hello, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ""piers morgan live."" i'm sure your able to tell right away i'm not piers morgan. the way you can tell that for sure i don't have a british accent and first name that sounds very pointy. [ laughter ] >> about a month ago, i got a call from jeff zucker asking me to guest host for "piers morgan live" and the first question is how the heck did you get my number, jeff, and the second of course is who is piers morgan? seriously. after i got the answer i thought this could be fun. this could be exciting. it's brand new. it reminded me of the night i won my first emmy, the magical night. there were -- i'm sorry? oh, i haven't won a dang thing. that's right.

i forgot. [ laughter ] >> maybe i'll win an emmy for my performance today. what's that? not a chance. who is talking in my ear. glass is half empty kind of voice in my ear. i want you to know i'm not accustomed to report the news but should any breaking news stories come in, i'll do my utmost to report them to you. this just in, oh, yes, the royal baby is still a boy. still a boy. which is also the title of my fourth coming auto buy biography. so instead of piers morgan live, it will be matthew perry with an hour delay and my hope is we'll learn a bit about ourselves. later my friend lauren gram will be here from gill more girls and speaking to experts

about alcoholism, addiction and my favorite top pick is drug court. first off, she's beautiful, intelligent, hilarious and if memory serves, she owes me $47. >> oops. >> do you remember that? >> oops. >> from those two steak sandwiches? >> yeah. >> you want to -- >> i don't have it on me. >> let's talk about it later. >> she's the executive producer of web therapy and who do you think you are. welcome one of my favorite people in the whole wide world. you may remember her being the second funniest cast member on "friends." lisa kudrow. >> thanks for giving me second. >> first is easy and you have to watch the ensews to know. >> to figure out. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> you are next to the best. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> here is something that's cool. the producers asked us to pick our favorite scene we were in together and independent of one another, we picked the same scene.

so let's get started and we'll show that. the friendship show. >> there is nothing left for us to do but kiss. >> here it comes. our first kiss. [ laughter ] >> okay, okay, okay. you win. i can't have sex with you. >> why not? >> because i'm in love with monica. >> you're what? >> so that's interesting to watch. >> my god. >> that was hilarious, how much fun? >> that was the first because you were the only guy i hadn't kissed of the show. >> really? you kissed everyone else? >> everyone who walked on the set. >> yeah. >> that was a joke. >> phiobe, easy. >> when we would read a script they would say be easier. >> i guess we can ask who is the

best kisser and don't say me because i'm sitting here but don't say not me because i'm sitting here so say it's me. >> it's you. >> great. >> and then -- >> people are asking me do i watch the show? i don't watch the show. it's odd. do you watch? >> no, no, not much. >> yeah. >> not much. it's hard, if i see if it's on, i have to check my mood. if i'm no a bad mood, i won't like seeing myself at all. >> right. but if you're in a good mood. >> if i'm in a good mood, i'm like not bad but i think all of you guys are hilarious every time. my god they are talented. my god they are funny. why did i suck so much? >> that's why we're not plumbers, and actors and erotic and needy. >> well, good night. >> that's fun. >> so i was doing a hollywood reporter interview a couple weeks ago, a month ago and hey, i hope i get nominated for an emmy interview.

it did not work but i still had to do the interview. i found myself sort of reminiscing about how much fun the show was and, you know, the hours that we worked and how much, you know, you could see how much we laughed and everything and i found myself saying if i had a time machine, i would like to go back to 2004 and not stop. >> yeah, no. >> so i found -- so just assuming for a second that time machines are just around. >> okay. >> would you get in a time machine and have stopped? would you want to change that or? >> yeah, i mean, if it were up to us. >> yeah. >> you know, like individually. >> yeah. >> then, yeah. >> you would have kept going or stopped? >> i would keep going. >> yeah. >> i figured there was probably -- there would have come a time anyway. >> yeah. >> when someone said we've had enough. >> right. >> but why not have fun until they do? >> yeah, i guess the ideology was we would decide because that would be better -- >> right.

>> but i'll disagree. looking back, no, don't make us decide. let's keep going. this is the greatest job in the world. >> it was. no, i mean, you know, we had a lot of fun. >> yeah. >> it was just really fun. but i think we were extremely appreciative at the time, by the way. >> yeah. >> it's not like we did not appreciate how fun it was. how good the writing was. we were all very proud and appreciative. >> we definitely knew we were part of something special and grateful the entire time. in that meeting where we said let's stop, i probably would have said, hey, let's not stop. [ laughter ] >> you know? >> yeah, me, too. so i want to talk about "web therapy" which is hilarious. >> thank. wow. >> really funny. >> matthew thinks it's hilarious. >> and it's not this ear piece guy. >> hilarious? do i go that far? >> i think this is interesting. i find you to be quite honestly one of the most intelligent

actors i've ever worked with. >> thanks. really? >> yes, i do. >> wow. >> and i noticed, though, that you play charters who kind of gravitate towards charters that aren't so intelligent sometimes. >> right. >> are you trying to play against yourself or do you need me to explain this question over to you again? [ laughter ] i think, no, because i think one of my biggest fears is that i am an idiot and always missing the point. >> oh, but that's not the case at all. >> one of my fears. but i think it's funny when people aren't aware of how they come off. they think they are pulling it off. >> right. >> so that's funny to me. >> yes. that and your hilarious doing it. in life, you know, you're very smart, so you're playing against type, where as i just keep playing myself. >> well, yeah, luckily -- >> very short running tv show. all right -- >> i know, but i love your shows. >> you do? >> yeah.

>> thank you. >> you're likable and funny and kind of that's all you need. do you know what i mean? >> you need to what? >> what? >> all you need to what? >> to succeed, to be appealing to have people want to watch you because you're extremely funny. i mean, i think the hardest i ever laughed was with you. >> oh, yeah? >> on the show. >> yeah, yeah, for sure. >> we laughed a lot and we'll maybe show a lot of that laugh income a second. >> okay. >> so the show is hilarious. >> thank you. >> and i want to take a look at a couple scenes from that, so let's do that. >> -- thanks. >> aren't you leaving? i thought you were going back? >> i love you so much. >> that's soon. >> i'm sorry, that sounds strange. >> well i don't think it's strange. it's not like i haven't experienced someone falling in love with me before. >> that is steve carell, hilarious. >> yeah. >> you know who i did not see in

that clip package. >> who? >> me. >> you know, did you notice that? >> i did, i noticed it every time we shoot. >> that i'm not there? >> yeah. >> see, i'm very busy, i'm very busy because i'm guest hosting piers morgan, but that's over in like 35 minutes and i have nothing. so can i come on? >> yes, i mean, yes. i thought that was definite will going to happen. the first second i heard you say that's funny, i thought i got to ask him to do it. >> great. >> if he likes it, i have to ask him to do it. that would be great. >> lisa, when i come back i want to play a game that i hope become as regular thing in my guest hosting. how well do you know your own project? >> oh. >> so how well do you know your own project. so we'll play it when we come back. >> that's terrible. >> no, it's not. we do it every year and we never found them, we never founded them. >> no you didn't, i did.

>> oh, ut oh, no, no uh-uh. >> oh, and i brought operation but i lost the -- it's making a noise. >> chandler is doing his sex face. >> just for now don't make any faces. ladies, let's go to vegas. cute! waiter! girls' weekend here! priceline savings without the bidding.

i want to go on this journey because i watched my father be in a lot of pain and not know who he is. >> can't believe it's my family. outrageous. >> i can't believe this is a thousand years ago. incredible.

>> that's a very interesting show that you have, as well. we'll talk about that in a minute. first of all, i wanted to tell you the few highlights of "friends" playing with julie and how do you have time to do this? you're doing a lot of things. >> yes, but the things are all sort of 9:00 to 5:00. especially "web therapy." we only need you half the day. >> okay. >> on the week end, and we only shoot on the weekend because that's when we get the crew -- >> how much will i get for that? >> $900. >> what we were making before? >> $900 of what we were making before. >> that's less. >> a little less. >> how is michelle and julian? how is everything going? >> good. they are fantastic. >> your other show, let's talk about what do you think you are for a second. this season you have great guests.

>> yeah. >> you have zoey dechannel. just attractive this year? >> yeah. >> if you're attractive, we don't care who row are. >> that's exactly what the tag line is. >> so that's just a rule to attractive women all over the place. >> chris o'donald and jim have fantastic stories, too, by the way. >> that's what i was going to ask you. what are interesting secrets you found out? >> i'm not allowed to give too much away, but in this season we find documents for people written in their ancestors own hand, right, from over 100 years ago. >> wow. >> or more. it's tricia yearwoon. this is in the 1600s.

>> right. >> of how that person was feeling, youp know, an account of that, that you can have those records. he was feeling pretty bad because -- that a person gets to see their own ancestors like thoughts. >> do you think -- do you fake them? >> no, absolutely not. >> that sounds like something you can fake. >> right. >> this is written by your great grandmother where they only had pink paper. you don't fake them. >> we absolutely do not. we have real academics doing research. >> do you like producing? do you like being behind the scenes? >> i like it for what do you think you are, a lot. >> yeah. >> because i like getting to learn the history because i get a full download from our researchers, you know, about historical events and stuff. i just learn so much doing that show, too. like zoey dechannel, i thought i needed to know what i know about

quakers, her family. she comes from a long line of quakers, but i didn't realize they were so progressive. women had an equal say, you know n meetings and policy and stuff like that. and i mean, that's at a time when they didn't have the right to vote, weren't allowed to divorce and the whole rest of the country. >> right. >> so very progressive and their position on abolition was way ahead of everybody else. >> really interesting. so, i want to play a game with you. >> good. >> it's called how do you key up. >> right. >> just the words, the first letters for how well do you know you're own project? >> okay. >> if you win, get them all right. >> yeah. >> i'll sign a copy of your dvds for you and give it back. will that be great? >> that would be worth a lot. >> how well do you now know yourself. lisa kudrow. what was the most success chl

one that got the most viewers? >> i know that answer. >> do you? >> i mean, i knew that answer. >> say it. use your brain and mouth to say it. >> they aren't working together. it was -- dang. >> you don't have the answer. >> i don't. >> it's vanessa williams. >> vanessa williams was you're most successful. >> right. >> 0-1. >> do you think meryl streep is better in web therapy or -- >> web therapy. >> comedy is harder. >> i didn't see that movie but is that whole movie her going -- that one? >> no. >> there is other stuff in it? >> there is other difficult stuff in it and she did it with a polish accent. >> okay. question three, it's a visual question. >> oh, okay. >> which i think is fun. we'll show you a scene from cheers that you were on. >> okay.

>> let's watch. you on cheers. >> i am imp vicing a little. we'll get on our ladders and say what our charters are thinking and george and emily are two innocent kids pray playing with love and consumed by the passion. don't you think? >> there is a lot to say about that. that was fantastic. do you know -- >> oh. >> even then you were perfect. >> pitch perfect. >> pitch perfect. >> do you know the name of the title of that episode? what that episode was called? >> oh, wow, i don't know. something to do with our town and emily and that episode -- boyd, something, one boyd for two girls or two girls for one boyd. >> i don't -- that's right. >> that's right? >> that's right? >> i'm never right. you got two answers out of three correctly soft you win, and what

you win is -- thank you very much. a lovely friend's dvd. all ten seasons. >> god. that's great. >> i'll sign it for you. >> that's very valuable. >> to lisa, keep reaching for the stars. [ laughter ] matthew perry. then, you know, track down the other four and you have the whole thing. >> hey. >> web therapy area tuesday at 11:00 p.m. on show time and who do you think you are area at 9:00 on tlc. when we come back, we'll talk about another big part of my life, alcoholism, addiction and recovery. trust me, that segment is going to be hilarious.

i'm matthew perry guest hosting for piers morgan. we'll switch gears a bit. there is misconceptions about alcoholism and addiction. my next guest is an expert. dr. david sack. welcome, dr. sack. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> so, i wanted to ask you a couple of questions, just in the simplest form. a lot of people think that addiction is a choice. a lot of people think it's a matter of will. that has not been my experience. i've found it not having anything to do with strength, but i was hoping you could layout for us, in laymen's terms

talk about addiction and alcohol list skpm what is going on there. >> sure, half of the people in the united states over the age of 12 drink. so alcohol is a very common phenomenon. we look at who has a problem with alcohol, it's only about 4% or one out of 25 people. we now know that there are important differences between people with problems with drugs and alcohol and those who don't. genetic factors account for half of that. who your parents are, how you raise those things can tribute traumatically to those who will have a alcohol problem. it is a choice to go for treatment or not go for treatment. but the issue how you respond to a drug or alcohol depends on your makeup and that's largely genetically determined. >> yeah, let's talk about that. it's a two part disease. it's the brain and the body. i'll let you jump it. in is a disease, in 1956 deemed it so.

what is going on just with the body and the mind of an alcoholic? >> sure, the original concept of this body, people who become alcoholics respond differently. there are two different ways that he respond differently. one is they are actually less sensitive to the toxic effects of alcohol. so they get more of a buzz, more of a high and enjoy themselves more. the other is they develop craving, that people like me who don't become alcoholics, we have a drink and get sleepy, relaxed, go to bed. people prone to alcoholism start to crave the drug after being exposed. we can actually show these differences are how they absorb and metabolize alcohol and

different across countries and cultures. >> yeah, i often noted that to me, i always had this theory and it's just my theory that if a normal drinker had a martin they feel goofty and dizzy and if i have one for the first time the world makes sense. i feel comfortable. if alcohol felt to me or to you or a normal man, they would be drunk all the time, too. >> i think that's right. you can only become addicted to a drug that gets you high in someway, normized you, makes you have a buzz. those people actually metabolize alcohol a little more slowly, so they have more of it around. where as people like me metabolize it quickly and get the effects. we have nausea, dizzy and we don't have reason to keep drinking. >> we lost a very talented actor cory monteith passed away

presumably from drug use. what could have been done to save this guy? what could have been done? >> cory had been in treatment before. he was in treatment recently. according to news reports it was an overdose of heroin and alcohol. this is probably the most dangerous combination. you know, when you look at the treatment for heroin there are medicines to block the effect so if somebody goes out and uses they won't overdose. really, one of the problems we have right now is it's vastly under used. clients don't want an injection, families don't think it's necessary. >> i notice for me, i never -- the fact that i never tried heroin is the only reason i'm able to sit here. i'm positive. if i had tried that, i would not be around. and there seems to be a lot of

drugs are going down, but prescription pills and heroin is on the rise. it seems to me there is a heroin epidemic going on. in high school there was pot in our lockers, now there is heroin. >> the real epidemic is prescription opiates, which belongs to the same category as heroin. really and truly the overdose deaths is doctors prescribing and over prescribing pain medications to people with drug and alcohol problems who go on to become addicted. you know, the reality is that drugs go in cycles. we have an epidemic of drugs this is driving this epidemic. half the people who start, report that they got the drugs for free from a friend or relative. >> yeah, i know no person could have made me stop.

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75% of people who complete drug court never see another pair of handcuffs. >> never see another pair of handcuffs. >> will never see another pair of handcuffs. >> matthew perry in for piers morgan. back with me, joining us, went through the drug court system in the 90s and west huddleson. so welcome, guys. >> thank you. >> so, let's start things off wes, just in the simplest terms, tell us what is drug court. >> drug court is a life saving courtroom that is staffed by criminal justice professionals, who are specially trained to actually treat addiction and

mental illness like any courtroom you've ever seen in that the judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, probation, treatment professionals, everyone gets together and work as a team to actually try to help drug addicted offenders get lives back and get clean and sober. >> so this is for first-time, non-violent drug offenders, correct? i can say that slower, but that's who -- that's who it's for primarily, right? >> actually, it's for offenders who are really pretty seriously engaged in the criminal justice system. they may have been on probation many times and in and out of jail. the key is they are seriously addicted to drugs and nothing else is working. so this team, this drug court team fashions a sentence or a plea agreement that connects them to treatment services that truly helps get them their life back.

>> great. and what is the success rate of drug court? >> 75% of the graduates never see another pair of handcuffs. we heard that in the psa but that doesn't tell the entire story. actually, we cut crime in half compared to jail and prison. so we literally can cut crime up to 50% but using this drug court model, versus sending somebody to prison whon is addicted and saves taxpayers an absolute ton of money because, you know, offenders are not being rearrested and victimizing society and saves a ton of money. >> we have a thing that saves lives and money. >> yeah. >> not too many of those around. we have a success story i want to tell you about today. we have a gentleman that went through the drug court system in the '90s. so you were hope to die on the streets heroin addict. >> correct. >> and last week at the drug convention in washington, you stood up next to your wife and your little baby. >> right. >> so how did that happen? how did you get from there to now here, sitting here on cnn?

>> well, it's a long story. but basically, you know, i had a really vicious heroin and cocaine addiction. i was distraught. i was arrested. i was charged with a felony facing four to 12 years. i didn't know what to do. there was part of me that had given up all hope because i tried to quit so many times. i had been through rehabs and methadone treatments and withdrawals. i was desperate but went and spoke to my parents one last time and my mom saw right through what i was doing and said, you know, if you die, we're the ones who suffer. right? we're the ones left to pick up the pieces here. so that was sort of a -- that was a huge moment for me. i said i would try one more time and i was lucky because i was put into a drug court and the stability and structure of drug court changed something. and i started to have pieces of my life i lost come back to me.

i had the opportunity to go to law school that led to a job in the same public defenders office that represented me in that case and this february i was appointed magistrate in the same court that saved my life 20 years before. people who manage to take care of their addictions enjoy unimaginable success. >> stories like that fuel my engine because i want stories like that to get as much ink and press as the trageies that we read about, as well. because there is a lot of hope, a tremendous amount of hope and people change. i want that message out there, just as much as negative things out there. so let me ask one of you, if you -- what advice do you have for families and loved ones that -- that have, you know, that their father is drinking too much. somebody in their family or loved one is clearly in need of treatment. what do you think those guys should do? >> i would say seek treatment. seek a professional as quickly as possible. treatment works and people do

recover, millions of people recover every year from this disease. >> yeah, so get them into treatment. >> there is a myth that someone has to choose the day they are going to go to treatment, that somehow they will wake up that morning and they will say this is a good day to get sober. what we learned from the drug courts, physician programs and pilots programs is when there is a consequence, it motivates people to get treated. families can't wait for the right moment. they have to fight to get their relative to agree to go and push for that if they want to be successful. >> it's really difficult. in my case there is no person to make me go. i had gigantic consequences if i continued drinking. there was no person. it happened for me when i went oh my goodness i'm going to die from this tomorrow if i don't get in. there is a window that opens for people, right? you just got to time it exactly

right. >> for drug court that moment is a pair of handcuffs and people come into criminal justice system. they are not volunteering. they are coming in in handcuffs. they are judges that actually care about what happens to them and will monitor that case, all the way through treatment and in drug court what we do, the magic is we bring the participant back in front of the judge to get checkups every week or two weeks. the judge is able to really monitor and adjust the treatment plan as needed. >> yeah -- >> that's a huge -- that's a huge point. is that we know when the offender comes back. we have drug test results. we have a probation officer there who can tell us how the offender has been doing. if the individual doesn't doing what they are supposed to do, we can sanction and punish quickly and that helps modify a person's behavior. >> and when we go to washington, and we walk through the halls of the white house, everybody loves this idea. it's bipartisan, republicans love it, democrats love it. but i did want to at least give voice to -- not everyone loves it. there must be people not for

drug court. for those people, who are they, who is not on the drug court side and what is their argument? >> there really are one of two camps. one camp says really all drugs should be legal. heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine should be legal because drug court is a criminal justice response, and they just believe it's bad policy. on the other hand, we have prosecutors, some prosecutors and some law enforcement officials who as you and dr. sack so eloquently discussed before this segment just believe that addicts are bad people, they are weak and should be punished and incarcerated and turning a blind eye this is a disease and treatable. those are two camps against us. my biggest concern is we're not reaching enough people. we're reaching, you know, about 140,000 people on any given day in america and there is 1.2 million people that need us. >> how many people have we saved? >> in the past 24 hours, a million people.

>> a million people's lives. >> that is fantastic. for more information on drug courts, go to all rise.org. coming up lauren gram. thanks, guys. oving fast. i'll take that malibu. yeah excuse me, the equinox in atlantis blue is mine! i was here first, it's mine. i called about that one, it's mine. mine! mine. it's mine. it's mine. mine. mine. mine. mine. it's mine! no it's not, it's mine! better get going, it's chevy model year-end event. [ male announcer ] the chevy model year-end event. the 13s are going fast, time to get yours. right now, get this great lease on a 2013 chevy cruse ls for around $149 a month. you were flirting with the wyuu1 0 &xfr

you were flirting with the guy. >> chatty and flirty. i have a personality -- >> it's different. >> months -- >> this is not a bar. >> don't say that to me. i know it's not a bar. you don't have to tell me it's not a bar -- >> sarah, you're my little sister. >> by myself, for myself, i don't need your help. >> that was lauren graham yelling in the first season of parent hood. you also know her from gilmore girls but let's look at her earlier work. >> there are over 200 words to describe taste. i think men and women should share household chores, don't you? you got my name from uncle al. please, i'm getting married. >> you know what is funny about that is your gigantic head in

that clip is matched by how large your -- you look like a giant right now because the studio. there is nothing going on in the studio that is not your head. >> [ laughter ] i asked them to pull back. i am sorry if i'm frightening anybody. >> you look beautiful. you look beautiful. >> thank you. >> it just the size of the wall. >> i'm just a giant. >> no, no, no. >> yeah. >> you look wonder and feel you're doing a very good job at your new job that lasts for one night. >> yeah, it's over in about six minutes. >> oh, all right. well let's talk about it. >> let's hope it goes well. let's hope it goes well. >> yeah. >> so, you now are a new york best-selling author, new york times best selling author, is that right? >> that is right. that happened. >> you're pretty much going to be impossible to talk to from now on, right? you know.

>> it was an incredible thrill. i mean -- >> yeah. >> i honestly -- we've both been actors long enough that you need something new, a new incredible thrill. and it was really a nice compliment and surprising. so it was very -- that was a good day. >> so i'm going to ask you a question now because i knew you back -- i met you back in i think, 2002, you were doing gilmore girls. >> yeah. >> and they were strict on the script with you on that show and now you're doing "parent hood" where i hear it's looser. do you like that better? >> you know, every job is it's own animal, i guess, and you just sort of have to learn the world and the world of gilmore girls was musical and precise and parent hood is more about a family and they want it to sound messy and we can do that. it's written beautifully. it's a totally different way of working.

i like them both. when you do one, you crave the other. you know, i've really enjoyed the freedom on parent hood to really kind of imp vise. it's really fun. >> it's a great show. it's hilarious. you're wonderful in it. it's an ensomeble. you're usually the lead. is that why you wrote the book to prove you're better than everybody? is that why you did it? >> i look at it more as i had time, given that is a wonderful ensomble but we're similar it's hard to -- i don't like to have something that i'm not doing and i like to work and be busy and this is something that i can do, you know, without waiting for someone to call action or cut and so, it started as a project completely for myself.

i never intended to show it to anybody, but then i did and -- >> okay. so i'm glad i did. >> stretch my wings. >> that's the dumbest thing. >> it works, though, because you really are a best selling author. it actually works. >> right. >> do you want to play a game? >> yeah. >> want to play a quick game. this is a game -- i'm playing this now, and i hope it's sort of my staple thing on the show that i'm only going to do once. >> okay. >> it's called, how well do you know your own project, okay? >> okay. >> which i call it like -- hwdykyop. what is the first word in your book, "some day, some day, maybe." what's the first word?

>> begin. >> very good. yes, it is. >> thank you. and that's how far i got. no, i'm joking. i'm completely kidding. i read much more than that. so here's something you may not know. on kindal, what they do is tell you how many people have highlighted certain sections from the book. did you know that? >> yeah -- no, it gives me the willies. >> people who are reading the book, they like this line and highlight it. what do you think is the most highlighted line from your book? i will tell you this, as a clue, it got 56 highlights. >> ummm, something about i must not continuously seek approval from the approval from people who i'm not even sure i want. >> yes, fantastic. that's exactly right. that got the most underlines and i think it's a very funny, great line. >> thank you so much.

>> so here. >> what do you win? >> your book. can you see this? i'm just going to get rid of that. and i'm going to sign it. reach for the stars. matthew perry. and then i'll just have this given to you. "parenthood" returns this fall on nbc, and "some day, some day, maybe" is available right now. we'll be right back. >> i love you. >> i love you too.

>> it changes your life. >> everything changed. at 60, wow, i have to raise this baby. does anybody have a crisis that they want to talk about? for most grand parents who are

taking in the children, it does wreak havoc, because many are living on fixed incomes and they were not prepared to take in children. i help grandparents who suddenly have to take in grandchildren. when my sister was 27, she committed suicide and left an 8-year-old. >> this is kevin when he came to live with my parents. >> my parents were my inspiration. from a family tragedy, something wonderful has happened. >> i know it may not feel like it, but you are going to get past this. >> when a family calls, whether it's help with the school finding a pediatrician, resources, we will find a way to help you. >> all of a sudden i had things coming, they're like my therapy. >> they helped me get on my feet where i could help myself.

>> i want to introduce you to a new grand mother. >> it's the relatives doing this that deserve the recognition. >> i have never gotten up once and said i can't do this anymore. i just love what i do.

before we go, i want to share something with you. my favorite six words in recovery are trust god, clean

house, and help others. my way to honor those words is i recently transformed my home into a sober living house, and here is my good friend and the number one interventionist in the country, earl hightower. earl? >> welcome to perry house. please come in. the owner of the house, matthew perry, came to me and said, i live in a different house and i would like this house to have meaning and purpose. let's do some good with this house. you come here and you learn how to live sober. the experience of living life sober on life's terms, not yours but on life's. and that takes time. there's no short cut. morning meditation. gathering for the day. what's up for your day? this is where that occurs, this living room area.

i'll stack up what we do here and who we do it with. not just the services that we provide, but the individuals that communicate that service. i'll stack that up against anybody in the world. we're good at what we do. i'm very proud of that. >> wow, that's a really nice house. what did i do that for? i guess it's a good cause, tax deductible. what's that? oh, i'm sorry, i'm being told i'm speaking to myself in front of millions of people. it's piers morgan, that would be thousands of people. well, this has been matthew perry with an hour delay. i would like to thank my guests. so thank you, piers, for the opportunity. i love you. i love you.

i love you so much. i love you, piers morgan. no, i'm not going to blow the kiss. we talked about that. i'm not going to blow the kiss. let's just end the show. there's the baby, the new royal heir in the united kingdom. ♪ >> the birth of a new prince. a day surrounded by so much excitement. so much joy. >> very special. >> so much hope for the future. so reminiscent of a moment three decades ago. >> may we see your son? >> lady elizabeth has known william since the day he was born. she's queen elizabeth's cousin. how would you describe william's childhood, what was it like? >> i think that the early part of both prince harry and prince