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Good morning, I'm Jacob Browning and here is the news for Feb. 9, 2010.

We have big news involving the Jackson family.

Michael Jackson's doctor has been taken into custody on Monday after pleading not guilty to causing the singer's death.

Dr. Conrad Murray, who administered general anesthetic drugs to help Jackson sleep, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and is now being held on $75,000 bail.

If convicted, Murray faces up to four years in prison.

In government news, the Democrats have lost a dear member.

Congressman, John Murtha passed away Monday after complications from gall bladder surgery. The 77-year-old Democrat was on the panel that oversees Pentagon spending and he was the first Vietnam veteran elected to Congress.

He was serving his 19th term and was the 8th most senior member in Congress.

Extra news for sports involving the championship game.

Super Bowl 44 now holds the record for most viewers in television history. The spot previously belonged to the series finale of "M*A*S*H," which aired in 1983.

According to Nielsen, viewers for the football game peaked at 106.5 million, raising 8 percent from last year's Super Bowl.

Latest news in technology could involve change to your e-mail.

Google plays catch up in the social networking world by tweaking their popular e-mail service, Gmail. New add-ons to be revealed this week, will allow users to post and view messages about their daily activities similar to the status updates in Facebook and Twitter.

On a side note, I would like to bring up a campaign ad. It's popular on the internet right now and is nicknamed, "Demon Sheep." Maybe you've seen this. The ad calls Tom Campbell a "wolf in sheep's clothing," saying he is not who he claims: a fiscal conservative. The ad is way overdone, but I love it. Love it in the "I love a good laugh" kind of way, definitely not the "I will vote accordingly" kind of way. Check it out.

This is Jacob Browning.