[Kaye:] Pictures of the Los Angeles Courthouse where a jury is now deciding the fate of Dr. Conrad Murray and powerful closing arguments yesterday. The prosecution and defense had one last chance to make their case. Here's lead prosecutor David Walgren.
[David Walgren, Deputy Los Angeles District Attorney:] Propofol is not utilized in a bedroom. No one had ever heard of propofol being used in a bedroom ever until Conrad Murray did it to Michael Jackson. It's an egregious, extreme deviation from the standard of care. It is gross negligence, and it is a direct cause of Michael Jackson's death.
[Kaye:] Strong words from the prosecutor there. And here's how defense attorney Ed Chernoff followed that up.
[Ed Chernoff, Defense Attorney For Dr. Conrad Murray:] What they're really asking you to do just say it! What they're really asking you to do is to convict Dr. Murray for the actions of Michael Jackson. And I'm going to you know, we've been dancing around this for six weeks, maybe two years. Somebody's got to say it. Somebody's got to tell the truth. Somebody's got to just say it. If it were anybody else but Michael Jackson anybody else would this doctor be here today?
[Kaye:] Joining me now from sister network truTV, "In Session" host Ryan Smith. Ryan, nice to see you again. You watched the closing arguments. What struck you?
[Ryan Smith, Host, Trutv's "in Session":] Oh, so much in this. You know, on the prosecution side, what really struck me was how David Walgren tried to make this human. He focused on the victim, and he talked about the loss of Michael Jackson not just for the world but for his family. Michael Jackson was a dedicated family man. He was a father of three children. And he focused on these three children not having their father around anymore and what that means. He made it real for the jury. Even when he was talking about the evidence, he put them in Michael Jackson's shoes. Would you want this kind of care from your doctor? He was criminally negligent. That's why you have to find him guilty. On the defense side, I think the statement you played was one of the biggest ones, which was the idea of, Would we be here if it wasn't for Michael Jackson? But I think they also harped a lot on the way Michael Jackson died. They very much tried to say that Dr. Murray was a villain here and that the state tried to put together a case, had to find somebody responsible. So I think this jury is going to go back in that jury room and they have a lot to think about. This is not an easy case and it's tough to call at this point which way it might go.
[Kaye:] Do you think the prosecution proved its case? I mean, they certainly spent a lot more time on the floor there in the courtroom, but boy, they had a lot to go through.
[Smith:] Oh, I think they absolutely did, I think in so many ways, because this is a standard of care case. Essentially, what they have to prove is that Dr. Murray did something that was lawful but he did it in a criminally negligent way. That's the propofol set-up. Or they have to agree unanimously that he failed to do something. So for example, abandoning his patient, not calling 911 on time. All of those things happened. And if he failed to do those things and that was criminal negligence, then he could be guilty that way. But they have to be unanimous on either one of these theories. So even though they proved their case, I think that if the jury starts thinking about what caused Michael Jackson's death, and they start thinking, Well, maybe the defense is right, maybe Michael Jackson injected himself with that propofol, you could see a jury that says, yes, maybe that stuff applies, but we can't convict him on that. Sometimes they call that jury nullification. But either way, you could see a jury saying, If I don't see the cause of death clearly, then I can't necessarily convict.
[Kaye:] Well, we'll see if we get a verdict today or if this drags into the weekend. Ryan Smith, thank you very much. Word of a verdict from the jurors could come at any time, of course, so stay tuned to CNN for live updates on the fate of Dr. Conrad Murray. Crisis management that's what Cain seems to be lacking. How his staff couldn't prepare for a storm they probably knew was coming. That is "Fair Game" next. But first, let's talk about a man who almost didn't live long enough to become president. Do you know which president was given last rites three times in his life, including once after spinal surgery before he was elected president? If you know who this president was, send me a tweet @randikayecnn. I'll give you a shout- out if you are the person with the right answer when we come back.