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   CURRY: All right, Jeff Rossen , thanks. Michael Jackson 's oldest sister Rebbie Jackson was in the courtroom for the verdict, she's now joining us exclusively. Rebbie , good morning to you.

   Ms. REBBIE JACKSON (Michael Jackson's Sister): Good morning.

   CURRY: Describe your emotions upon hearing this verdict and anything that Michael Jackson 's children may have said about him.

   Ms. JACKSON: Well, 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.

   CURRY: Do you know why?

   Ms. JACKSON: 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.

   CURRY: Prince, Paris , Blanket , did they say anything?

   Ms. JACKSON: I hadn't seen them because when I left the court they were still in school.

   CURRY: Hm.

   Ms. JACKSON: We went back to my mom's home.

   CURRY: Hm.

   Ms. JACKSON: But I'm sure they feel a lot of relief in relationship to him being indicted the way he was.

   CURRY: We have a clip of an interview that Dr. Murray did a few weeks ago...

   Ms. JACKSON: Mm-hmm.

   CURRY: ...with NBC's Savannah Guthrie . I want to get your reaction on the other side . Let's listen.

   Ms. JACKSON: OK.

   SAVANNAH GUTHRIE reporting: Do you remember his final words before he died?

   Dr. MURRAY: It was probably -- I don't know, but it was 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.

   CURRY: 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?

   Ms. JACKSON: Well, my problem 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 -- administrating propofol, which is wrong. So no matter what the situation was, he was wrong because he's not supposed to do that.

   CURRY: Was your brother to blame at all in contributing in your view to his death?

   Ms. JACKSON: I don't think so, not at all. I don't think so.

   CURRY: You're not sure.

   Ms. JACKSON: Not at all, I don't think he contributed to the death, I don't think so, no.

   CURRY: But will you acknowledge that he did -- was an -- he was addicted to medications?

   Ms. JACKSON: He had an addiction to prescription drugs, I do know that.

   CURRY: 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?

   Ms. JACKSON: 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 from what 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.

   CURRY: Dr. Murray said he loved your brother. Do you have any sympathy for him at all?

   Ms. JACKSON: No, I don't. Not in that way I don't because if you love someone you're going to do what you think is best for them, not what they want you to do.

   CURRY: Hm. How are Michael 's childrens now -- children now, two and a half years after his death, how are they doing?

   Ms. JACKSON: They, to be very honest, they seem to be functioning fairly well. They're the new society and you might say arrangement with inter-reacting with people in the public and they're enjoying their lives as best as they can.

   CURRY: Well, that's some good news, Rebbie Jackson . Thank you so much for being with us this morning.

   Ms. JACKSON: You're welcome. Thank you for having me.

   CURRY: You bet. And we're going to have much more of our exclusive interview with Dr. Conrad Murray Friday on TODAY. And you can see the special " Michael Jackson and the Doctor" Friday night 10 PM Eastern time on MSNBC .

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