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Aeg never signed it. michael jackson never signed it. thats the key issue the jurors have to decide. >> if it were simple it wouldnt have taken five months to litigate. keep on it for us. thank you. >> can i be honest with you for a second. the last time the united states was warm and fuzzy with iran i was 12. dont bother doing the math. it was a long time ago. today perhaps some over tours that we may be headed back that way. our secretary of state may actually be having meetings. imagine. coul...

After five months of testimony, closing arguments are now under way in the civil death trial over michael jacksons death. we have a live look inside the courtroom with the late pop stars mother, katherine jackson, suing aeg more than a billion dollars claiming the company negligently hired dr. conrad murray to take care of her son without properly investigating him. as he began his closing arguments, jacksons attorney discussed jacksons struggles leading up to his death. >> even though we accomp...

This is a complete contradiction that this was a sudden new thing in his life that happened for the first time with dr. conrad murray. >> for the first time the jury heard testimony from his 81-year-old mother katherine, his wife debbie roe and two of his children. 15-year-old paris jackson survived a suicide attempt during the trial. other dramatic moments include the jackson family home movies never before seen publicly and the testimony of a harvard doctor said a physically deteriorating jack...

Concerts and possible footage for the concert could be used during the closing arguments. john, from everything i learn and understand, aeg maintains that listen, it was michael jackson who hired conrad murray and it was their relationship that was set, had nothing to do with aeg. what do you make of where we stand now? >> certainly thats the central issue as to who hired conrad murray. certainly from the defense point of view dare i say the relationship with michael that he had this prior relat...

Murray, they then must decide if aeg knew that dr. murray was also unfit. john. >> and this jury does not have to be unanimous? >> reporter: no. civil case, so just 9 out of the 12 jurors have to agree whether aeg is liable or not. remember, the jackson family is seeking about $1 billion in compensation. and the jury also has the power to decide how much liablity aeg has. in other words, if they think aeg is 50% responsible, the award would be 50%. the jury could also go above and beyond $1 bill...

>> i think we put on the best evidence we could put on. i think we put on an extremely compelling case. >> reporter: attorneys for katherine jackson claimed aeg contracted conrad murray, the doctor who supplied an illegal dose of propofol to his patient. the defense -- >> it didnt happen. >> reporter: with the instructions, the jury has a legal roadmap to lead to a verdict. the first question could end the case entirely. did aeg hire dr. conrad murray? a no and the case is over. the jury has thr...

The verdict to me from what weve heard in terms of evidence? >> well, i think there are two questions, piers, one, did aeg, a large, sophisticated corporation with a battery of sophisticated lawyers and consultants, did they assume the risk of murray? did they negligently hire him or supervise him or retain his services because they wanted to be a part of this huge comeback, the biggest in entertainment history? and there are some e-mails where they talk about theyre putting pressure on him alle...

Acres in the angeles national forest. one street of homes has been evacuated as the flames appear dangerously close to the homes like this one in this picture, tweeted by a neighbor. no word yet on the cause of this fire. and two men have been charged in the mass shooting in chicago which left 13 hurt including a 3-year-old. police say both men played major roles in the shooting, but neither one pulled the trigger. the attack happened on the basketball court in city park late last week. it is ...

Near the end of the michael jackson wrongful death trial. closing arguments are set to begin tomorrow. the jury should get the case by thursday. katherine jackson claims the promoter in charge of her sons comeback tour is liable for his death. she blames aeg live for hiring dr. conrad murray who is serving time for involuntary manslaught manslaughter. aeg live claims that michael jackson hired and controlled the doctor. it is fall officially now. >> i almost wore boots this morning and a turtl...

Jackson wrongful death trial wont involve jacksons mother. lawyers for aeg live say they will not call katherine jackson to the stand but may play a portion of a video deposition by jacksons son prince. closing arguments could start as soon as next week. after the shooting at the washington navy yard a man arrested at the white house accused of throwing firecrackers over the fence. sounded like gunshots and led to a lockdown at the white house complex. secret service agents apparently tackled ...