take it. you have normally something that would get the court's attention. federal appeals court overturning an act of congress and a split among the circuit courts. i would be astonished and i think everybody else would be too if the supreme court did not take this case. the earliest it could be argued is this coming february. and that would mean a decision by the end of june in the middle of the presidential campaign. pete williams, thanks. >> security guard alberto alvarez on the stand right now in the michael jackson death trial. alvarez was jackson's director of logistics, he was the one who placed the 911 call. he also testified in a previous hearing that dr. conrad murray ordered him to remove drugs from jackson's bedroom before calling an ambulance. nbc's kristen dahlgren is live outside the courthouse. what has alvarez said so far this morning? >> so far they've talked about what exactly he did for michael