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celebrities? when elvis presley died, nearly 80,000 fans lined the streets of memphis for his funeral. about 100,000 did the same in new york in 1926 for rudolph value teen know. and an estimated $2.5 billion watched princess diana's funeral on t.v. look at this. countless people waiting in line as much as an hour and a half, just for a chance to write their thoughts about michael jackson and sign their names on a memorial wall outside the staples center. so what is it about him? here's jeff greenfield. >> michael! michael! >> reporter: why? why the lines a half mile long? the spontaneous memorials? the explosion of online tributes? >> michael jackson has passed away, man. >> reporter: why this outpouring for someone whose life was in every way so distant from ours? for many, it was the outsized nature of his talent. ♪ it's easy as 1-2-3...

>> ♪ baby you and me, girl... >> reporter: roderick thornton says he had to be one of the thousands who came to new york's apollo theater to say good-bye. >> when i was a kid i went back in my room, had a big afro and i used to sing like michael jackson. >> i had a lot of family problems since i was born. he was always the one i'd resort to. >> reporter: krystal perez says jackson's "man in the mirror" especially lyrics, struck the deepest chord. >> the best line from that song would have to be the chorus. ♪ i'm looking at the man in the mirror ♪ i'm asking him to change his ways ♪ >> reporter: this concert footage may say it all about the king of pop's emotional pull. ♪ if you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make the change ♪ >> reporter: but talent and fame even genius, only take us so

far. they cannot fully explain the size and scope of what has happened in the wake of his death. with jackson, as with other icons, there were also sorrows, troubles, death at an early age. >> james dean had it. clearly elvis presley had it. marilyn monroe had it. and it's something to do with this combination of extravagant talent and vulnerability. >> reporter: and this very vulnerability, the whispers about his looks, his health, his private life, only fed the fascination. >> he paid a very big price for it. but he's a huge part of the global cultural landscape. he may be the most famous person in the world. >> reporter: finally there is us the avalanche of coverage has a message beyond the story. it tells the world that this is a matter of enormous weight and for millions that creates a powerful impulse to be part of an event so large. >> we love you, michael! >> michael jackson has had an indelible affect on my life and

i feel as though i had to be here and experience it with everybody else. >> reporter: that may be the only real answer when we ask why all this. jeff greenfield, cbs news, at neverland, california. >> couric: that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'll see you tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. that's 10:00 a.m. here on the west with live coverage with "michael jackson: the farewell." i'm katie couric in los angeles. good night.

tonight" in high definition. we're at staples center in downtown los angeles. the final preps are on for the michael jackson memorial. you don't have this wristband, you don't get in. >> beyonce, stevie wonder, who is in or out of the all-star tribute to michael. >> debbie rowe under siege. >> do not touch me. don't. >> will she be invited to say good-bye to michael? this is where it's all expected to begin. >> is this mi