because dr. murray had no control over the situation, because what was happening in the background, he was just a little fish in a big, dirty pond. and then it all rested with the jury. one charge, one man dead, and another man s freedom in the balance. following the breaking news this hour, a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray. we, the jury, in the above-he entitled action, find the defendant, conrad robert murray, guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. after his conviction, murray was sentenced to four years in prison. coming up, claims that the promoters behind michael jackson s tour were responsible for murray s negligence.
all i want to say is they don t really care about us i said, all right, love you. me goes, love you more, see you tomorrow. and then tomorrow never came. we have a gentleman here that needs help and he s not breathing. right then i knew something was terribly wrong. i said, janet, is he dead? she said, he s gone. he was malnourished. he had multiple needle marks on him. some would say he was addicted in some way. when people leave this show, when people leave my show michael was in that state, in that bed because of the drugs administered by conrad murray. your honor, i m an innocent man. conrad murray abandoned michael when he needed help. that s when i realized he was no longer on the phone. when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazepam created a perfect storm don tonight, a special investigation into the final days of michael jackson s life. more than two years after t
tonight, a special investigation into the final days of michael jackson s life. more than two years after the death of michael jackson, the manslaughter trial against conrad murray finally got underway in this courthouse. during the trial we heard from the people with jackson the final hours of his life. as the sun rose above los angeles s famed hills. the entertainer began the morning doing what he loved, preparing for a show. now do it slow. he and i would start about noon, 1:00 at his home. we would dance a few hours and stretch. you have to have a full attitude, have you a half attitude. do the full one. michael choreographer. we were on a journey with michael that was going to return him to the stage that he loved so much. we were eight days away from leaving for london. the stage is where michael was most at ease. on stage, there was no one better. since age 5, he had electrified audiences with hit songs around the world. and the world appeared rea
we have now, yesterday we were thinking there wasn t going to be a referendum. now the greek finance minister has told the eu there will be no referendum. but as you alluded to, within about six hours or so there is going to be the final step in a confidence vote on the greek in the greek parliament. the prime minister, george papandreou, who s really behind all the drama this week, only has a two-seat lead in parliament. so it remains to be seen what s going to happen in greece. but randi, greece is a tiny country in the grand scheme of things. it is the 32nd biggest country in the world in terms of its economy. t italy is a much bigger country and italy right now is in the focus because right now lenders from around the world, whether they re banks or governments, are looking at europe and saying is this a stable organization? are these 17 countries that use the euro trustworthy that they ll pay their debts? after what we saw with greece they are starting to look at italy
meet the fockers. he plays a modern-day robin hood. let s storm the castle together. like when they went after frankenstein. no. the peasants take everything back from the lords. i m in. matthew broderick and two of the most powerful men in hollywood. this is piers morgan tonight. we begin with breaking news a. jury in the manslaughter trial of michael jackson s doctor will get the case. ted rowlands joins me now. ted, another dramatic day and now we will get to i guess the final answer. describe what happened today. well, piers, two very passionate arguments by both sides. david walgren started off telling the your this wasn t a case about a doctor/patient relationship. this is a case about a guy willing to do something very dangerous for $150,000 a month. he also reminded the jury about michael jackson s three children that will be growing up fatherless. the jackson family was in the courtroom as they usually are and there were a few moments where it was v