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>> i dont believe rick perrys a racist. i think its a side issue. its unfortunate. and hes hit with that. >> the white house today wisely decided to let bad enough alone. >> the name is clearly offensive and from what ive read -- and i have no inside knowledge beyond what ive read -- that the governor shares that opinion. >> if his opponents dont want to touch this controversial matter, it may prove to be detrimental for the texas governor trying to take his texas approach to the national stage....

Blame perry. >> i dont believe rick perry is a racist. i think its a side issue that its unfortunate and hes being hit with that. >> the white house today wisely decided to let bad enough alone. >> the name is clearly offensive and from what ive read and i have no inside knowledge beyond what ive read, the governor shares that opinion. >> if his opponents dont want to touch this controversial matter, it may prove to be detrimental for the texas governor trying to take his texas approach to the n...

>> tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michaels lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. an extraordinary first day in the trial of dr. conrad murray today. michael jacksons parents, his brothers tito, jer maine and randy joined janet and la toya and rooeby there. it wasnt because it was right but because he was making $150,000 a month off the singer. he charged the doctor with gross negligence towards his patient. mr. chernoff calle...

fixated to begin with, they sure were at that point. of course, family -- it was a very emotional moment for the family in the courtroom as well and for everybody to see that image of michael jackson. obviously, what theyre trying to hammer home here, what they were early on in the opening was that this was the victim. he was an international star. and every one of those jurors, they know it, has an opinion and lass some connection to michael jackson. they knew that in voir dire. they ...

>> as the world watches, what is the truth? who caused the death of michael jackson? >> dr. murrays repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to mr. jacksons death. >> the scientific evidence will show you that when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazepam created a perfect storm that killed him instantly. >> tonight dr. sanjay gupta, michaels lifelong friend kathy hilton. the trial of conrad murray. this is "piers mo...

thank you very much. im brooke baldwin. i want to pass along a quick note on an announcement from mitt romney. the former republican governor of massachusetts will lay out his plan to put americans to work. hell do that a little later this hour in nevada. we, of course, will bring that to you live. first shall were working right now to get more details on this deadly shooting that happened earlier today in nevada. heres what we know right now. a man reportedly entered this ihop restaur...

Whether the president of the united states, barack obama, was actually born in the united states. he was batted away pretty hard by the president when he came forward and released his own long form of the birth certificate and said, look, we have a lot more important things to talk about. didnt donald trump look like a joke after that? >> well, in the eyes of a lot of people, as trump correctly pointed out, he was talking about it, he was running on much bigger things than that one side issue. h...

The people attempt, i think, to be able to get our deficits and debt under control with the proposals made in the presidents budget really are the issue in this campaign. were $14 trillion in, and under the presidents proposal, wed be over $20 trillion. thats the crisis in america. until we have serious dialogue about that and reducing spending, including entitlements, as the mayor said, were not going to get out of it. i think thats a side issue, never should have raised it, and ive spoken out ...

California and sleeping in the capitol throughout this process. you have got a real mixed bag out here. >> bill: you brought them in? who bused them in. >> some of the different labor organizations brought them. in it would take a long time to explain each organization thats brought people in. >> bill: unions are hiring busses to come and bring the people in. now, the governor, does very control over the state capitol now? i mean, there are capitol police there are state troopers. he could clear...

I talked to someone from california and sleeping in the capitol throughout this process. you have got a real mixed bag out here. >> bill: you brought them in? who bused them in. >> some of the different labor organizations brought them. in it would take a long time to explain each organization thats brought people in. >> bill: unions are hiring busses to come and bring the people in. now, the governor, does very control over the state capitol now? i mean, there are capitol police there are state...