gerg ton do it and i got charlie rose to do it as well. i'm getting all of these world-class journalists drunk and dumping them in the lake. >> okay. so now he's talking about getting them drunk, too. kyra, apparently in the work in the news business you get an invite to clooney's italian villa, remember to pack your swimsuit -- or not. >> a.j., i don't want to hear anything about you and george clooney up a at the lake. very disappointed. you behave yourself. okay. >> i will. if you want any information on everything breaking in the entertainment world, and whose next cnn is skinny-dipping with george clooney? hln will have it. david axelrod says the president's 2012 campaign will be a titanic struggle. sounds like he's already admitting that the campaign is sinking. 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roland, start with you? >> stop taking these damn polls. look, everybody hates government. everyone trashes whether you are you're still council, county, state, federal. you know what? when people get in trouble, when there's a disaster, they are looking for government. so, look, no one will ever say they love government, except when they need it. >> dana? >> well, it's difficult to love government and to really have that bff relationship with it when they don't listen to you. we had the american populace overwhelmingly disapproved of the health care law and that went ahead anyway. they were going to deem it to pass. and the balance, a bipartisan effort. cnn's own poll showed how many republicans and democrats came together to night and it was killed in the senate. if government would actually listen to the people they might like it more. that's just -- >> i would like it more, if it listened to me. >> there we go. roland -- buzzed, if necessary. pete, take it away. >> ah, what will it take for people to trust government? maybe hell could freeze over, pigs could fly. by dana's argument, then all americans, if we care about poll, all 29 polls i just read all things, taxes should be raised on the wealthiest. a lot of people understand government doesn't work for the people. i agree with dana on that point. i think it works for are the corporations. the sec works for goldman sachs. the fda is in cahoots with monsanto. they work for special interests. you could argue unions and anybody else. they're not working for the people. they're working for the people who pay for their campaigns. >> former obama adviser david axelrod says the president's re-election campaign will be "a titanic struggle." wow. sounds like he's already admitting that the campaign is sinking. dana? >> i don't know why on earth he chose to use that analogy, but it's going to be an uphill battle, because this president has a record low numbers in the polls. polls are important. they're reflective of what voters think. he's losing his base, losing support in key demographics. we've seen a huge wave of red flags coming towards this administration with the special elections that have been held. with massachusetts, virginia, new jersey, with the mid-term elections, too. a huge message. they need to do something quick. they need to do something smart to get back on track, secure the base. get these approval ratings up. his negatives are so high right now. >> maybe he was talking about the money titanic, the movie made, not the actual "titanic." i don't know what david axelrod was thinking using that example. ridiculous. the "titanic" went down, david. trust me pup need to pay attention to actual history. that's not a good example. look, you have to make the point, certainly an uphill struggle. you look at the red states and blue states. do they have a shot? yeah. you have to make changes. you don't use the "titanic" as an example. that's the last thing you want to see. president obama call your best political guy and say, shut up. >> pete, dana and roland, we agree, a horrific word to use. i refer you back to david axelrod's infamous reference to the hindenburg in 2008, which didn't happen. listen, these political hacks are all the same. they try to underestimate expectations. david axelrod shrike the bill belichick of political strategists, when belichick gets mad at his team because they only won by 30 points. te try to lower expectations but also use the reference of the "titanic" which is obviously a terrible one. he should no better. i don't trust a man with a mustache as i've said many times. >> pete, in this case, you can lose -- >> you behave yourself. hold on to your -- >> i have a mustache, too, pete. >> you have a goatee. not just a mustache. >> no. i have a beard. >> mustache is good. can't trust the goatee. >> do something a little different this time, since we have three folks behaving badly here. all right, guys. first, weigh in on this, you win the round. looking at up on your screen now, the white house issued these press credentials. talk about the president's trip to washington state, california, and colorado. okay, guys, what's the problem here? >> this is america. we don't read maps. >> you know -- interesting. roland can't figure it out is basically what roland's say. >> no. the state not on there. >> he's not including -- the problem is, they're not including, i believe that's south dakota, washington and california as the west. is that what you're saying? >> guys, where was the president's speaking? what's highlighted? >> colorado. >> right. >> there we go. colorado highlighted, california, washington. four states he was supposed to have -- give me the question again. >> look at the press credential. there's no highlighted colorado. >> what's wrong with this? >> that's wyoming. >> oh, my gosh. yeah! >> i guess nobody wins. nobody wins. you're my best political analysts here. >> i thought it was -- i thought the question was states that he visited. there's a state that's not highlighted and so why would -- i don't understand why -- >> kyra, your question -- kyra, show of hands on the panel if your question was vague and misleading. >> there we go. >> how many people did not do well in geography? raise your hands. >> i didn't say i was cheating i. was waiting for, like a four corners question, or this, what's the capital of so and so. what's -- what state -- >> happy birthday, by the way, dana. >> thank you. >> and kyra, i'm from texas. we don't care about any other state. >> yeah, i know. okay, guys. dana, rol, pete. >> i don't know where i am right now. >> until our next "pop quiz" see you later. >> new teacher! a lot of -- oh, boy. help me out. a lot of anger on wall street. protesters, pretty mituch wagin against corruption of power. against corruption of power. a closer look just ahead.p when you're on the road to recovery. proper nutrition can help you get back on your feet. three out of four doctors recommend the ensure brand for extra nutrition. ensure clinical strength has revigor and thirteen grams of protein to protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. and immune balance to help support your immune system. ensure clinical strength... helping you to bounce back. ensure! nutrition in charge! checking stories making headlines cross country now. lots of debates broke out, but no fights at a controversial bake sale at uc-berkeley. charging customers different prices base and race and gender. designed to protest a bill in the state where students say it could result in reverse discrimination in college admissions. in arizona, a massive dust storm may have caused a multicar accident on interstate 10 that injured four people. visibility was between one and five miles. and in cape coral, florida, four siblings all celebrating their birthdays. an 8-year-old so move by a 9/11 memorial he convinced his brothers and sisters to give up their birthday presents and send the troops care packages instead. contaminated cantaloupes blamed for at least 13 death ace cro across the country. the most mysterious outbreak in over a decade. the cdc expects things could get worse. a lot of times listeria takes weeks to show up. logon to food safety dot gov for more information. and you might want to check out a new ground beef recall. meat potentially contaminated with e. coli. some of the products infected, kroger, butcher's brand labels. the rest generic. this is separate from ground beef recalls last week and last month. nike may have to go back to the drawing board on this one. the company's new shirts for barcelona's soccer club get heavy with sweat. we're talking 2.5 times normal weight. that story, next. 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[ male announcer ] join the members of aarp and tell washington to stop cuts to our medicare and social security benefits. you know, a couple stories that will late rheal make you sweat. don, where do we begin? maybe the jerseys? >> yeah. start with the jersey. start in barcelona, kyra. good to see you again. barcelona, one of the biggest football teams, soccer teams in the world. a really big brand, like the dallas cowboys except they've won a few titles in reechtd yce years. they signed up with nike toy make their soccer jerseys for this season. supposed to allow the players to be more comfortable and allow their sweat to dry off. what's actually happened, they absorb the sweat rather than allowing it to dry. meaning the shirts have become heavy, clingy nuisance and players have reportedly to going into the dressing room at half time to weigh the shirts. they're weighing 2.5 times as much as they were when they first put them on. clearly, not good. no one can slow the team down. nike has admitted there's a problem and they're going to try to fix it. >> i can only imagine how they smell. a whole other issue. these guys were getting sweatytsweat y in the game. what about this player not even on the field? >> incredible and from the same time. bars loen bars loan fla. barcelo barcelona. he scorerd the winning score. we've done a time lapse. you can see what's happening to his nice gray shirt, it's getting darker and darker. with a few minutes, it was a different color. he was absolutely drenched. you can see, looks like he's just got out of the shower. i imagine is where he was heading straight after the conference. >> what were they asking him? something was making him nervous? were they asking him pretty personal questions? >> you know, tell you what, the journalists were too polite to say anything. after a while, no one could pay attention to a word he was saying. this was unforgettable. >> it was. thanks. baseball's regular season ends tonight with four teams still alive in the two wild card slots, the cardinals spotted houston five runs and roared back. the pitcher had the game-winning hit. two-run triple in the seventh inning. the cardinals pulled into a wild card tie with atlanta. a rough month for the bravesened ar pitcher derek lowe. served up a homer to chase utley. philadelphia went on the to win 7-1. rays lost four straight now. if they win toned and the cards lose, they go to the playoffs. the yankees led tampa bay. bases loaded in the sixth. no problem for the rays. turning a triple play, get out of the inning. rays come back to beat new york, staying tide with boston for that last american league spot. red sox, unlikely hero last night. cutting his first major league game and hit two homers. the kid looked like he just belonged. the sox held on to beat baltimore 8-7. boston and rays still tied after tonight, then they'll have a bun-game playoff tomorrow. same story for the cards and the braves. all right. still ahead -- reeling against wall street abuses and rattling star power to voice their frustration. >> people have gotten tired of hearing the same little news quotes every day in and day out. >> now the second week of the sit-in and the scene as varied as the protesters themselves. we'll go looking for answers. look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ it's a smart way to go. 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what do we as americans agree on and what can we do about it? >> reporter: that lack of focus hasn't stopped the movement from growing but is fueling skepticism about their ultimate goal. there are so many reforms wall street wants to see happen. this sea of signs let's you see how many different agendas they have. it's clearly a protest against corporate america and wall street, jet it's a big corporation these protesters are relying on to get their message out. >> you bought a computer from one of the most valuable companies in this country. apple, next to exxon, the most valuable company. sort of flies in the face of what you're sitting here for, for day after day? >> i think that's a very good point, and it is true that this mac is, you know, represents the values that i'm not for, but i'm just one person, and 90% of my life is in the direction i want to be. >> reporter: one of hundreds who really believe in their cause. so much so they've traveled hundreds of thousands of miles to be here. >> it's a matter of working the same job for next to nothing for the rest of my life or creating a system in which there is an opportunity for advancement. >> reporter: has your boss called you yet? >> i called in. told him there was a family emergency. >> reporter: i think he's going know the truth now. >> i hope not. >> reporter: that's another irony, kyra. the guy you sawality t alitt th josh, ditched his job, bought a plane ticket and came to denver to take part. he was not protesting not having a job but a lot of. they're college educated and can't find a joob. one thing that stood out when i went to the protest, there's really no one ultimate goal they could express to me. they have sort of a list of grievances. one thing is for sure they are definitely -- they definitely truly believe in their cause or causes. >> if you look at the sentiment across, state by state, there is a lot of anger towards wall street and big money. that's for sure. alison, thanks. checking stories making news later today at 1:30 eastern, president obama visits a washington high school to deliver his third annual back-to-school speech. at 3:00 eastern a judge is expected to rule whether casey anthony's jail tape can be released to the public, and 4:30 eastern, a hearing scheduled for jared loughner, accused for the rampage that wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and day two of the conrad murray trial. after a rivetal day in court yesterday, what can we expect today? 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friday is the deadline. the last day to raise money for the third quarter of fund-raising for this year. why is that important? we start to see the figures starting saturday from the campaign ises and from the re-election campaign for the president how much money they raised. it's an indicator. a barometer how a campaign is doing. how popular a candidate is and if the money is coming in. big indicate perp saturday, the next day, october 1st, is the day the states have to tell the republican party when they're going to hold caucuses and primaries. that's a big deal, kyra. >> also talking last hour about florida moving the date for its primary. what more do you know about that? >> reporter: that's the problem. okay? florida will probably decide on friday, good reporting from peter, florida's probably keeping their primary at january 31st. why is that a problem? here's why. iowa, new hampshire, nevada, south carolina, they're supposed to go first and they're right now in february. if florida goes on january 31st the other state will move earlier and we could be where we were four years ago with item wa caucuses coming right after the new year. that's going to make it very, very complicated and accelerate the process again, kyra. >> all right. paul, thanks. your next political update in about an hour. for the latest political news go to our website, cnnpolitics.com. that does it for us. back here at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. fredricka whitfield is with us. have a great day. good to see you. a busy one straight ahead. live from the studio 7, i'm fredricka whitfield if nfor suzanne malveaux. a you' jury in los angeles will about the day michael jackson died. the singer's personal assistant is expected to testify at dr. conrad murray's manslaughter trial that resumes in about 45 minutes. murray cried when prosecutes played chilling audio of michael jackson during opening statements tuesday. jackson's slow, slurred speech made it pretty obvious that he was drugged. mash s marcia clark, the prosecutor in o.j. simpson's murder trial said jackson should have been hospitalized. >> i have to say, given especially what we've seen and heard of michael jackson, his