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Their power to avoid being struck by this vehicle. >> with lights and siren going, val verde pulls alongside the driver trying to get his attention. but the driver never even looks in his direction. >> just straight ahead, stone-faced, forward, like im not even there, like those cars are supposed to be in a two-lane road and theyre going by him. he has no concept of whats going on. >> could he be ill, drunk or on drugs? the trooper realizes he has to do something drastic to stop this out-of-cont...

On 18 counts of corruption including trying to sell off president obamas old senate seat. blago will likely end up at a minimal security prison and may have to share a cell with other inmates and work in eight-hour day doing menial job possibly scrubbing toilets at 12 cents an hour. and now, like outside the courthouse, did blagojevich help himself by owning up to the crimes after all these years? >>reporter: because of that rather extensive apology the judge did knock three years off of that se...

throughout the trial jackson supporters have gathered outside the building offers words of encouragement to jacksons family. today la toya thanked them. her joy at the verdict unmistakable. >> michael loves everybody out here. we all love them. and guess what? he was in that courtroom, and thats why victory was served. >> jermaine jackson spoke briefly as he left the courthouse. >> justice was served, yes. it wasnt enough time, though. >> what do you say for michael? >> michaels with u...

>> tonight, a special investigation into the final days of michael jacksons 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 angeless 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, ...

Cars and trucks swerve to avoid the wrong-way driver. >> theyre doing everything in their power to avoid being struck by this vehicle. >> with lights and siren going, val verde pulls alongside the driver trying to get his attention. but the driver never even looks in his direction. >> just straight ahead, stone-faced, forward, like im not even there, like those cars are supposed to be in a two-lane road and theyre going by him. he has no concept of whats going on. >> could he be ill, drunk or on...

this "american morning.". busy weekend. good morning, august 1st. a lot going on today. >> it was an agonizing weekend and we were all up late last night. e-mails flying at midnight. >> it was busy. >> but things are a little brighter today than they were last night and saturday night and a little brighter. >> tiny bit. we start with that possible break-through in the debt ceiling crisis. in a few hours the house and senate are expected to vote on a plan by president obama and congre...

President trump appearing to push aside the prime minister of montenegro to get in front for a photo-op. and as for those allies he spent the campaign offending -- >> nato is obsolete. its old, its fat, its sloppy. >> reporter: president trump later changed his mind. but today, instead of making nice, he scolded them. >> nato members must finally contribute their fair share and meet their financial obligations. >> reporter: he told them the united states spends more on defense than all other nat...

17-year-old boy who he didnt know. and excuse my language but those were his words-not mine. [bleep] punk. these [bleep] they always get away. >> shepard: the defense countered that. the jurors would learn the context of the words and it was a teenager who started the fight that turned deadly but the way the defense began its statement left folks in the courtroom stone-faced. a joke that fell flat. >> knock, knock. who is there? george zimmerman. george zimmerman who? all right. good youre on th...

>> oh, come on. >> mike barnicle. >> men have to be comfortable enough to do things like that. >> donny deutsch is here as you can see. we have msnbc political analyst and visiting professor at nyu, harold ford jr.? >> you a professor? >> i am. >> what are you going to teach me today. >> in washington we have msnbc political analyst pat buchanan. were going to start in wisconsin but while were on the filthy topics and awkward things, i went to, with chris and my husband and his photographer, rob...