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And hes not breathing or something like that. i say, what? >> you called and said do you know anything about michael being rushed to the hospital? i said no. and i called my mother immediately. and she said she was on her way to the hospital. jermaines mother, katherine, confirmed his worst fears. >> she was already at the hospital, and i called her back, and i heard her say hes dead. and i couldnt believe to hear my mother say her child is dead. my brother. and i got weak. very, very weak. >> t...

By the incredible, terrible mass media. >> he eventually settled the case for $20 million. no charges were ever filed. during that same televised statement, jackson also admitted publicly he had a drug addiction. >> as you may already know, after my tour ended, i remained out of the country undergoing treatment for dependency on pain medication. >> those allegations in 93, the first set of allegations, began the ruination of michael. >> ten years later, more accusations of child molestation, thi...

Evidence and eyewitness accounts, including those of jacksons personal physician, dr. conrad murray. on the last day of his life, he made his way from l.a. toward beverly hills. as he did, few really knew the dark secrets the pop legend carried with him to 100 north carolwood drive. michael jackson spent his final hours here at this rented mansion in l.a. according to the search warrant affidavit, his personal physician dr. conrad murray told police was a restless and ultimaul ultimately a drug-...

>> maybe in this particular case a better job should have been done zplfrmt. >> reporter: trump saying he had four independent background investigations during his time at the white house. >> dr. jacksons record as a white house physician has been impeccable. because dr. jackson worked within arms reach of three presidents hes received more vetting than most nominees. >> reporter: and press secretary sara sanders dodged questions on whether jackson underwent additional vetting before he became t...

Michael was to perform 00 50 conceco concerts over a nine month period. >> ill be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> because was michael physically up to the challenge? both michael and aeg had a lot on the line. >> it was his comeback. it was his renaissance, his rebirth on stage. after so many years of being out of the spotlight, a lot of people were wondering if he could pull this off. >> this is it. and see you in july. >> but there were questions about whether jackson was ready. ...

Wondering if he could pull this off. >> this is it, and see you in july. >> reporter: but there were questions about whether jackson was ready. kenny ortega the director for "this is it," called a private meeting at jacksons home. aegs ceo randy phillips attended the meeting. >> kenny was concerned he wasnt coming to enough rehearsals, that he was taking it a little too nonchalantly. and michael explained that he needed kenny to build the house, and then he could come in and paint the front door...

>> hes making big-money decisions, then he would lean over to me and just say silly stuff like, whos your favorite three stooges? i go, what, m.j? oh, no, dont like that. i can have more or less of this? "i like mo." >> reporter: but beneath the surface, concerns the very moment the concert was announced, jackson was pushing himself to the brink. >> i was thinking how is he going to do these shows? >> reporter: record producer rodney jerkins. 50 dates at 50 years old? thats a lot of dates. i kep...

Accusations of child molestation, this time there would not be a settlement. charges were filed, a highly publicized trial followed. faced with the possibility of prison, jackson was in the fight for his life. the stress took a toll, even though he was cleared of all charges. what did you see in his eyes? >> i could see in his eyes he was dying, that he was gone. already on verdict day he was not there. he was so vacant. >> following the verdict in 2005, jackson spent the next four years focused...

As investigators began to unravel michael jacksons final hours, a timeline emerged. a time line in a sworn affidavit. this is what investigators believe happened based on evidence and eyewitness accounts, including those of jacksons personal physician, dr. conrad murray. on the last night of his life, jackson made his way from l.a. toward beverly hills. as he did, few really knew the dark secrets the pop legend carried with him to 100 north carolwood drive. michael jackson spent his final

Concerts at the 02 center in london over a nine-month period. >> ill be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> reporter: but was michael physically up to the challenge? both michael and aeg had a lot on the line. >> it was his comeback. it was his renaissance, his rebirth on stage, after so many years of being out of the spotlight, a lot of people were wondering if he could pull this off. >> this is it, and see you in july. >> reporter: but there were questions about whether jackson was r...