. >> reporter: in 2009 she privately mourned the passing of one of her best friends, michael jackson. in her later years, it was her charity work for aids research that she says kept her going. stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. >> really an american icon. a lot of tributes coming out for elizabeth taylor. >>> this comes to us from kxas nbc 5 in dallas, texas, where in nearby denton one teenager is pounding the pavement hoping to find some work in the world of politics. 18-year-old zorro is running for a seat on the city council. when he's not studying, the college student is campaigning meeting the residents he wants to represent. an incumbent opponent is his biggest hurdle on election day. but the chance to make a difference is the driving force that's keeping him from sitting on the sidelines. you were doing that when you were 18, right, bill? >> no, i wasn't. my mother does local politics and i have gone door to door knocking with her and it takes courage. >> i didn't realize. >> nowadays people don't like you knocking on their doors as much as they used to. >> with a kid l

y el médico de michael jackson le echa la culpa al astro del pop de su propia muerte. >>> y le ya regresamos. >>> india cede su espacio para que continúen las semifinales de la liga de la concacaf, vea en vivo monterrey- cruz azul esta noche por telefutura. ya regresamos. ♪ si, ya se...ya se. tengo que dejar...esto. tengo que llamar a la línea de ayuda gratuita para fumadores. ellos me darán un plan para dejarlo... entonces, ¿vas a... ...dejarlo? todo el mundo quiere que lo deje. mi esposa, mi doctor,... aaah...hasta mi perro. ¿alguien más quiere que lo dejes? ¿eh? ¿qué si alguien más quiere qe lo dejes? ¡yo! yo también quiero dejarlo. línea de ayuda para fumadores... aaah...sí, hola... ♪ >>> señores, seguimos afilados, y quiero que rl garcía muestre las imágenes exclusivas de colate, el esposo de paulina rubio con otra mujer. >>> realmente triste, y sorprendente a estas alturas que colate se esté convirtiendo más famoso que paulina, estas son imágenes de lo que ocurrió la tarde del lunes en un conocido café del área financiera de esta ciudad donde está nicolás c

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el desaparecido cantante michael jackson. elficial de la policía de logren del nos explica en donde le informaron a las autoridades que descansarían l restos de esta gran actriz. ante la preguntaed sobre los rumores que el cuerpo de elizabeth taylor descansarían el mismo mausoleo donde descansa el cuerpo de michael jackson, este oficial nos explica con detalles. >>> después de 2 horas bajo el ritual judío los familiares salieron del cementerio. sin dar ningún tipo de declaraciones. a los que nos contra bans ahí presento tes. soy ángel de los santoss. y ahora regreso a las cámaras con ustedes allá. a los estudios. >>> gracias a ángel. cumplió su deseo de llegar 15 minutos antes. así lo hacia normalmente. siempre llevaba tarde a los eventos que era vino tad. y se iba antes que concluyera la celebración o entrega de los premios. se sentía como parte de la realeza de hollywood ser tratados como reyes y reinas. hacia para marcar una pauta. fui porque quiero que sepan que estoy pn diente de todo. si tan por ahí. hum

but it was her own lost childhood which formed the basis of her close friendship with michael jackson. she is the godmother of two of his children. >> michael jackson and i are so close because neither one of us had a childhood. and we can relate to that. and wonder at how we got by. >> reporter: over the years, she said good-bye to many of her closest friends. all the while, battling health problems herself. skin cancer, hip replacements, a benign brain tumor. and at the very end, congestive heart failure, which ultimately took her life. >> there have been so many lessons, life and death lessons, emotional lessons. i have my friends, i have my children and i have no idea what's going to happen tomorrow. no one does. >> reporter: and take each day? >> take each day as it comes. and if it's a bad day the next day, just hang in. >> reporter: terry, the elizabeth taylor i knew was honest and salty and even broady sometimes. unlike almost everyone else, including me, she never wrote her all biography. but when i asked her once what she wanted on her tombstone, she told me, "here lies eliz

dr.conrad murray has pled not guilty in the death of michael jackson. the jury was asked to fill out a questionnaire and come back to the courtroom in early may. >>> and a small funeral took place today in glendale for elizabeth taylor. a few hundred family and friends . the legendary star who died of congestic heart failure, as well as michael jackson are buried at this funeral. >>> and police are looking for a sex offenders, why they are saying he is in trouble again. >>> plus it happened in a parking lot 17 years ago. today we're looking into the unsolved murder of this man. >>> and what the latest poll shows about the latest jobless claims. >>> it was an up day on wall street as investors ignored troubles in japan, libya and the middle east. the dow closed up almost 85 points. the nasdaq closed up 38 points at 2736. >>> there was a bit of good news in the jobs front in california. federal figures released today show 5,050 people less filed for jobless claims. that's because of fewer lay offs in the service sector. nationally the number of people app

he's charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. potential jurors would have to serve on a two-month case. that trial is set to begin in may. >>> after spending most of her life in the public eye, elizabeth taylor was laid to rest, though, with utmost privacy. about four dozen family members gathered at a famed southern california cemetery and the service actually started about 15 minutes late, just like taylor had requested. george pennacchio reports. >> reporter: without fanfare, a small line of limos turned into forest lawn in glendale. inside, elizabeth taylor's family, there to say good-bye. outside the gates of forest lawn, members of the media gathered to capture the moment, along with a few fans who just had to be there. >> it's just so unreal that she's not here anymore. i mean, she had so many more years ahead of her. to see her go like this it's very heart-felt. >> i was in love with her, okay? she was my example of what a star was, you know. not only her beauty, but i realized even then she was so real and she loved her

. >> we found out before we went to the photo shoot, michael jackson passed away and -- we put michael jackson's greatest hits on the truck and during this photo shoot, we were listening to michael. tavis: since you went there, it raises the question, given you are so much in your sound and give a little bit of different influences. >> me first? tavis: sure. if meghan doesn't mind. >> go ahead. >> at a very young age my parents listened to classic country music. patsy cline, willie nelson and my brother was 12 years older than me and listened to 1970's rock and roll. tavis: little bit of everything. how about you meghan? >> i grew up in new orleans. tavis: i knew what you listened to. >> i had soul influence and when i turned 14, my mom helped me put a band together and i started playing. i mean everything. dolly parton was my first love, aretha franklin and the music can make you feel something when you hear it. tavis: i mentioned the story at the top about how this thing really happened. >> we were doing a radio interview the other day and we told the story how we met in the karaoke

. >> and in the trial over michael jackson's death, what the defense want to prove with a syringe. >>> they have gone green at the white house for st. patrick's day. they are getting their celebration going earlier than we are. >> that looks cool, actually. look at that. >> i know downtown san francisco is ready. >> i think chicago they do the entire river is green. >>> this morning, richmond police are asking for help in catching a would-be killer. the wanted man attacked a woman in her home six weeks ago. he is described as 5'8" to 6 feet tall weighing about 200 pounds. the victim was just 90 pounds and couldn't keep him from bursting through her front door and forcing her into the bedroom. >> i look like that and it's [ indiscernible ] >> attempt to suffocate her, she was trying to say. >> the woman passed out and when she came to the man hit her on the head and then cut her throat. she managed to crawl out of her apartment and call for help. the suspect, though, got away. >>> defense attorneys for michael jackson's former doctor are trying to prove that the king of pop caused his

he's not going to beat michael jackson's global record. >> which is good. i don't have bieber fever or anything like that, but i will say the kid can dance. >> he can move. usher trained him and all that good stuff. can't argue with success. do his thing. >> if usher was your mentor -- >> the king of pop is the king of pop. pay respect. mud? yeah, dirt? do you think the two of us will ever find the one? well, we've been left behind by so many mops and brooms... aw, man! ...but we have got... see ya! ...each other. ♪ what about love?! ♪ [ male announcer ] swiffer attracts dirt. the 2 in 1 swiffer sweeper uses electrostatic dry cloths to trap and lock more dirt than a broom and uses dirt dissolving wet cloths to clean better than a mop. you're quite the pickup artist! [ male announcer ] 2 in 1 swiffer sweeper gives cleaning a whole new meaning. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] little acts like using less material can make a meaningful impact. ♪ ♪ because everybody wins when you use less. switch to future friendly products from p&g, like new concentrated t

i've got to ask you about the michael jackson interview. because that for me, that's the first time i really knew your name, martin bashir. because it was headlines, that you got to talk to him, you got to go into where he lived, and it was just fascinating to me to see, like i think you kind of really humanized him for me a little bit. because, for me, i was just like, man, michael is out there. you know, sleeping with the elephant man's bones and, you know and the oxygen tank and i go, "this guy -- i don't know if he's a person anymore." and then you tagged along with him and remember, you went to vegas and he was just like buying weird -- he was like, "i want that vase, and i want that golden moose holding a tennis racket and i want that." [ laughter ] and i'm like, "what? i have no idea. we do not have the same life at all." i can't relate to michael jackson, like -- >> he spent $6.9 million in 23 minutes. [ audience ohs ] $6.9 million. >> jimmy: i can't remotely, remotely relate to spending $60 in ten minutes. [ laughter ] it was like

she went out on a limb for michael jackson. she understood michael jackson. he was a child star who -- >> so was she. >> -- had been driven. she was a child star who had been probably terrorized by these studio executives back in the '40s. she really understood him. she also was very loyal to people like rock hudson. and that was probably one of the main reasons she came out as an activist, fighting the good fight against aids at a time when nobody else was doing it. >> do you think -- i mean, is there anybody left that has that kind of star wattage? that actually fits the title "legend"? >> i don't think that -- certainly no stars today will ever reach the kind of pinnacle that she did, because the audiences now are so fractured. there's so many things besides the movies and besides movie stars that take up our attention. she was on everybody's lips all the time, especially during the 50s and 60s. i don't know that we're ever going to see anybody quite like her. it's a very different world now. >> that's for sure. jeff kagel, thank you so much. >> so great t

. >> el esperado juicio del médico causdante de la mjuerte de michael jackson , conrad murray era su médico , el esta acusado de darle una dosis letal de propofol . >> los abogados centraron los esfuerzos de desacreditar a los testigos, el se declaro no culpable . >> en la primer aprte los defensores pusierón en aprito al gerentem el juicio continura la próximo semana . >> en seguida . >> se cumple un año de la muerte de monseñor romero . >> . >> en la ultima decada la población hispana crecio pero en california es muy grande. >> los nuevos datos del censo muestran que la población de california crecio en un 105 . >> si era algo que se esperaba mucha gente esta partiendo delos países para buscar un mejor futuro aquí . >> el 38 % es hispano latino, esto los hace el segundo grupo mayoritario . >> seguimos creciendo pero hay otros secotres como en riversite, crecio . >> el vocero, dice que el crecimiento posiblemente se debe al fenómeno migratorio . >> estamos en la frontera, la razón es porque se crecio . >> por los últimos años vemos que las familias vienen porque aqiu nn

. >> the not guilty verdicts in the michael jackson trial. front page photo caption, san francisco chronicle june 14, 2005. after the bleeding the blood spattered walls draw the gaze of children wanting to see what has caused such a noise. how can they not stair. arms and legs, pieces of torso scattered, the smell of new death and feared hair. they must be asking the same question. a person who blows themselves up must believe in something. must believe in something or else not. hopelessness degreesed in apnigzs, righteousness disguised in a tuxedo of death much the children don't understand. i being of the dead dying man the bleeding bystanders who left to buy cheese or tobacco. in car bombs suicide bombs and we keep talking as though this will end like the final judgment of that black man who looks white and sleeps with boys but doesn't touch them. after the bleeding the children's shoes will be forever stained in the crimson color of death. who will set the doves free then. >> the next is sdaefrt on the horizon. i'm sure many of you have s

and her legendary friendships with michael jackson and rowdy mcdowell. she was a great beauty and she somebody that made change with her work with hiv and aids groups. >> kristen: we'll have the other news and talk about the winter storms, mike will talk3q a wipe is a wipe unless it's also a scrub. lysol complete clean dual action wipes have 2 sides that go beyond ordinary wipes. you can feel the difference. one side for everyday touchups. and one to scrub tough messes. all while killing 99.9% of germs. for tips on a healthy home visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. >> kristen: here a live look at the embarcadero. right south of ferry building in that area there is a huge puddle. we see a lot of flooding on the freeways, a lot of ponding, mike has some flood watches to talk about. a lot of rain coming our way. >> eric: day three of the barry bonds perjury trial and all eyes will be on business partner that is testifying against the homerun king. terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco. >> reporter: one who will and one who won't but the prosecution's case

y el médico acusado de matar a michael jackson quiere probar que él mismo se dio esa dosis. >>> y esta noche vea el equipo de los rayados contra la máquina del cruz azul, esta noche por telefutura. ya regresamos. ♪ saludos. soy adriana rodríguez. la secretaria de estado norteamericana, hillary clinton, se reunÓ hoy con las Ás altas autoridades egipcias para revisar las relaciones bilaterales, en la segunda jornada de una visita oficial a egipto.las intensas nevadas en japon dificultan las labores de rescate en las zonas arrasadas por el tsunami. mas de 100 mil efectivos han rescatado y evacuado a cerca de 26 mil personas.y los residentes del condado de miami-dade, en la florida, acudierona a un referendo revocatorio para remover de su puesto al alcalde carlos alvarez y exigir cambios.espere más noticias en una hora por telefutura.

the cemetery is also the final resting place for michael jackson, clark gable, and nat king cole. a public memorial service will be announced at a later date. >>> new census numbers are out showing latino populations growing the fastest. the latino and asian populations both grew by 42%. latinos are up from just over 35 million to over 50 million in 2010. the asian population grew from 10 million to more than 14.5 million. the african-american population totaled nearly 39 million while the white population decreased by a little more than 2% to 197 million. >>> fake driver's licenses, passports, and social security cards were found during a raid in san francisco that included the secret service. david stevenson learned more about the investigation into charges against those arrested. >> reporter: ktvu learned new details about the makeup -- about the rate of this theater. a secret service spokesman told us that they were under surveillance. they went inside to purchase fake driver's licenses, social security cards, and passport. >> if you have the money they did not care what purpo

later she publicly defended michael jackson appearing with the center several times and supporting him to an often critical press. late in her life the actress took to twitter where she opened up the fans about her health issues including a heart procedure back in 2009. twitter charitable work and her body of work on screen, she stood out as one of hollywood's most giving and most glamorous stars. santer and go reporting. >>pam: as mention one of taylor's passion is aside from fell was her work with aids research and education. we talked with a local aids foundation about her role in fighting the disease. >> contribution she raised by appearing at our offense was significant in getting the early funding which led to some major research development. kron 4 >>pam: jan wall will be on our set off at 6:00 to talk about the list as taylor's legacy. meantime, celebrities are responding on twitter to the news of the passing. kimberly is here to have a look at the tweets about the legendary star. >>kimberlee: taylor was a regular on twitter. in one day she quitted 10 days. let's take a look at

the forest lawn cemetery is the final resting place of many celebrities including michael jackson, who was a very good friend of elizabeth taylor. there is no indication as to whether it that was why she was buried there. there is a long drive way up there. that was blocked off so no press or fans could get in. there were privacy precautions within the grounds itself. a big tent was put up. 5 stretch black limousines brought families to the funeral. cars pulled up into the tense so you could not see anybody getting out. given her level of celebrity, there were news helicopters hovering overhead. they did not get any shots. it was extremely private and lasted only one hour. >> any special tributes being planned for elizabeth taylor? >> there is an outpouring of admiration el love rather than grief for original -- for elizabeth taylor. for public figures and many other members of the public who were her fans. in terms of a memorial service, there has been talk of that. there has not been confirmation. given that the funeral was so quick and private, there are a lot of people hoping that

. >> reporter: elizabeth taylor arrived on the arm of michael jackson. it was a grand entrance just days before her birthday and upcoming brain surgery. jackson composed a new song called elizabeth for the event, a celebration of her life with proceeds benefiting the elizabeth taylor a.i.d.s. foundation. fans gathered to cheer the actress and stars paid tribute to the living legend. >> she's been brave. she's raised a lot of money for things that matter. >> she took all of that, her beauty, the glamour and channeled it into raising money for the great crisis of our age. it's something that is really well deserved. >> reporter: she met taylor more than 50 years ago, making the film that would make her a star. >> do you think a race like this is won by luck? >> no, by knowing that i can win. >> like every young man at that time, i fell in love with elizabeth taylor. >> oh, rick! how long does this have to go on, this punishment? >> well, cleopatra is the classic. i like that one the best. >> i love you. i've loved you since the first moment i saw you. >> r

a book on the assassination of john lennon and an effort to convince michael jackson to write a memoir. .. and it's true of jacqueline kennedy onassis. and think she may not have been willing to tell you herself about the 100 books she brought into print when she was an editor first of viking and then at doubleday for the last 20 years of her life, from 1975 to 1994. if anything, editors books are more indicative of her personality because they include what she has selected, invested time and. so what i'd like to do is tell you a story of those 100 books in a little bit about how they connect to her life in who she was. the first -- there are two things i'd like to say about jackie's personality, which i think you may not know about. and the first is that she was the reader. among her earliest memories was being sent out to her mother's headroom to take a nap when she was a child and getting out of the bag, taking down one of her mother's books from the bookshelf and going over to the window seat or an hour and reading the book instead of taking them out. and she told that story in a k

she appeared at the funeral of michael jackson. she was a superstar who grew up in the public eye and remained there until death. i have not seen a reaction like this onbut this was anthe indication of the level of celebrity. she was the closest to royalty that hollywood has. >> a reminder of the news. there are reports of a fresh explosion in tripoli. i witnesses said that they could see smoke rising from an area where a military base is situated. it is now the fifth consecutive night of bombing by the coalition. you are watching "bbc news". plenty more on our website. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range

simpson, michael jackson big power people very famous. juries have a hard time convicting them that's one of the things the government will have to get over. they're going to have to get over this is barry bonds, find him guilty. a lot of well-known people, have a better chance of getting a not guilty verdict than anybody else. >>pam: stand also testified today, he was the former giants trainer. >> he did, that's why i said to stay on message to the jury. he came in and said it i noticed that there was acne on his back, i notice how big he was. that's why means stay on message, just admit straight out to the jury quit fighting the hat size, the acne that people are lying whether he took a nap. the issue did he know steroids? that is the message. tomorrow more evidence and more ballplayers. the one that's going to be interesting is bobby, when he comes and i believe he's going to testify. barry bonds told me that he was taking steroids. that that's going to hurt onslaught. >>pam: thinking michael, stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage o

jackson at the 2010 b.e.t. awards. now coming off a fiscal of recent hits, well received "saturday night live" performance last month. in its first day of release, chris brown's cd "fame" sits atop the itunes chart. and including the secret "look at me now." today, it was kind of hard not to. i'm chris connelly for "nightline" in new york. >> our thanks to chris for that. and much more on chris brown tomorrow on "good morning america." while you sleep, they work to bring you the very latest from libya, japan and everything in between. thanks for watching abc news. terry moran will be here tomorrow night.

murray estÁ acusado de suministrarle profonol a michael jackson que lo llevÓ a la muerte. tendrÁn que responder un cuestionario sobre el caso y otros temas relacionados. >> un camiÓn quedÓ colgando en un paso elevado autÓmiren miren esto. pudieron rescatar al chofer y a su compaÑero. >> para las madres que tienen libras de mÁs, la mayorÍa de las personas gordas creen que pesan menos de lo que realmente marcan las balanzas y cuanto mÁs exceso de libras mÁs subestiman su problema. las mujeres obesas que tienen hijos gorditos dicen que sus retoÑos lucen normales. >> ahora puede hacer en el propio lugar de empleo, por lo menos eso sucede en california. colocaron una mÁquina de caminar para que los empleados lo usen mientras estÁn trabajando. >> se espera que aumente la productividad en el trabajo. >> tambiÉn una nueva investigaciÓn mÉdica desmiente la creencia popular de que tomar multivitamÍnicos puede provocar cÁncer. y problemas cardÍacos. >> las personas que fuman cigarrillos mentolados no enfrentan mÁs riesgo de desarrollar cÁncer de pulmÓn que los qu

jackson, barry did their two years ago, a good friend of elizabeth taylor. no indication of that is a reason why she chose to be buried there, but the event took place. the main road where forest lawn is, there was a bit long driveway, that was blocked off. there were more security, privacy precautions within the grounds itself, a tent put up an five stretch limousines brought family members to the funeral. the cars actually pulled under the tent city cannot see anybody getting out. giving her level of celebrity, there were news helicopters hovering overhead try to capture any shot of anybody they could. they did not. it was extremely private, and it only lasted one hour. than any special tributes being planned for elizabeth taylor? >> the last 24 hours has seen this enormous outpouring of admiration and love rather than grief for elizabeth taylor from around the world. a huge number of tributes from public figures and members of the public as well who were fans. in terms of a memorial service, there has been talk of that. there has not been consummation of

final resting place for so many hollywood celebrities, including michael jackson, who was one of her very good friends. >>> when we come back here tonight, americans making a difference in the desperate hours in japan. >>> next a new flash flood warning. also how bay area technology could save your home from the next mud slide. getfar.ma wt get far.e arning if you're thinking tharisndkeee. oug mos thisineeke. >>> our "making a difference" report tonight is about a group of americans in uniform who are doing some of the most urgent work there is to do right now. they're part of a massive relief effort going on in northern japan, bringing the most basic needs to the victims who are, of course, survivors of the earthquake and the tsunami. nbc's ian williams had a chance to see their mission up close firsthand. >> reporter: they call it operation tomodachi, operation friend, one of the largest helicopter relief efforts ever mounted by the u.s. navy. we joined lieutenant katherine roberts as she prepared to ferry supplies down the stricken coast. >> some water and some mres as well as i t

that's where michael jackson is also buried. taylor's casket was reportedly draped in gar dinas, violets and lilies of the valley. she wanted to be fashionably late to her ownral. so, she arrived 15 minutes after the start time. >> even in the funeral. i want to be 15 minutes late. >> whatever she likes is fine with us. >>> coming up next, toyota gets ready to crank up production post-catastrophe. that's straight ahead in your business news. >>> and new technology to help our seriously wounded soldiers. it's bionic and they say it's showing a lot of promise. >>> and time for a check of market activities, starting overseas now. tokyo's nikkei average rose more than 100 points today. hong kong's hang seng also posted a gain. and in london, the ftse opened higher. wall street starts the day with the dow jones industrial average still above 1200, after good news on earnings and jobs. the nasdaq index was up 38 points. >>> toyota has started its day with production in japan. the world's top automaker says production will resume on mo

a book on the assassination of john lennon, and even an effort to convince michael jackson to write a memoir. >> i want to tell you, begin by telling you a little story about what a nosey biographer does when he's invited over to your house for the first time. you offer me -- i may know you not very well, you offer me a cup of coffee or a cup of tea, maybe a glass of wine, and you go into the kitchen to get it for me, and while you're out of the room i sidle over, and i take a look at what's on your book shelf. [laughter] raise your hand if you've ever done such a thing. [laughter] all right. some other nosey biographers in the room. the point is that a collection of books tell you something important about a person and possibly something that that person might not be willing to tell you right away themselves. and the same is true of jacqueline kennedy onassis. you can tell a lot about her and a lot she may not have been willing to tell you herself about the hundred books she brought into print when she was an editor first at viking, and then at doubleday. for the last 20 year of her

standing up for michael jackson. getting friends to be involved in and because the she was attached to. >>reporter: bill clinton and secretary hillary clinton released a statement sing america has lost one of its greatest talents and fiercest advocates for hiv aids research. it's estimated she raised more than $100 million for the cause during her remarkable life time. a loss angeles. >>pam: are film critic jan wall this year. >>reporter: i met her at the academy arawards. she turned around and said darling, i and the academy awards. she was bigger than life. she cared more about being a human being than being an actress. she wanted to get out there and support people with hiv and aids. she was the first one to run trying to get help for that. instead of all the people were running away. she shamed people into caring about it. plus, she was a find actress. taylor was strong, courageous gutsy actress who tried many different things. yes she was tender and passionate but at the same time she was afraid to go beyond cla

there were 456 tweets per second when michael jackson died. and last month there was an average of 460,000 new accounts every day. twitter celebrates its fifth anniversary monday. >>> lawrence scott joining us now. a nice day for barry zito. >> we should tweet about it. zito with a strong day. efficient. really getting some help from the defense, too. that's a big deal. yet not all sunshine in scottsdale today. closer brian wilson started camp with back trouble. now gets an mri to look at an issue with his oblique muscle. mlb, the show, has a new home n >>> good evening. giants getting concerning news about their closer today. more on that in moments. they were hosting the royals in scottsdale and coming up with nice defense all day. helping out barry zito in a big way. six innings and gives up just two hits. another strong zito outing. bottom two, cody ross with his third of spring. buster posey matches ross with three cactus league homers. 3-1 the giants beat the royals. >>> also today in scottsdale, an mri revealing brian wilson has a sprai

. >> reporter: in 2009, she privately mourned the passing of one of her best friends, michael jackson. in later years, it was her charity work for aids research that she says kept her going. just days after celebrating her 79th birthday in february, taylor was hospitalized with congestive heart failure. she will be remembered her for beauty, generosity and grace. scott budman -- >> "cat on a hoot tin roof," one of the best movies ever made a private family funeral will be held for elizabeth taylor this week. elton john, joan collins, george michael and nancy reagan expressed their great grief over taylor's death. >>> let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. he rejoins us now. this was halftime, would you say and start up again, is that the deal? >> good way to look at it raj. the storm this morning, produced some wind and also some rain. still centered here just off the coastline t is going to continue off to the north, but our stronger storm system still offshore at this point it. winds right now anywhere from 15 to 25 miles per hour and we are finding some moderate pocke

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michael jackson adored her. rock hudson. everything she did was bigger, maybe not better, but pronounced and different. >> well, i know you're going to have a lot more on "nightline" tonight, and i'm going to be up watching, for sure, and thank you for being here. >>> and as we saw with barbara, she said she had no regrets, and through the years, she continually gave advice with startling candor about her life, her terrible mistakes. and we gathered together some of what she passed on to anyone else who might sometimes struggle, too. >> i'm terrified of heights. and the sphinx was three stories high. and i was hanging onto that little boy so tight. and the thing was all of a sudden aloft. and with each step, down, down, i'm going to throw up. down, i'm going to puke all over the kid. down. eight cameras out there, going to catch it. down. but i stood up, gripped the little boy's hand and walked up the stairs to cesar and winked. all in one take. beauty has nothing to do with the way you feel. the way you feel is what you are

. >> couric: friends say elizabeth taylor often reached out to kindred spirits like michael jackson. she stood by him as his own personal demons became headlines. >> we're both show business children, had no childhood to speak of, and went through the loneliness of that. >> couric: today violet flowers, the color of her eyes, cover that star on the hollywood walk of fame. in january, she tweeted to her fans: elizabeth taylor was 79. in addition to her children, elizabeth taylor is survived by ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren. and of course many, many friends, including bill and hillary clinton who said: we'll take another look at elizabeth taylor's work in the fight against aids later in this broadcast. now turning to libya where moammar qaddafi's hold on power may in face be slipping. allied air strikes tonight reportedly targeted his compound. coalition planes also bombed qaddafi forces today in mizurata to stop them from firing artillery at civilians. defense secretary robert gates says he can't predict how long the operation will last, he did say the u.s. could tran

ben: michael jackson! yeah. "he used to be black and played with children"? what, like hoopla and...? fat gold guy. goldfinger. david dickinson. he's like a god. who is he? buddha. the divine inspiration for hundreds of millions of people-- "fat gold guy." he's a liar. tony blair. his nose gets big. tony blair. rock, paper, scissors. velociraptor! come on! ben, can you just please...? it's paper, it's rock, or it's scissors. that's it. three things in the repertoire-- rock, paper, scissors. ...paper, scissors. nuclear bomb! right. karen wins. no! please, both of you, stop. okay, shall we play something else? so, what's this game you want to play? it's called dinosaur-teddy-robot. dad: what do we do? mum: what are the rules? well... robot kills dinosaur, dinosaur kills teddy, and teddy kills robot, because the dinosaur can eat the teddy, the teddy can deactivate the robot, and the robot can laser the dinosaur. sounds so complicated. but it's good. good, mind. you hide them under the table, and then we say, "teddy, robot, dino," and then you lift up either a te

jackson,quien llegÓ a componer canciones en honor a ella. >> ella va a quedar en el recuerdo a travÉs de legado con sus pelÍculas,y en mi caso particular siempre admirÉ y nosotros siempre admiramos la belleza de sus ojos,esos ojos violetas,es como el sÍmbolo de lo que significa la belleza y la elegancia en la mujer. >> y no podemos hablar de cleopatra sin recordar a ella. >> y fue la primera mujer que cobra un millÓn de dólares por pelÍcula, sentÓ un precedente en el cine. >> nosotros vamos a seguir de cerca toda la historia y todo lo que acontezca a la maÑana. ella falleciÓ temprano por un problemas del corazÓn y hay mÁs informaciÓn y para conocer lo que pasa en el mundo vamos con neida. >> la chica de rojo soy yo, muy buenos dÍas muchachos. vamos a comenzar con esta noticia, el presidente obama regresa hoy a washington despuÉs de su primera gira por amÉrica latina pero apenas puede hacer un balance del viaje porque la crisis de libia lo tiene ocupado en saber cuÁndo y hasta cuando va a formar parte de la alianza. pero la visita a obama culminÓ en el salvador con ayu

not everybody had a successful night the 16-year-old didn't light up the judges with michael jackson's smile. the judges say she could have done a lot better she is hoping the viewers will give her a second chance. tonight we'll find out what you and america thought. you can catch all the action on ktvu channel 2 bang at -- beginning at 8:00 p.m. and pam cook will be here talking to the first eliminated contestant. >>> a former "american idol" finalist is back in the bay area this morning. rock of ages starting constantine morales has brought his music to san francisco. he said the storyline has brought out everyone from women who love mules cals to men who love rock 'n roll. >> there's this love between this boy and this girl, you know these two dreamers from the midwest who meet on the sunset strip in the most exciting era of rock 'n roll. >> it features bands like gurn nirks white snake, bon jovi and poison. it will be here until april 10th. for information on show times and tickets, go to ktvu.com. click on web link. big hair and funky clothing. >> a bold crime that happened in val

in late march we started our up voluntary manslaughter case in the michael jackson matter. a huge case with a lot of attention there. i think they are far more profound and significant the smaller community you reside in. if this trial was in texas, there are some problems, okay? in l.a., and by the way, as a trial lawyer and prosecutor, i have fought back against a change of venue motions, and a common argument for prosecutors is what, i don't know, 18 million people in southern california? you're going to find 12 in the box and six alternates to decide the case. that's a harder argument to make when you're in el paso or smaller communities, and at that point the legal mechanism that exists, thank goodness, is there is a change of venue and you move the case elsewhere because of free trial publicity. >> how common is change of venue today? >> that's a fair question. let's put our collective heads together. mcveigh, name another case that's been moved around? it's very rare. >> very rare. >> very, very rare. >> i i would -- and i would think from my history, rarer than it u

they were married at michael jackson's neverland ranch. they would remain close friends till his death. through much of her life she's had health problems, near-fatal pneumonia, a brain tumor, substance abuse and weight problems. elizabeth taylor was a constant target of the tabloid media. like the time in 2006 when she reportedly was close to death suffering from alzheimer's. >> come on, do i look like i'm dying? >> reporter: taylor devoted much of her life raising money for aids research. >> if you reach out to them, you receive so much love in return. >> reporter: but it is what people notice first about elizabeth taylor that will remain in our memory, it was her eyes. they were violet and extraordinary. especially on the big screen. elizabeth taylor, a true beauty. funeral arrangements are still spending. here in los angeles, i'm chuck henry, nbc bay area news. >>> still ahead, only on nbc bay area, it's the wedding gown the world is waiting to see. and it may already be right here in california. >> designers submit sketches of kate mi

for the church said it was with taylor has now joined michael jackson heath ledger in hell do you realize how it was so full of talented people so go ahead show up with a picket signs is anyone really even care anymore it's just all theory very ugly. coming up over two hundred doctors are preparing to pack their medical bags and head to vermont at a new health care policy is put into effect i'll explain why they're so heated up in tonight's take. those numbers given that we had an apartheid regime right. i think the funny beautiful and funny well. we have the government says they're going to keep you safe get ready because you're going to your freedoms. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so for like sleep you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else here sees some other part of it and realize that everything is ok you don't i'm sorry welcome is a big issue. for . for. for. another hour led per people who want to put an end to the republicans reverse robin hood crime spree is the u.s. uncut movement u.s. uncut grew out of the u.k. uncut movement and is dedic

la leyenda de hollywood descansarÁ en el mismo lugar que s o amigo michael jackson. el cantante flaco, bÁrbara perdiÓ su hermano cuando sicarios con presentaciÓn. se habla de la inseguridad que se vive en mÉxico. pero como nos cuenta le canta a su nuevo disco y tambiÉn dice que... por no dejarÁ de cantar los peligrosos narcoe corridos. >> >> conternado el flaco ante los atentados que sufliera el pasado fin de semana los cantantes ortiz y el coyote. con quiÉnes compartiÓ escenario. >> difÍcil para ellos le mando el pÉsame a la familia de la gente que falleciÓ, de verdad porque uno menos se imagina no muchas veces que llega a pasar esas cosas y como lo decÍa. uno va a cantar, trabajar sin el afan de defender a nadie. >> murieron en un atentado, los servicios funÉbres del promotor artÍstica fue anoche. el cantante asistiÓ, pero no dio entrevista. tras detonadores una granada contra la tarima. >> las cosas no estÁn bien realmente. en todo mÉxico no es un estado, no es... nada acÁ. pero realmente hoy casi se fijan ya a nivel general, cualquier pÚblico.