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Are really doing their best to keep this man alive. >> security, i assume, at the hospital remains very, very intense. especially if a judge, for example, or someone from the justice department, federal authorities, were to come over to his bedside and let him know what was going on, as far as charges are concerned. describe the security situation at the hospital, elizabeth, for us. >> right, we have certainly seen a heavy police presence outside the entrances to the hospital. and inside, our af...

Points that resemble nails without heads. so obviously a mixture of things in there. >> broadly, what are the biggest hurdles in treating these critical patients? >> i think it is a function of this hospital that it has endless resources in the care of the trauma patients, trauma in general is extremely challenging because so many specialties need to be pulled over. trauma surgeons, plastic surgeons and thoracic surgeons and emergency medicine physicians and rehabilitation and trauma psychologis...

Without heads. so, obviously a mixture of things in there. >> what is the -- [inaudible] >> i think its a function of this hospital, that it can avail endless resources in the care of the trauma patients. trauma in general is extremely challenging because so many specialties need to be pulled over. trauma surgeons and plastic surgeons and thoracic surgeons and rehabilitation and trauma psychiatrists, you name it. really this hospital has the ability to pull all these resources to the bedside of ...

Propofol. >> then, murray said, he sat at jacksons side. >> i monitored him. saw his oxygen saturation, heart rate and everything looked stable. then i needed to go to the bathroom. then i came back to his bedside and i was stunned when he wasnt breathing. >> dr. murray not only admitted he gave michael jackson propofol in the hours before michael jackson died, but he said oh, sure, ive been giving this to him for weeks. every night for 60 days. so conrad murrays statement was critical because h...

The drug. still, jackson pressed for propofol on the day he died. >> he said i cant function if i dont sleep. so i agreed. i would switch over to the propofol. >> then, murray said, he sat at jacksons side. >> i monitored him. saw his oxygen saturation, heart rate and everything looked stable. then i needed to go to the bathroom. then i came back to his bedside and i was stunned when he wasnt breathing. >> dr. murray not only admitted he gave michael jackson propofol in the hours before michael ...

So i agreed. i would switch over to the propofol. >> reporter: then, murray said, he sat at jacksons side. >> i monitored him. saw his oxygen saturation, heart rate and everything looked stable. then i needed to go to the bathroom. then i came back to his bedside and i was stunned when he wasnt breathing. >> dr. murray not only admitted he gave michael jackson propofol in the hours before michael jackson died, but he said oh, sure, ive been giving this to him for weeks. every night for 60 days. ...

Jacksons crippling insomnia. >> he knew that was the only thing that worked for him. i constantly cautioned him. >> cautioned him and claims murray tried to wean him from the drug. still, jackson pressed for propofol on the day he died. >> he said i cant function if i dont sleep. so i agreed. i would switch over to the propofol. >> reporter: then, murray said, he sat at jacksons side. >> i monitored him. saw his oxygen saturation, heart rate and everything looked stable. then i needed to go to t...

Im the publisher of a firearms magazine. obviously, i have more than one or two weapons. there are different purposes for different weapons. we own .22 caliber for practice, we own shotguns for hunting, sporting clays and self-defense. perhaps one by the bedside if you dont have children in the house, perhaps one in a vault. and we have handguns for personal protection, for conceal carry. does that make you a gun nut? i dont think so. but i do think this, if you own those weapons, you damn sure ...

I was not expecting to give him sedation but he got it. he was sedated, he went to sleep and i watched him. i sat there for at least 30 minutes. i was able to speak on the phone, accept calls. he was fine. everything was great. when i left his bedside, i was absolutely comfortable that propofol was no longer a factor. done. >> we have to take a break. >> i did not go outside of the master suite. the master suite is subdivided, it has a foyer, has a bedroom, it has a sitting area in the bedroom. ...

>> reporter: dr. murrays interview with detectives is also played for the jury. >> i needed to go to the bathroom. i came back to his bedside and was stunned in the sense that he wasnt breathing. >> reporter: on november 7th, 2011, dr. conrad murray is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison. but it doesnt end there. michael jacksons mother and children are bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against aeg, the concert promoter for jacksons doomed comeback tour...