you and me, dr. mindy, we're gonna take it to the top. oh, you think so? oh, who's that son of a bitch? erica! [high-pitched voice] what do you have to say for yourself, puppet beater? i'm sorry i threw you, but i gotta get back to work. (morgan) yeah. bye, dr. reed. erica, i thought that went pretty well. [high-pitched voice] me too. and we're gonna be a hit with all the kids. well, i would love that, but you know what? [high-pitched voice] bye, betsy. [laughs] i still want to make sure i have time to see patients. [high-pitched voice] that's why you're such a good doctor-- you still care. i do. i really do. that's mindy. bye-bye. (man) go to bed. >>> it has been a cold dark night in one part of the bay area where tens of thousands of people lost power. good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. hundreds lost power. >> reporter: we are at north gate mall here at north rafael. the latest word from pg & e is that thousands of power customers in this part of marin county the are still without power. people try to go about their business in t

mindy mccready is dead from an apparent suicide. she struggled with drug and alcohol addiction and mental health issues. she appeared on "celebrity rehab with drrew." i'll speak with drew. that's next. >>> a tragic end to a tragic life for country singer mindy mccready. she was found dead on the porch of her home in arkansas from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the same place where her boyfriend was found dead of an apparent suicide just a month ago. police say mccready also shot and killed her late boyfriend's dog before shooting herself. mccready leaves behind two sons. a 6-year-old and a 10-month-old. in her 37 years, mccready endured a lot of turbulence, drug and alcohol abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, and multiple suicide attempts. in the days before her death, mccready was reportedly working on a song called "i'll see you yesterday, " a song she didn't write but planned to turn into a video to help people deal with suicide. here's a bit of that song. ♪ tomorrow's going to be the same ♪ ♪ see you yesterday ♪ let's get lost in our memories ♪ ♪ that's the safest place we can be ♪ >> mccready appeared on the vh1 show "celebrity reh

dr. drew under fire. following mindy death. mistake or murder?lade runner mystery takes another bizarre turn. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood". weekend edition i'm shaun robin son. we start with the oscar piingt story. each passing day brings more twist and turn and now billy takes you inside oscar's house where the alleged crime took place. >> covering his face as he arrived for the second day of the bail hearing for the value tains day shooting of girlfriend reeva. oscar spent much of the day in tears as he listened to dramatic and detailed testimony. countering the claim that he had the prosthetic leg off when he shot what he believed to be a burglar behind a bath room doo door, the chief police investigators testified he would have had to walk down a 23 foot hallway go into the bathroom and shoot at downward angle through door to the toilet from a distance of 5 feet away. meaning we would have had his pros they say on. because the bullet hole were high on the door. investigators says 2 witness who heard gunshots and screams. one sa

dr. drew under fire. following mindy death. mistake or murder?lade runner mystery takes another bizarre turn. hi everybody. welcome to "access hollywood". weekend edition i'm shaun robin son. we start with the oscar piingt story. each passing day brings more twist and turn and now billy takes you inside oscar's house where the alleged crime took place. >> covering his face as he arrived for the second day of the bail hearing for the value tains day shooting of girlfriend reeva. oscar spent much of the day in tears as he listened to dramatic and detailed testimony. countering the claim that he had the prosthetic leg off when he shot what he believed to be a burglar behind a bath room doo door, the chief police investigators testified he would have had to walk down a 23 foot hallway go into the bathroom and shoot at downward angle through door to the toilet from a distance of 5 feet away. meaning we would have had his pros they say on. because the bullet hole were high on the door. investigators says 2 witness who heard gunshots and screams. one sa

dr. drew. >> absolutely. i hope people will learn from this. mindy was a lovely woman and she would want this message to get out. these things are serious. they carry the same prognosis as many other medical conditions, and it's time we begin treating diseases above the neck the same as we treat diseases below the neck. that is to say brain diseases that cause behavioral problems and addiction. they're medical problems that need medical treatment, and if they go unattended, they can be fatal. >> for people who might be facing a similar situation, might bhee struggling but are afraid of the stigma attached to mental illness, what do you say to them. >> >> what i want to say, please don't be another statistic because of people's backwards attitudes about your condition. and for those who love and are around those individuals struggling with this, don't do this alone. don't try to help that person on your own. if somebody has an imminent thought of hurting themselves, that's a medical emergency as serious as if they had chest pain or shortness of breath

dr. drew on call." he treated mindy mccready on vh1's "celebrity rehab with dr. drew" in 2009.b." tell us about her a little bit. does her death surprise you? >> it surprises me in the sense -- well, i'll tell you how it doesn't surprise me first. she had severe enough addiction that she had a seizure in withdrawal, as you're seeing there. she had repeated bouts of treatment. repeated mental health issues. suicide issues. we have somebody who with advanced addiction and dual diagnosis, that is a fatal combination, particularly if someone is not actively engaging in treatment. i'd not been treating her for several years but it appears she was beginning to get things together. sh she had a trouble relationship, her children in her own custody, and things were going well till the boyfriend killed himself and things unravelled. i was contacted by friends and family and i actually reached out to her about ten days ago and she agreed with me she needed to get help at that point. she was really struggling. profoundly depressed and shattered by the death of the boyfriend. she went to t

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dr. drew, thanks so much. and that does it for us for this edition of "360." "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. "outfront" next, country superstar mindy mccready found dead at age 37. dr. drew talked to her just ten days ago. we asked him if anyone could have saved her. >> and we're learning more on the night an olympian's girlfriend was shot and killed. and we speak to one of the couple's closest friends. >> and the president has a guys weekend. so why are some people all hot and bothered about it? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront," suicide of a music star. authorities believe country singer mindy mccready shot herself late yesterday on the front porch of her home in arkansas. the violent end came as no surprise to her friends. early success was followed by a lot of struggles. 37 years full of suicide attempts, custody battles, even an appearance on a celebrity rehab show. her boyfriend died just a few weeks ago on the same perch where her body was found, also an apparent suicide. yesterday, she shot his dog before she killed herself. with all the warning signs comes a crucial question. cou

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dr. drew. >> absolutely. i hope people will learn from this. mindyessage to get out. these things are serious. they carry the same prognosis as many other medical conditions, and it's time we begin treating diseases above the neck the same as we treat diseases below the neck. that is to say brain diseases that cause behavioral problems and addiction. they're medical problems that need medical treatment, and if they go unattended, they can be fatal. >> for people who might be facing a similar situation, might bhee struggling but are afraid of the stigma attached to mental illness, what do you say to them. >> >> what i want to say, please don't be another statistic because of people's backwards attitudes about your condition. and for those who love and are around those individuals struggling with this, don't do this alone. don't try to help that person on your own. if somebody has an imminent thought of hurting themselves, that's a medical emergency as serious as if they had chest pain or shortness of breath or unconsciousness. enlist the help of an em

mindy mccrery and the role if any a a popular tv show played in her death. after country music star fell on hard times and drug addiction she appeared on season three of dr. drew's celebrity rehab series. three years later she was dead. the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. mindy was the fifth cast member to die after appearing on the show. rocker mike star and the real world joey covart died of drug overdoses. rodney king drown in miss swimming pool and jeff conway died of pneumonia. critics say all should have had follow-up care following their appearances on dr. drew's show. tom sizemore appeared with mindy on celebrity rehayband is is -- rehab and is kind enough to joan us from los angeles. you look better than you did the last time i interviewed you. thank you very much. tell us your reaction when you first heard that she had killed herself in this fashion? >> i was really shaken actually. i didn't know her very well. but any time you are in treatment and that was my last time i had been in treatment but i think it was my 14th one. but i have been clean now four years may 29 coming up. happy to report. any time you go to treatment

mindy mccready committed suicide tonight weeks after her boyfriend took his own life. up next, dr.about treating mccready for addiction. all right, give me a spot. you know my motto: safety first. they could be dangerous. i think we should call animal control. animal control? psh. to be safe... don't worry. i got this. it's a new motto. announcer: you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. there are thousands of teens in foster care who don't need perfection, they need you. >>> mindy mccready a country singer with a string of hits and turbulent personal life is dead. cnn has confirmed that mccready committed suicide this afternoon at her home in arkansas. the sheriff in cleburne county says she shot herself there. she was 37 years old. outside of her successful country music career, mccready struggled with addiction and mental illness and even agreeing to be treated on a tv reality show hosted by hln's dr. drew pinsky. i talked to dr. drew about her a short time ago. >> i don't know if people may or may not be aware, because she was doing very well, things were looking up

dr. drew. >> absolutely. i hope people will learn from this. mindy out. these things are serious. they carry the same prognosis as many other medical conditions, and it's time we begin treating diseases above the neck the same as we treat diseases

dr. drew. i have not treated mindy mccready for years, i reached out upon hearing the aparent suicide of her boyfriendr of her younger child. she was devastated. although she was fearful of the stigma and ridicule she agreed with me that she needed to make her health and safety a priority. >> don't forget the celebrity part of it. that plays to the camera. >> let's end on a much, much lighter note. to recline or not to recline? reclining in their seats, said it's the end of civilization, airline should ban it. are you recliners? >> i am not. i think it's rude. i like the bulkhead. people don't put their seats in nye lap. >> don't shoot the player. it's up to the airlines. if it can recline that far -- >> but it's rude. >> i think like everything else, it's -- >> it's so rude. >> i'm in my seat. i'm going to do what i need to do in my seat. >> seriously? you're going to put your tray in my lap jus just because you want to lie down? >> if i have a six-hour flight to los angeles, which i do later on today -- >> i'm kicking you the whole way. >> i'm happy to have the middle seat between them. >> there it

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dr. drew. i have not treated mindy mccready for years, i reached out upon hearing the aparent suicide of her boyfriendwas fearful of the stigma and ridicule she agreed with me that she needed to make her health and safety a priority. >> don't forget the celebrity part of it. that plays to the camera. >> let's end on a much, much lighter note. to recline or not to recline? reclining in their seats, said it's the end of civilization, airline should ban it. are you recliners? >> i am not. i think it's rude. i like the bulkhead. people don't put their seats in nye lap. >> don't shoot the player. it's up to the airlines. if it can recline that far -- >> but it's rude. >> i think like everything else, it's -- >> it's so rude. >> i'm in my seat. i'm going to do what i need to do in my seat. >> seriously? you're going to put your tray in my lap jus just because you want to lie down? >> if i have a six-hour flight to los angeles, which i do later on today -- >> i'm kicking you the whole way. >> i'm happy to have the middle seat between them. >> there it is. >> star, donny and nancy, thank you very much. >> pip

mindy mccready had a long history. but dr. drew who she first met while appearing had been his show says as far as he knew, she was getting better. he spoke to cnn's don lemon last night. listen. >> she actually been doing very well. things were looking up for her. she had children with a boyfriend who ended up killing himself a few weeks ago. she was struggling after that. actually was admitted herself to a psychiatric facility. and there's a cautionary tale about the stigma of mental illness and the way in which the public attacks celebrities who take care of themselves. she became so fearful of the stigma and the way people were responding to her being hospitalized that she actually checked herself out prematurely and now we have what we have. >> you know, the mccready was not afraid to talk about her troubles. she posted a message to her fans on the website saying i haven't had a hit in a decade. i spent my fortune, tarnished my public view and made myself the brunt of punch line after punch line. i've been beaten, sued, r

dr. drew. the show attempted to follow individuals who would undergo a period of intensive therapy for conditions as wide ranging as drug addiction to anxiety neurosis. sadly, with the news of mindyere have now been five premature deaths in the past two years of individuals who have appeared on dr. pinsky's program. of course, this isn't necessarily a reflection on him, but it does say something about the way mental illness is now being addressed. it seems that we're happy to be voyeurs of reality television, but we're less interested in spending money on the most effective treatment programs and targeting those in need.

dr. drew. the show attempted to follow individuals who would undergo a period of intensive therapy for conditions as wide ranging as drug addiction to anxiety neurosis. sadly, with the news of mindyere have now been five premature deaths in the past two years of individuals who have appeared on dr. pinsky's program. of course, this isn't necessarily a reflection on him, but it does say something about the way mental illness is now being addressed. it seems that we're happy to be voyeurs of reality television, but we're less interested in spending money on the most effective treatment programs and targeting those in need. for example, since the recession of 2008, individual states have slashed their mental health care budgets by almost $2 billion. with sarah palin's home state of alaska cutting almost 35% of its provision for psychiatric illness. in fact, 90 million americans live now in areas where the federal government acknowledges a serious shortage of mental health professionals. and so we come to emerging stories about adam lanza, the sick young man who murdered those children and teachers at sandy hook elementary school. according to a couple local newspaper reporters, adam

dr. drew. she dated roger clemens. mccready's boyfriend last month the father of her 9 month old son died. mindyapparent self-inflicted gun shot wound. she was 37 years old. i am marianne rafferty. now back to huckabee "fon foxnews.com. day. in three seconds we'll get you back to huckabee. >> last week we showed you how vice-president joe biden promoted gun control in his trip to france. this week he is back and on monday in philadelphia he asked his friends to help. >> we are counting on the legitimate news media to cover the discussion . >> the legitimate news media. what did he have in mind? i am sure he meant fox news channel. okay, so he didn't. the press was always intended to be the watch dog of american government. never the overfed lap dog of american governments which is exactly what it has become in trying to do everything possible to make the obama administration look good so the vice-president president instead of putting them arm's length gives them a great big hug and calls them his friends. nomit how it is supposed to wrork. >> threeings, clarence thomas and samuel alito and thee

mindy mccready. why couldn't this tragedy be prevented? >> that's what i want to know. that's why i sat down with the man who tried to help her conquer her demons on "celebrity rehab" dr. drew pinsky. >> she apparently shot herself in the face on this front porch moments after shooting her dog and days after being released from a mental health clinic. >> it's awful. what's awful to me, she was allowed to go home where there was a firearm. >> dr. drew knew mccready well. she participated in season three of "celebrity rehab," and it was dramatic. >> she's having a seizure. nurse! nurse! she's having a seizure, right now! right now. somebody! dear god. nurse! >> mccready had attempted suicide three times before. dr. drew, now on hln's dr. drew on call. so could this have been prevented? >> yes, number one, by all of us. not jeering by someone at who is taking care of their mental health. and number two, holding people, even when it's on the margin holding them against their will to keep them safe. >>> mackenzie phillips was hit hard by the news. >> i loved her very much and the tragedy is astounding. >> her death comes just weeks after david wilson, the father of her 10-m

dr. jerry buss was 79 years old. >>> investigators in arkansas believe that country singer mindy mccready took her own life. of her home. she had suffered a gunshot wound to her head. mccready suffered for years with alcohol and drugs and recently suffered the apparent suicided of her boyfriend. >>> police in san jose say one person was killed after crashing a stolen car trying to get away from the police. alex savidge has been on this story. he's back now with an update on what happened out there. >> reporter: this dangerous high-speed chase. the investigation has wrapped up since. traffic is moving again in both directions. i did here back from a spokesperson. they said there's no identity to release on the 20-year-old driver killed in this accident overnight. a tow truck pulled the smash suv out of the ravine where it came to rest. there were also two teenaged girls in the car. neither of them, though, were seriously hurt. the pursuit began just about 11:00 last night near capital expressway and towers lane. that's where a lieutenant said the driver of this suv tried to hit a san jose police officer who

dr. drew pinsky. joining us from los angeles, psychotherapist sherry gobay, worked with mindy mccready on "celebrity rehab." this say woman who had attempted suicide at least four times, drug overdose, slashing her wrists, her children had been taken from her, her boyfriend, the father of her 10-month-old son, kills himself a month ago. isn't mccready somebody who by all accounts should have been under someone's supervision? >> exactly. i mean these are multiple losses. people underestimate what happens when there are multiple losses in somebody's life. i mean, absolutely she should not have been left alone. this is a woman who with you are isolated like that, you're going to be under tremendous pain and depression and this is unfortunately what can happen. when someone is an addict, alcoholic, struggling with mental illness, the loss of her children, the death of her boyfriend, should not be left alone, and the question is why was there a gun in the house, these are all things that i wonder about. >> it is just -- it is so fascinating. you think of the celebrities as people who have multiple people who a

mindy mccready recently was seeking help. checking into rehab earlier this month she appeared with dr. drew on his show, celebrity rehab. as far as he knew, she was trying to get better. he spoke to don lemon last night. >> she had actually been doing very well. things looking up for her. she had children with a boyfriend who ended up killing himself a few weeks ago. she was struggling after that. actually admitted herself to a psychiatric facility. and there is a cautionary tale about the stigma of mental illness and the way the public attacks celebrities who take care of themselves. she became so fierceful of the stigma and the way people responding to her being hospitalized that she actually checked herself out prematurely and now we have what we have. >> at the heart of mccready's struggle, she leaves two kids without their mother. 6 years old and 10 months old. that's the heart-breaking aspect to the tragedy. soledad, mccready made a lot of public declarations about her life. and last year on a website dedicated to fans, she said i've been beaten, sued, robbed, arrested, jailed, and evicted. but i'm still here. i'm

dr., mike. >> allison, i miss you. next time. >> i can't get in there. >> all right. thank you, sir. >> coming up later on this morning, mindymemorial. >> plus, he is one of the most famous surgeon generals in the united states. that the united states has ever had. we're going to take a look back. it's 8:38 now. ♪ ♪ we need more loving ♪ we need more money ♪ they say ♪ stop and smell the flowers ♪ and lose it ♪ and dance with me all together now! ♪ hey, baby, when i'm lookin' at you ♪ ♪ i know this fact is true ♪ there's beauty in the world ♪ hey, baby, when i'm lookin' at you ♪ ♪ there's beauty in the world ♪ [ clapping ] >>> ikea says it is withdrawing famous meat balls from stores in 21 countries overseas following reports the meat could be contaminated. comes after authorities detected horse dna in packs of the frozen meat balls. ikea says the horse meat hasn't made its way to the united states. all meat balls sold in the u.s. are made from meat from a u.s. supplier. validate the results found. >> country singer mindy mccready will be laid to rest in her home town in fort mayors, florida today. days after leaving a court

mindy mccready was hospitalized in 2010 for a drug overdose. she did a stint on celebrity rehab with the dr. drew, the tv show. she made apologies to her fans and judges throughout the years. >> just want to say thanks for the continued support. my fans are unbelievable. they have sent me letters of encouragement that have truly been touching and just one more step getting all this over with so i can go back to being a singer and a mom and concentrating on things that are good for my life. i'm sorry that i have to keep seeing all of you guys in court. i hope in the future i get to see you guys elsewhere performing or something like that. >> reporter: she took her own life in kleburn county, arkansas where she had been living. coroner said she died from a single gunshot wound to her head. disever coulded on the front porch of her home where her boyfriend died last month. bill: she had a public custody battle over her two children, casey. >> reporter: she did. in 2011 she took her oldest son away from her mother. her mother was the boy's legal guardian and fled with him to arkansas. authoriti

mindy mccready found dead yesterday from an apparent suicide. the country singer's turbulent personal life and history of substance abuse often overshadowed her success. joining us right now, psychiatrist and fox news contributor drastating substance abuse and major depression can be. >> steve: the key there, you said depression. one of the things that happened in her life was the fact that apparently her boyfriend and the father of her child committed suicide on the same porch she was found on yesterday last month. >> absolutely. so very recent losses and a long history of struggle with alcohol and drugs, obviously. but you know what? she was also admitted to a treatment facility at court order just several days or week ago. i think that people should examine, just so that there is some kind of teaching point in this horrible tragedy, you know, are people being let go too soon after they are admitted without their voluntary consent to a treatment facility? how can it be you would only spend a few days? >> anna: sometimes stars surround themselves with a certain type of person who does not end up taking care of them the way that the average joe would be taken care of. she seemed to have so much going for her. she