came in, i just thought to myself if i'm wrong, i'll apologize to his parents later, and if i'm right, then i'm going to held this kid down. >> no one was hurt during yesterday's chaos. that's it for us. larry king right now. >> larry: tonight, kate gosselin, the star of "jon & kate plus 8" is on her own. >> listen quietly. >> larry: her private panic exposed in a public divorce. what happens next to her kids, her ex, the show? plus kathy lee gifford knows what it's like in the spotlight. hear what she thinks kate should do. and then michael jackson's drugs. see the lethal cocktail that killed him next on "larry king live." good evening, quite a lineup tonight.

kate gosselin was last on "larry king live" on may 10th. a little more than a month later on june 22nd, kate and her husband jon filed for divorce, announced their split that same day, and a special edition of "jon & kate plus 8," a show that has become phenomenal worldwide. how are you doing, kate? good to have you here. >> i'm good, thanks for having me. >> larry: you feel good? >> i do. >> larry: how are the kids? >> wonderful, marvelous, gorgeous, lovely. >> larry: all right, now the twins are going to be 9 in october, sextuplets were 5 in may. how much do they know about what's going on? the 9-year-olds probably do, right? >> as far as what is going on in our household, they understand the process. they're working through it, the same that jon and i are. they're doing remarkably well. this has opened up a lot of discussions between them and myself. a lot of questions come my way. and we're dealing with it. they're doing very well considering. >> larry: why did you agree to do this reality show in the

first place? >> in the very beginning we started filming a one-hour special. it was a way to document what was happening in our lives at that time. there was a lot of local news stories, there were a lot of people in the country and the world believe it or not pulling for us. as you know sextuplets are not born every day so there was a lot of interest. we did the one-hour special to show everyone i always pictured like the little old lady sitting at home praying for us, rooting for us, needing to know what happened to those babies that were born. and so we did it for that reason as well as to collect the memories for ourselves. >> larry: and little did you think what would happen from that. >> no way of knowing. >> larry: why did you agree to do a regular reality show? you could have said that's the special, here's my life, good-bye. >> could have. at that point the one-hour special was a very good experience. the network tlc, we were on discovery health at that time,

tlc is wonderful, supportive, and it was a great experience for us. so we, you know, really moved forward because of that reason. it was healthy and safe and fun. >> larry: do the kids talk to you about divorce? >> they do. and as any child, you know, when their parents are divorcing, they wish that we could be together. my goal was peace, and we've achieved that numerous times, fourth of july we spent together as a family. and my goal is no matter what the circumstance, no matter what place one of us is in, my goal is really peace and the best it can be for the kids. >> larry: do they get counseling? >> we have not started that process, but i feel like it is a very normal thing to do. and absolutely. when the time is right. >> larry: jon is quoted in the new "us" weekly, i wish i had a 9:00 to 5:00 job instead of the nightmare i'm living. this is 24/7, i don't even want to do taping the show anymore.

what's your reaction to that? >> jon's opinions and his goals are his. i know that personally for myself and the kids, this has been a good experience. it continues to be a good experience, and you know, really the network has been extremely supportive above and beyond, i feel, what they need to be. and i only experience good things. everyone works, everyone has a job, everyone has what they're dealing with, and generally speaking this is the most flexible, workable, wonderful job for myself. remember the kids are just playing in front of the cameras. >> larry: how long have you been doing it now? >> we are in season five, we started filming in august of 2005. >> larry: why is it such a good thing? to have a private life public? >> it has been a source of huge for whatever reason inspiration for a lot of people. many, many people, many parents feel that their decisions are

maybe not great decisions. every parent has that, you know, parent guilt of my goal is to produce wonderful productive individuals and put them out into society. that is the goal of a parent. >> larry: of course. >> for us to show the world that we are not perfect, life is unpredictable, but life always goes on and there's always always, always something to look forward to and for me, that is raising my children to the best of my ability. >> larry: but as an intelligent person, you also know to all good things, there are down sides. >> absolutely. with every positive, there is a negative across the board in life. it's about choosing to see the positive and working with the negative. >> larry: what happens now? are you and the kids going to do the show and jon is out? >> i don't -- i'm not the person to make that decision. i know that myself and the kids will continue the show. >> larry: if jon says i don't want to do it anymore, i'm

divorced, i don't need this. will the network say it's you and the kids? >> that would be a question for the network. >> larry: will the name of the show change? >> that would be a question for the network. >> larry: and if they said forget it, that would be okay with you and if they say we'll continue, that will be okay for you. >> that's their decision. >> larry: why are you letting the network run you? >> i'm not letting the network run me. we signed up for this. do i have my opinions? absolutely, do i need to discuss them? probably not. i know i am going to -- i signed my name to a contract, and i am going to do my best to make that work as long as it's healthy and safe for the kids. >> larry: you've become famous worldwide over this, what's the downside of that? >> you know, i could really live without the following. i could live my whole life. i would have to say that is absolutely the negative. i realize it comes with it, i know it goes along with it. i'm smart enough to figure out that, you know, there's

interests, it's going to be interest across the board. it's another learning lesson. >> larry: do paparazzi follow you around? >> yes. >> larry: you land at an airport, they're there? >> yes. >> larry: you and jon renewed your marriage vows a year ago this month in hawaii. what happened? how do you go from renewing vows to filing for divorce in a year? >> it is a question i ask myself every day. i don't have the answer. >> larry: what happened? >> i don't know. >> larry: he made this decision? >> you know, it's just an issue that we discussed amongst ourselves, i don't feel like that is something that we need to discuss the details of. >> larry: you and him and the kids and you leave out those details? done you disappoint the audience that's come to expect more. >> my main concern is my kids. and i don't want them to see or hear anything on tv that i didn't discuss with them.

and we discussed what they need to know at their developmental age groups, but i don't feel like i need to go any further than that at this time. >> larry: that's fine. and kate said she had no choice but to file for divorce, what was jon doing that forced her hand? we'll ask after the break. i cannot be one of the 61 million americans who do not refill their prescriptions on time. readyfill at cvs pharmacy automatically refills my prescriptions and reminds me to pick them up. you mean, reminds me to pick them up. [ chuckles ] stop by your local cvs pharmacy to ask if readyfill is right for you, and get a $25 coupon book. readyfill, only at cvs pharmacy.

kate and i have decided to separate. >> yes. we have decided that we will

separate. >> i try to contemplate, it's not good for our kids for us to be arguing in front of our kids. and we can't be cordial with one another, then we decide to separate. >> i'm not very fond of the idea, personally. but i know it's necessary. >> larry: what were your feelings right then? >> that was very hard to say. it was the first time, i think, having a reality show and knowing that something so huge and life changing had taken place. and we did need to talk about it. choosing the correct words and hearing myself say it. it was very hard. >> larry: there's been different reports about who initiated. can you tell us that? who said let's separate?

>> it's all in that vault. >> larry: mixed? >> yeah, it's all in that thing where it kind of shook out the way it did. >> larry: do you take any responsibility? >> everyone who is in a divorce or has been is responsible to a degree. >> larry: when you filed, though, you issued a statement and this was public because the public's interested in you saying that jon's activities had left you no choice but to do so. what were you talking about? >> i am not at liberty to discuss that because for the sake of my children i only speak positive. >> larry: but the implication is obvious, isn't it, kate? >> there were some details there that i'm -- that i can't share, but that did lead me to do that, yes. >> larry: police came to your home? >> yes. >> larry: that's always sad wih kids around. called by you after an argument. he says you tried to come home when it was his time with the kids and he wouldn't let you in accusing you of crying it up with the cops.

can you tell us what happened? because that's what he said. >> well, number one, the tabloid in the whole media mess always makes it worse than it is, remember that. it actually was not this huge fight, it was just a thing where i wanted to be there with the kids as opposed to babysitter. and he wasn't fond of that idea. and i just had a very rough day, i have good days and bad days, this day was a rough day, i just wanted to be with the kids if he wasn't going to be with them. and i did -- i did, it was not a 911 call, it was the local routine police phone call. >> larry: no violence? >> no, just to meet me there just in case things got ugly. i didn't want them to get ugly in front of the kids and the kids were not around. and i left peaceably knowing that it's true, it was his day to be there and -- >> larry: how does it work now? you and jon switchoffs going to the same house? jon doesn't take them to where

he's living? >> no. >> larry: how did that happen? usually the person who has visitation takes the kids. >> correct. first of all, we have eight kids and realistically to pass them off and move them back and forth is not possible. second of all, to have two houses that could hold eight kids was financially not possible. we bought that house for the kids, it is the kids' house, and it is the most stable normal thing for them to remain there. and i do live there with them. and he does when he has the kids. >> larry: and you go where? >> elsewhere. >> larry: for days? >> i do. i have to. the hardest part of all of this. >> larry: do leave? >> yeah. >> larry: and is the visitation very well handled? >> we do it very peaceably amongst ourselves. >> larry: you made your own agreement? it wasn't a court? >> no. >> larry: a judge didn't say -- >> no.

>> larry: is there a parenting schedule? do you have all of this so worked out with eight. isn't it hard? aren't there days when two of the six say, no, i don't want to -- i want to be with you today? >> whenever either one of us is away they miss the opposite parent, which is normal. and it is what it is. they are always there, it's just us that switch off. it is a very of all things, it is a very peaceful thing custody. >> larry: how are you so calm and so well within yourself when so much of this is known to people? >> it has increased over four years. it was, you know, a few people knew who we were to the progression of this. i have learned a lot. my true nature is to freak out about everything, everything's a big drama, everything's the end of the world. and i can honestly say that

there is so much on my plate right now that i absolutely cannot react that way to every little thing that comes by or big thing. >> larry: so you've forced yourself to hold back what is your natural instinct? >> yes. >> larry: that's hard, isn't it? >> it is hard, and i have my hard days and i have days where i don't always say the right thing or do the right thing or phrase things the way that i should. but generally speaking, my rule of thumb is i want to be positive, i want to look forward, and i want the kids to look back on all that they're going to see of me and know that i did my best. >> larry: we reached out to jon gosselin, he declined to provide a statement at this time, he has a standing invitation to appear on this show and we'll be back in 60 seconds. introducing new centrum ultra men's. a complete multivitamin for men. it has antioxidants and vitamin d... to support your prostate and colon. new centrum ultra men's.

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during a difficult period. here's a look at her new life raising all of those children alone. watch. >> this was my first official turn with the kids. it didn't feel very much different. it just felt more like the future. they wanted to camp. and, i mean, i agreed, i'm a good sport. trying to be anyway. i am now going to set up a tent. >> daddy knows how to camp. and daddy knows -- >> perfect. >> and daddy knows everything about this. >> wow. he's not here. >> at this rate we'll have s'mores next week sometime. >> larry: who's with the kids now? >> jon. >> larry: do you think he's watching? >> i have no idea. he's probably putting the kids to bed, actually. >> larry: it would be bedtime? >> yeah. >> larry: is he a good father?

>> he is. >> larry: why the pause? >> his decisions right now are not ones that i would necessarily make. but down deep in his heart i know that he is. >> larry: you share the same faith? >> yes. >> larry: so they will be raised in that same culture? >> absolutely. >> larry: do you agree on how school should be handled? >> yes. >> larry: those are two key things. >> yes. >> larry: so that's a plus. >> there's a lot we agree on. >> larry: what do you disagree on? >> i just think it's more the current things. >> larry: day-to-day things? >> not so much the day-to-day. i think that i'm looking more towards the future and the decisions of today that effect tomorrow more so than he is.

>> larry: does kate still think of herself as a married woman? that's next.

the city meets the wild, wild west. >> i'm the king of the world. >> another one. >> eat me, eat me. >> it's hot, though. let it cool.

>> larry: that was a preview of the next episode of "jon & kate plus 8." to see more or go to our blog at cnn.com/larryking, and of course you can see the entire show on tlc next week. do you have a say in what goes on? >> as far as which order? >> larry: do they decide what goes on? or do you say i don't want that to run? >> as far as editing? no, they basically have the editing rights. i can submit my suggestions whenever and they're very good about listening to that, but no, i'm not an editor. >> larry: have you ever really strongly disagreed with something they ran? >> no. >> larry: do you feel married? >> i am not yet divorced officially. >> larry: how do you feel, though? >> i don't know. i'm kind of -- >> larry: would you date? >> no. too busy, sorry. >> larry: all right, let's go on.

you're very attractive and young, do you think you'll have a problem having eight kids to the prospective suitor? >> i'm not worried about it. >> larry: don't think about it? >> no. >> larry: don't you want companionship? >> i'm lonely, but i'm very busy and i'm all right. >> larry: on the show back in june, jon talked about why he thought the marriage broke down. take a look. >> i was too passive. i just let her rule the roost and do whatever she wanted to do and went along with everything and now i finally stood up on my own two feet and i'm proud of myself. >> larry: want to comment on that? >> i don't typically comment on our show. you know, that's his opinion. everybody has one, and -- >> larry: do you understand it? >> i do. i do to a degree that, you know, everybody has a part in a marriage breaking down. >> larry: do you want the show to go on and on and on? >> currently i am happy doing

the show as are the kids. and as long as it goes on, it does. >> larry: how long is your contract for? >> we do -- we're doing season five right now. >> larry: is there a season six contracted for? >> possibly. >> larry: you don't know if there's a season six? >> there could be or there could not be. i hesitate to say that there will be anything because we take each season as we go and reevaluate, is it fine, healthy, acceptable -- >> larry: nothing's in stone then? >> correct. >> larry: so are you saying if it went on that would be fine, if it didn't, life goes on? >> correct. >> larry: when it ends as all things do, what do you want to do? >> i can't say. i've got big dreams. >> larry: what would be -- what would have been your profession if this show had not occurred other than be mother? >> i would currently still be a nurse, a working nurse.

>> larry: you miss that? >> the aspect that i miss of nursing is the interaction with my patients. that part, yes, i do miss. >> larry: so would you go back to it? >> if i had to, absolutely. i would go back to anything i needed to to provide for my children. >> larry: does it hold you in good stead as a parent, nursing background? >> absolutely. that's probably the best benefit of it all. yes. >> larry: especially medical problems develop, right? >> yes, absolutely. >> larry: are you concerned about jon? would it bug you if he dated? suppose he brought a date over to the house when he has the children. >> these are all things that everybody who has been or will be or is in the middle of a divorce goes through. and it's just -- it's that you know me, i have to have control, it's just a control issue. >> larry: you are a control freak? >> i've been known to be one, yes.

>> larry: people who are control freaks put pressure on themselves, don't they? i mean they worry about things that don't even involve them. right? why is he doing that over there? why can't i stop him from going there? right? doesn't it drive you a little nuts to be -- wouldn't you rather not be a control freak? >> there are very good aspects of being a control freak. i am very driven, i don't stop. nothing less than the best, keep moving, keep moving. and i think that's a great aspect. i enjoy that part of my personality. i persevere, i will not lay down and die. however, those issues you just mentioned, yes, i've had to relax about and over this last year or actually truly since my six were born, life has been pretty out of control. >> larry: do you think having this show affected the marriage? >> no. no.

>> larry: it would have been the same? >> yes. correct. firmly. >> larry: how do the older children deal with it? >> the process? >> larry: yeah. >> they're doing very well. it's a lot of -- >> larry: they're how old? >> 8 almost 9. obviously, again, this is not an ideal situation, no one goes into a marriage or having kids planning a divorce. it's not what i consider success really. i'm not a quitter, so this is difficult to me because this feels like something that, you know, possibly was not in my plans. but they're doing very well considering. they're great kids. >> larry: do you have help? >> we do. we do. >> larry: you need that? >> i did it for a long time, for the last year we've had very steady help. and it's necessary. whatever the kids need. and that is necessary to have, i mean my goodness, six

5-year-olds could dismantle your house in an hour if you didn't know where they all were. >> larry: back next week, right? >> oh, i am? >> larry: you want to come back, come back, you want to host the show, take over. but i mean the show is on. >> yes, we are, thank you. >> larry: still ahead, kathy lee gifford stick around. 

>> larry: he's a best-selling author, terrific writer, she's the co-host of the fourth hour of nbc's "today" show and her latest book is "just when i thought i dropped my last egg." a great title. >> you would think that would be the case. >> larry: what's your reaction to kate? >> you know, she was just on the "today" show a couple of weeks ago. and i was watching from the make-up room like most people are watching from home or something and i didn't get a chance to meet her. so it's another thing when you meet people in the flesh. they take on a whole different dimension. >> larry: how do you think she's handling all of this? >> i think probably as best as you can. i think it would be a lot easier for her to handle it if she had the luxury of being away from the cameras for a while. >> larry: she seems to sort of like it. >> everybody's different. i know for me, after the 15 years with regis when our family life was getting a little unwieldy and precarious for our kids' sake, i left the show with

regis and sort of just started a whole different life that was important. the spotlight is something that you can walk in and out of with particular ease if you're in this business. you know. but the microscope is a completely different thing. and the microscope burns everything in its way. >> larry: how did you deal with public adversity? or having -- you had some bad things. >> we had some tough stuff. you were my therapist, i'd come on here. you know what? they didn't know anywhere near as much as what people know about the gosselin family because we never had cameras in our homes, we never did. one christmas special. and that was for, you know, hark the herald angels sing. >> larry: but the public knew about bad things. >> they knew about bad things, sure, but they also saw us survive. i remember people always saying do you have a statement? and i would go, you know, we're really busy trying to be a statement. i think sometimes we talk too much about everything. and we assume that everybody's

fascinated about it. when reality we should only really talk to the people that truly care, whose opinions really matter to us. >> larry: how did you deal with the krcriticism that you exploid the kids? >> i think that's funny now when you think about what's going on in the world today. regis and i were the first people that made money talking about our lives. >> larry: last night, we -- >> his kids were teenagers and they didn't want to be discussed on tv. i was single when i sat down with regis at first, i knew frank, but we weren't dating or anything. i got married, we had children, and if you're going to talk about your life -- i'm not going to make up stuff, say i saw a movie last night i didn't see, i'd say last night we did this or whatever. but it was never -- the world was different then. larry, it was very different. it was not the kind of frenzy

the paparazzi frenzy there is today. >> larry: what's life and other calamities just when i dropped about. >> it's a book -- the title comes from the idea that our culture is particularly cruel to women of a certain shall we say maturity. and just when nature is saying we're done with you, you who are ovulating come forward. i think god's got a whole different plan for us. i can't give birth anymore to babies, but i can write five songs in a day. i can put on broadway musicals, i can write a screen play, i can put my gifts into action to help abused children. >> larry: it ain't over. >> and without the burden of so much of what happens in your physical body when you're younger, i mean, it's all about laughing at your situation. >> larry: are there a lot of laughs in the book? >> the best, the best things that people have said to me is

that they have -- i hope this is not rude, but one lady told me she literally fell off the john laughing her sides off. that's a huge compliment. >> larry: you're a terrific talent. you are very funny. >> thank you, well, i write it the way i talk. so that it's very much my voice as you're reading it. and i did the audio version of the book just as you did your audio version. >> larry: did you know -- did you know you could write all those years when you were singing? >> i write about that in the book. i think the things we love doing when we were a little kid is really basically what we're -- our path is supposed to be. we just get all screwed up in life and end up taking side roads and different things e. i was an actress and a singer and a writer when i was a little kid and just got off track. and i wrote my first book when i was 21. i'd forgotten that that i'd written a book. >> larry: kathy lee gifford, her book "just when i thought i dropped my last egg." by the way lisa gibbons has written on a subject she knows

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it's never too early for a cocktail. my favorite part is sitting there, though. with hoda having alcohol.

>> that's not olive oil, honey, that's quervo. >> just kidding. >> cheers. cheers. bloody mary. >> larry: she's perfect in that fourth hour. >> that's why we call it the happy hour. >> larry: your successor on "live" kelly ripa was on this show and they talked about you, watch. >> i'm a big fan of hers. i was a watcher of "regis and kathy lee" since it began. i've always been a fan of their chemistry, i absolutely adore her. >> we used to watch the show in the hair and make-up room of "all my children." >> we would watch it like our morning ritual. so when she left, i said i feel sorry for whoever gets, you know has to take over there because

there's no way it'll ever work. >> how do you think she's doing? >> kelly's adorable. i was doing a film after i left the show up in toronto. and it was my day off and i was on the treadmill and i turned on the tv and there was reg and she was co-hosting for the first time. i was blown away by how natural and terrific she was. and she came to play. and i got off the treadmill and called her and left her a message on her machine saying watch out what you wish for because you're probably going to get it. you're terrific. >> larry: do you miss reg? >> i don't, i see and talk to him all the time. he was at our house for dinner a couple of weeks ago with joy. we still see each other socially. >> larry: all of those stories about rifts were baloney. >> baloney. it's been nine years since i

left the show. >> larry: when you left, you told me you would not miss getting up in the morning. >> and here i am -- >> larry: what time to do you get up? >> same time. they like to have meetings at nbc, something we never had -- >> larry: how does the fourth hour work? >> apparently very well. it's doing -- >> larry: what is its concept? >> it's concept, when they asked me to come back to work, i said i've done, i think i've done the best 15 years of television i think i can do. i said you know what? it's got to be fun, i've got to -- you've got to let me bring my strength to the show. and they said, what do you mean? i said my interests, my passion is theater. i want to do something called everyone has a story. i'd written a song for a beautiful movie called "bella" and i said i want america to write in their stories and -- excuse me, i want to write a song for them. custom made for them and then i want them to come to new york, sit on the "today" show sofa and let the greatest singers in the world, the broadway singers sing

them their songs. >> larry: great idea. >> it's a fun thing and it's changing people's lives literally. and that's what it's about. we have a pulpit for a purpose. paul newman taught me that. you have a pulse, you have a purpose. >> larry: and today was a gift. >> that's why it's called the present. >> larry: kathy lee's alter ego is very funny. stick around. revered luxury sedan. this is a history of over 50,000 crash-tested cars... this is the world record for longevity and endurance. and one of the most technologically advanced automobiles on the planet. this is the 9th generation e-class. this is mercedes-benz.

>> larry: i don't see it. we're back on "larry king live" with kathy lee gifford, her book is "just when i thought i dropped my last egg." kathy lee has taken some heat and managed to joke about herself over the years as she said a few minutes ago. here's a look at saturday night live's version of kathy lee. let's see if she laughs after this. >> i sleepwalk every day, except i call it white wine walking. mamma wants the grape.

okay, let's get to the hollywood to the scoop. let's go to the scoop, come on. >> aye aye, matety. >> she's very funny. yeah, hoda's having a ball because this is the first time around for her. jan hooks did me years ago on regis. >> larry: it's a compliment. >> it really is. if you give them something that's memorable, they will go with it. >> larry: you going to write another book? >> i turned down a commercial recently, a lot of money, a lot of money because i said wait until saturday night live gets ahold of that. >> larry: are you going to write another book? >> i hope so. i absolutely love writing. i've got a novel almost finished. >> larry: you're the best, kathy. kathy lee gifford, very funny, "just when i thought i dropped my last egg." michael jackson's drugs, we're

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>> larry: before we meet our anesthesiologist, let's check in with anderson cooper who hosts "ac 360." what's up tonight, anderson? >> dick cheney ratcheting up his attack on president obama saying the president is politicizing national security and failing to keep the country safe. cheney says newly released cia documents back up his claim that harsh interrogation tactics, what others call torture worked. but do the newly released documents support that? we'll talk with mary matalin. also the investigation into michael jackson's death, new focus on jackson's dermatologist

arnie klein. and up to 90,000 americans could die from the h1n1 flu this fall and winter. how do you protect yourself and your family? sanjay gupta's going to take your questions, those stories in a health care town hall with howard dean in virginia gets heated tonight. the new video ahead on "360." >> larry: that's at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific with anderson cooper. we welcome the anesthesiologist and pain management specialist, medical director of the advanced pain medical group in west hills and dr. jason heims, specialist, medical director, conservative care specialist medical group. we're going to talk about the medicine that dr. murray reportedly gave michael jackson in the last hours of his life. injected him with 10 milligrams of valium, 2 milligrams of ativan, 2 milligrams of versed, 2 milligrams of ativan, another 2 milligrams of versed, and 25

milligrams of propofol. will you tell us what we have here? >> what we have here is valium, injectable form. valium. >> larry: injected, right? given before a surgery? >> normally we do not give that medication before surgery. it lasts for a long period of time. >> larry: this is to settle someone who might be nervous, dr. hans? >> it's a trap kwalizer. >> larry: next. >> it's very potent. >> larry: what would it do? >> it's a very short-acting, potent version of the valium that you saw. they're all relatives of one another. >> larry: very small. all right. what's the pill? >> this is ativan. >> larry: he took this as an injectable, right? >> that's what is reported. >> larry: what does it do? >> it too is a relative of the other two. it actually is a substance that

is converted in the body from valium. the valium is converted in the body to ativan. >> larry: valium would be given in the home, wouldn't it? >> valium and ativan are both tranquilizers. >> larry: but not the other? >> the midazolam, the versed, is really for in-hospital or surgery center use. >> larry: now the world famous propofol. all right. tell us about this. >> propofol is a medication only used for anesthesia. to actually induce anesthesia for a patient undergoing a surgical procedure. it is only indicated for hospital o.r. usage, icu usage, or ambulatory surgery centers. >> larry: put you to sleep? >> absolutely. >> larry: when you wake up, you're up? >> you're up. you know, you -- what's interesting, you said, it puts you to sleep. that's really a misnomer. it doesn't put you to sleep.

what it actually does is anesthetizes you. when someone says that "i went to sleep for surgery," they didn't go to sleep. there's a real big difference between sleeping, a natural process, and being under anesthesia, a very unnatural process. >> larry: you have to be monitored, right? >> you have to be monitored. >> larry: blood pressure taken? >> carbon dioxide levels, ekq monitors. >> larry: when you heard it was given in the home, what did you first think? >> amazing. it is the sort of situation where you would think that the people administering it, who pre -- i presumed at the time would know how these things work and been trained to use them, would steer clear of that kind of situation. but what you have is someone who apparently wasn't necessarily trained or familiar with the uses. and so therefore stepped into a very bad situation. >> larry: how would it get into the house?

have to bring it there? you don't go to a drugstore. >> not even a general doctor can prescribe that. this is ona medication that onl hospitals can get. the physician had to have some connection to either surgery center or hospital in order to get the medication. >> larry: improperly handled it could kill you? >> absolutely. >> larry: back with more right after this. bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts... relieving my allergies... 2 hours faster than claritin®. my worst symptoms feel better, indoors and outdoors. with zyrtec®, the fastest... 24-hour allergy medicine, i promise not to wait as long to go for our ride. zyrtec® works fast,

>> larry: all right, dr. lala, tell me about this needle. >> this needle is an intravenous line. what's we place inside a vein in a patient who is about to undergo any type of surgical

procedure. it's how we administer fluids and medication. >> larry: this doesn't go right into the skin, doesn't it? >> oh, no, that is actually the needle. the catheter is over the needle. the needle goes into the skin and the catheter is threaded into the vein. >> larry: we don't show this to patients, do we? >> we do actually. >> larry: not me you wouldn't. now, you're an addictionist as well, which means? >> i'm boarded in addiction medicine. >> larry: can you explain why someone would be using all this? >> there are a lot of answers to that. probably the basic problem is celebrity medicine. taking care of people that you are afraid to say no to. >> larry: what does it do for them? >> well, it doesn't put them to sleep. what you have, if you read the sequence of events, everything was done by the textbook.

unfortunately, it's a textbook for something else. this is a textbook for putting someone under anesthesia to have a surgical procedure done on them. not for -- >> larry: so why would someone have it done not for a surgical procedure? >> well, that would be hard to figure. clearly people -- notable people can drive their own medical care. physicians, other people, caring for them -- >> larry: -- to them? >> absolutely. physicians that take care of celebrities, those who have had to deal with those situations, are faced with ethical questions that the average physician may not come up -- >> larry: do pharmacies fay ies, too, dr. lala? >> they may. i'm sure a pharmacist cannot give a medication unless it was prescribed by a physician. i think it's the physicians who sort of put themselves in a vulnerable position and befriend celebrity patients and become their friends and start doing things they normally wouldn't

do. >> larry: so the physician would have to bring that from the hospital to the house, wouldn't he? he wouldn't get it at wa wal-greens? >> no, wal-greens wouldn't stock it but that doesn't necessarily mean it can't be ordered from some supplier. >> larry: when you first heard of this, dr. lala, did it boggle your mind? >> absolutely. >> larry: all he got that night was presurgical? >> presurgical medication. the major surgical medication he was given was propofol. has to be noted, in a lot of the reports it was stated he was given 25 milligrams of propofol and toxicology results are showing this is a lethal dose. 25 milligrams is a very small dose of propofol. of course, when it is given, combined with all the other ben zoe diaz bean, it's a sinner jifltic effect. >> larry: wouldn't any doctor

know this is dangerous? >> you know what you're seeing is really the tip of an iceberg. what's interesting, in talking to some of my general anesthesia colleague, they're upset over the concept that there was a propofol overdose here. and blaming it on that. that's really not true. amount of propofol given was relatively small. what you see is the tip of an iceberg. it's the fact that drugs were given that will hang around in the body for hours or even days. the half-life. that means how long half of the drug will be in the body. for valium here, is three days. and so what happened is the musical chairs of the drugs that were being given, the last drug given before everybody salt down, or in this case, died, was propofol. but it was a whole sequence of events. unfortunate -- >> larry: we're almost out of time. if you gave all of this to me now in two-hour space,