>>> michael jackson 's oldest sister rebbie jackson was in the courtroom for the verdict and joins us exclusively. good morning to you.
>> good morning.
>> describe your emotions upon hearing the verdict and anything that michael jackson 's children may have said about it.
>> when i heard the verdict, i thought i was going to feel as though i got a tremendous amount of relief, but i felt really numb and not only that, i started crying profusely.
>> do you know why?
>> i guess because the reality of what had transpired really hit me at that point and even though he passed a few years ago, going on into the third year i think, the problem with it was that it sort of just brought everything back to reality, and it was so much. it was just tremendous.
>> prince, paris, blanket, did they say anything?
>> i hadn't seen them, because when i left the court, they were still in school. we went back to my mom's home, but i'm sure they feel a lot of relief in relationship to him.
>> we have a video clip dr. murray did a few weeks ago with savannah guthrie . i want to get your reaction on the other side. let's listen.
>> reporter: do you remember his final words before he died?
>> it was probably i don't know, but probably when he was pleading and begging me to please, please let him have some milk because that was the only thing that would work.
>> what do you want to say about the effort by the defense to paint your brother as an addict who contributed to his own death?
>> well, my problem is that i have with the entire theory or the situation was the fact that the doctor took an oath in being a professional. he performed something in a private setting, you might say, that is giving, administering propofol, which is wrong, so no matter what the situation was, he was wrong because he's not supposed to do that.
>> was your brother to blame at all in contributing, in your view, to his death?
>> i don't think so, not at all. i don't think so.
>> you're not sure.
>> not at all, i don't think he contributed to the death, i don't think so, no.
>> but will you acknowledge that he did, was addicted to medications?
>> he had addiction to prescription drugs, i do know that.
>> dr. murray is now in jail, he could get anything from probation to four years in prison and sentencing on november 29th . what do you think should be the penalty?
>> well, i'm going to leave all of that in god's hands. i do know that because of the law that has recently been passed i understand the jails are overcrowded so he's supposed to get up to four years but i have been told that he might just get house arrest . i don't know. and it's sad, because my brother is gone and nothing will bring him back, that's for sure.
>> dr. murray said he loved your brother. do you have any sympathy for him at all?
>> no, i don't, not in that way i don't because if you love someone you'll do what you think is best for him, not what you think they want to you do.
>> how are michael's children now, two and a half years after his death, how are they doing?
>> they to be very honest they seem to be functioning fairly well. they're in a new society you might say arrangement interacting with people in the public and enjoying their lives as best they can.
>> that's good news, rebbie jackson . thanks for being with us this morning.
>> you're welcome. thank you for having me.
>>> much more of our exclusive interview with dr. murray friday. see " michael jackson and the doctor" friday night 10:00 p.m . eastern time on msnbc.
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45198959/ns/today-entertainment/
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