New Spotlight on Jackson's Dermatologist
COOPER: I want to update you now on another top story, a new development in the Michael Jackson investigation. The focus is not on Dr. Conrad Murray tonight. It's on another MD, this man. A prominent Beverly Hills dermatologist Arnold Klein, who treated Jackson over the years, was paid another visit by the coroner's chief investigator who said last week his report was complete. So the question of course is why did he return to Klein's office again? What was he looking for? Randi Kaye joins us with more. Do we know what was at the coroner's office?</s>KAYE: We are trying to get some answers on that exactly but we do know that Dr. Klein's attorney says that the coroner's chief investigator came to the office to confirm or negate new information that he had received. This is significant, of course, because just last week the L.A. County coroner's office announced its report was complete, calling it thorough and comprehensive. Well obviously, it's not as complete as they thought it was with the chief investigator back at it today, serving yet another subpoena at Dr. Arnold Klein's office. He was Jackson's dermatologist for decades. And this marks the coroner's second visit there seeking information, the last one, July 14th. Now, here is what one of his attorneys told reporters outside his office after the coroner's investigator left.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dr. Arnold Klein wants to maintain his utter cooperation with any and all law enforcement authority with respect to the investigation into the cause of death of Michael Jackson. He has done so; he will continue to do so</s>KAYE: Dr. Klein's lawyer does not believe his client did anything wrong. He said in his opinion, Dr. Klein did not give Jackson any drugs that were inappropriate. He also said he sees no reason to be concerned on behalf of his client. That he sees no evidence to support a charge of medical malpractice, which has been floated as a possible, possible charge against Dr. Klein.</s>COOPER: If their investigation was complete, though, and seemingly had focused on Murray, why all of a sudden the focus now on Dr. Klein?</s>KAYE: That's what we're trying to figure out and I do want to point out that these are really two very different circumstances. It's important to point that out here because Dr. Murray's clinics and his home have been searched by investigators seeking evidence of manslaughter. That hasn't happened in this case with Dr. Klein. In his case he falls into that appropriate window of time, as it's being called. Investigators are looking at more than a dozen doctors who were in touch with Michael Jackson or treating him during what authorities see as a critical timeframe in this case. And my source with knowledge of the investigation told me weeks ago that Dr. Klein is on the list of doctors investigators are focusing on. They are trying to determine what drugs Jackson was taking, who prescribed them and under what name of course. We know that Michael Jackson was getting drugs under 19 different aliases, including the name of his own son and his personal chef.</s>COOPER: So Klein himself doesn't believe he's under investigation?</s>KAYE: No. He really...</s>COOPER: Last month he said this...</s>KAYE: ... right, he really thinks that he is in the clear here, he does not believe that he's on the list of doctors be scrutinized and that the most dangerous drug he ever gave Jackson was, he says, was Demerol. Still, the coroner's chief investigator who's told me that he had visited at least two other medical offices in the Beverly Hills area, not too far from Dr. Klein's office, seeking records related to the Jackson case. It's unclear though, at this point still, if Dr. Klein was ever affiliated with these clinics, if he ever did surgery there. His lawyer told me Anderson that he just doesn't know.</s>COOPER: And when was the last time that Dr. Klein saw Michael Jackson, do we know that?</s>KAYE: I did asked that today because really all of this time we've been told that it was just a few days before Michael Jackson's death. He was at Dr. Klein's office three days, in fact, before his death and that he was talking to other patients. Dr. Klein told CNN the pop star even danced for patients in his office that day. But today, when I spoke to his lawyer by phone and I asked him, was that definitely the last time the two saw each other? Because we know Jackson had seen him numerous times in the weeks prior to his death. And Dr. Klein's lawyer told me he wasn't sure when the last time his client saw Michael Jackson was. I asked him if he had seen him possibly within 24 hours of his death? And he told me flat-out, Anderson, he just doesn't know.</s>COOPER: All right Randi. Appreciate it, thanks for the latest. Still ahead, we all know smoking isn't healthy but should it stop someone from getting a job? What about obesity? The smokers can't get jobs at one of the country's top hospitals and President Obama apparently is all for it. The CEO of the Cleveland Clinic is going to join us coming up to explain that. But first, Erica Hill has a "360 Bulletin" - Erica.</s>ERICA HILL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Anderson, the terrorist convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 will soon be a free man. A senior state department official tells CNN, a Scottish court will release Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds despite objections from the U.S. Al-Megrahi who has terminal prostate cancer is serving a life sentence for the 1988 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. 270 people were killed and many of them Americans. Hurricane "Bill," the first of the 2009 Atlantic season is now a dangerous Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 135 miles per hour. Forecasters say it should begin pushing large swells toward Bermuda and parts of the south eastern U.S. coast by the weekend. It is not clear just how close that storm will come to land. Levi Johnston's mother today, pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to deliver the painkiller, Oxycodone. Sherry Johnston's lawyer expects her to serve three years in prison, although she won't be formally sentenced until November. Levi Johnston of course fathered a son with Sarah Palin's oldest daughter. And Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, speaking publicly for the first time today since he was beaten on Saturday night. Barrett was leaving the Wisconsin State Fair with his family that evening when he heard a woman holding a baby yelling for someone to call 911.</s>MAYOR TOM BARRETT, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN: Our immediate thought was that there was something wrong with the baby. And so I quickly pulled out my phone, as I think Molly did and we started calling 911. Within seconds we realized the problem was not with the baby. It was with the man, and he came up and was very, very agitated.</s>HILL: Police arrested that man the next day. They say the 20- year-old attacked the woman and then hit the Mayor Barrett with a metal pipe. Barrett suffered a fractured right hand, several cuts on his face and head as well, Anderson. A lot of people have asked about security. The mayor didn't have any security with him because he was there in a private capacity. He just decided at the spur of the moment to go with his family to listen to some music and spend some time together.</s>COOPER: Yes, unbelievable and amazing. Still ahead, should someone be denied a job just because they're obese? It's already happening to smokers at one of America's top hospitals. Could the trend spread? We'll "Dig Deeper" on that. Also ahead, the real CSI, crime labs are vital to convicting criminals, we all know that, but may they also be responsible for putting innocent people in prison? 360 MD Sanjay Gupta goes inside to get some answers.