no what he says on "larry king live." you can't believe anything he says. >> he can go away for more than a good year if you ask me. and here's what's fascinating. jon said he had this epiphany two days after tlc fired him and announced his name was being dropped from his own reality show. now, the show was still taping as of last friday. oh, kim serafin, why don't you chime in. what do you think? did he really have an epiphany, or could it be, call me a cynic, perhaps he has an ulterior motive here. >> some people have epiphanies when they lose a paycheck and their name is removed from a show when they were the star of. some people have epiphanies when public opinion turns against them and they're the butt of every late-night comic's joke. for jon, it was when he looked in the mirror, not the other things. look, is it possible that he did have an epiphany, yes, things like that happen when something big happens in your life. but i think he probably would need to explain in more detail this epiphany. was it when, for exam

credit. >> "showbiz tonight" learned today that kate actually watched jon's interview on cnn's "larry king live" and you remember jon said weeks ago he despises kate. he nice things to say abouticate to larry. watch this. >> now looking back and what happened after filing for divorce, this is a media explosion. i have been on the cover of a magazine since january. it's crazy. i want this to stop and i want kate and i to mediate and to figure out our marriage and i don't want the kids involved. >> jon also said he wanted to apologize to kate for his actions. i am trying to imagine her watching jon larry king he wants to be friends with her. do you think kate was saying fat chance, jonny? >> i think they feed off of each other. if they really wanted to put their differences aside and do what's best for the kids, she wouldn't go on have "the view" and he wouldn't go on larry king and they would have a conversation. i believe they love this. they really feed off of each other and she thinks you did this and now i'm going to try to one up you and do this. she is planning her next attack. >> do

this is falcon last night talking with wolf blitzer on ""larry king live"." let's listen. >> falcon, did you hear us calling your name at any time? >> mm-hmm. >> you did? >> you did? >> why didn't you come out? >> um, you guys said that we did this for the show. >> yeah -- >> no. >> okay, stacy. you see mom in there, the two brothers look both ways at the parents. what's your read on that? >> i had a couple reactions to that. first of all the boy sounds completely honest and sincere when he comes out with that. kids are not good liars. they usually reveal it by moving around too much, or touching their face. this kid sounds sincere. and the parents' reaction really startled me because they reacted in a way like uh-oh. and that made me think that that boy had revealed something he wasn't supposed to share. >> okay. >> and the father is so outraged, mike. what was he doing this morning? right back on the morning shows again. >> yeah. poor falcon gets sick on national tv like that. as an investigator, we've obviously got a difference of opinion from folks out th

everyone who wants to apologize goes on larry king and i think it's because larry king is the same agegod. according to jon's lawyer, jon looked in the mirror and didn't like what he saw. and i have to say, i think i know what he means because a similar thing happened to me this very morning. i woke up. [ laughter ] >> you know, i'm very high strung but i bounce back like that. thank you. director roman polanski is in custody in switzerland right now. this is the guy who pled guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl back in the '70's and instead of facing a judge he fled to france. and more than 30 years later on saturday, the swiss police grabbed him while he was in zurich to accept an award. they're very clever, they told him he was getting a soul train award and when he showed up -- now he might be extradited to the united states. the lawyers are saying he should not be sentenced on the grounds he won ans a consider and apparently -- an oscar and apparently, most hollywood agrees with him. deborah winger and harvey weinstein and davy lynch and woody allen demanded his immediat

tonight, jon gosselin was on larry king. last night, he had mackenzie phillips on the show.h last week. she announced for ten years she had a sexual relationship with her father, john phillips. since then, she's done a bunch of interviews on the subject. by the time she got to larry, there was only one extremely creepy question left to ask. >> this is a weird question. did you enjoy it? >> it's very difficult for me to say, but yes, it was. >> jimmy: and then this follow-up question. >> did you lick it? >> yes. >> jimmy: that's why they call him the king. who else would ask that? i wouldn't. guillermo, would you? >> no, jimmy. >> jimmy: you wouldn't. all right. there's a new ken burns documentary on pbs this week. he did the civil war documentaries, he did one on jazz, world war ii, baseball. his latest is about the national park system, which sounds boring, but it is -- it's beautifully shot and gives you a look at the history and the natural wonder of this land that we love. >> it's 84 million acres of the world's most stunning property, and every inch belongs to you. welc

of people wonder what the boy at the center of that tape meant, though, by comments he made on "larry king live." >> did you hear us call your name at any time? >> yeah. >> you did? >> yeah. >> why didn't you come out? >> he says we did this for a show. >> okay, so when asked what falcon meant, his dad responded that he was appalled by the question and that his son was probably talking about all the media coverage. authorities say they do not think it was any kind of hoax or stunt. >>> miss jen is off today. how about i talk money for you. the government stimulus plan has created or saved about 30,000 jobs so far. it is the first tally we're getting from the white house on this. critics say 30,000 is a far cry from the more than 3 million jobs that were promised when that stimulus package was passed in february. the white house says at least contracts are just a sliver of the spending so far. >>> walmart and amazon are battling it out to win over you book lovers. walmart cutting pre-order prices on some of these big newha newhardbacks to just $10. amazon fell to $9, walmart matched that. t

what she just told cnn's larry king tonight about her sexual relationship with her famous father. >> when did it end? >> it ended when i became pregnant. >> larry: was it his baby? >> also tonight, why mac's own half sister is saying she doesn't believe the claims. >>> and for the first time, john travolta reveals the emotional story of how he says he was shaken down for $25 million after his son died. plus, more stories breaking from the "showbiz news ticker," tv's first most provocative entertainment news show continues right now. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." it's 30 minutes past the hour. i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. tonight, roman war. the brand-new all-out hollywood battle over roman polanski is erupting tonight. there is a bitter divide brewing today in hollywood over the famed director's fate. first, there was all this support for polanski following his arrest sunday on a decades-old underage sex case. it all started at the zurich film festival where polanski was supposed to be honored for his work. instead, star there is r

. >> george bush was interviewed on cnn by larry king. he was interviewed by brian williams. he was interviewed on all of these stations. he never stood up and said don't listen to dan rather the way the president of the united states tells congressional republicans don't listen to talk radio and fox news. dan rather -- >> didn't he get dan rather fired from cbs? >> no, dan rather got himself fired by running lying, slanderous, mocked up national guard documents and treating it as news against a sitting president in a time of war. >> isn't there a lawsuit about that? >> yet, you never saw george bush saying don't listen to dan rather. but, obama gets his feelings hurt. said there. at first -- >> of course you did. >> at first what he was trying to two. why is the white house doing this? you have helen thomas and all of the liberals saying, wow, this is stupid, there's -- people are wondering why the white house is doing this. that's why i said, at first, i thought it's not bleeding. they don't want fox stories picked up other places. >> why do you think they are doing it? >>

elsewhere, radar online reports hours after telling larry king that he wanted to be friends with his estranged wife, kate, jon gosselin allegedly withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars from their joint bank account without kate's knowledge. she's going to court today. >>> finally, lintd sdsay lohan d a way for bad press. lohan as create i have designer. among the reactions, women's aware daily called the collection, quote, an embarrassment. ouch! >> i've seen a lot of fashion shows. you know, some of it is unique to the user. let's put it that way. >> all right. that's a very nice and diplomatic way of putting it, bill. >>> well, this comes from kob tv 4 in albuquerque, new mexico, where it was that time of year to go up, up, and away. check it out. hundreds of hot air balloons lifted into the skies of new mexico in the world famous albuquerque international balloon fiesta. in all, about 600 balloons took part in the event. but it's not just the high flyers who enjoy the views but also of course the thousands of spectators who lined local streets for a glimpse at the airborne disp

on with larry king. >> he'll be on. >> heel talk about you if you want him to. >> he'll say nothing but how much he loves me and how much fun we have. >> okay, kid. no nice to have you. i hope you didn't scare you too much. >> survived. >> i just have questions that i ask all the time. dddddd

she revealed on "larry king live" she wrote a personal letter of apology to patrick swayze's family, but sticks to her guns about her theorys about cancer treatment. kim, i think suzanne may be getting slammed here. some people think that she out there. >> yeah, that could be part of it. she is being slammed because she is not a doctor and talking about a lot of theorys that may have worked for her and that's great if she talked about what helped her, but obviously she is not a medical expert. people are going to criticize her. i don't know whether these are right or wrong, but she is not naive to the industry. she has been in the business for a long time and know fist she goes out and says something at a party or larry king, people are going to slam her for it. >> people are going to pay attention. she feels strongly about her opinions. she does have a right to speak her mind. thanks, ladies. >> the showbiz on call phone lines are bombarded about the biggest loser trainer jillian michaels slamming oprah winfrey. >> jillian said oprah's weight loss advice is misguide. we got a call f

by the way, jon told larry king last night the family made $22,500 an episode last year. matt? peter alexander. peter, thank you very much. mark mangian is kate gosselin's legal adviser, joins us now exclusively. mark, good morning, nice to see you. >> good morning, matt. >> i don't normally start with questions like this, but what's going on here? >> well, i think this is less about a change of heart and more about a change in strategy. >> on jon's part. >> on jon's part. i couldn't help but watching the segment that meredith vieira had on that japanese international kidnapping and talk about the grave risks to those children. here we have children that are loved by both of their parents. jon admits that his wife is a wonderful parent. they live in their family home. kate is their primary caretaker. they have reached agreements about custody. >> yeah, but he's saying now, he's saying with this divorce, these kids, being on tv is not the healthiest thing for him, and i would imagine there are a lot of people who are probably listening to that and saying you're right, but you sh

>> reporter: well, you know, there was that interview last thursday on "larry king live," wolf blitzer was hosting, and there was that question by the father, richard heene, to his son, said hey, when you were up in the attic did you hear us calling your name? and the boy says yeah. and he says why didn't you come snout and he says, well, we did it for the show. well, everybody saw that. and it immediately raised suspicions, both on the part of lane forcement, everybody who of course was watching this. so authorities grew suspicious. they wanted to question the heenes. and they also put up a public front supporting the heenes, and they said they did that because they wanted to continue to have their trust. so over the weekend they brought in the heenes for questioning. they brought richard in to the sheriff's station. they administered -- apparently administered a polygraph at that time. and then investigators came to the house, did another line of questioning. and we don't know if there was a confession or whatever was said, but we we know is after those interviews took place authorit

on cnn's "larry king live," she exposes another bombshell about having sex with her dad. >> when are did it end? >> it ended when i became pregnant. >> was it his baby? >> you are not going to believe what her half sister is saying about mackenzie's disturbing claims. you will not want to miss the john travolta testimony. for the first time, the details from john travolta himself of how he said he was shaken down for $25 million after his son's death. tori spelling's medical mystery. she rushed to the hospital not once, but twice. she in severe pain. what could be wrong with her? time now for more stories from the newsroom making news right now. . >>> the brand-new claims from mackenzie fillins about a relationship with her father and why her sister said she is lying. that's one of two stories breaking just hours ago. mackenzie phillips exposes a bombshell claiming her father paid for her abortion and her half sister, bijou phillips said don't believe her. john travolta spoke on behalf of an extortion case. he explains how he was shaken down for $25 million. joining me tonight in new

. >> it is liquid and heed a mythed on the larry king he had made a million dollars, a half million dollars after taxes he said he only took 100 and some thousand from the account. which she will make a lot more. but. >> he is running around with the guy that is doing girls gone wild. so he needs money. >> a train wreck. >> a train wreck. smooth sailing is our weather this morning. we have generally clear skies and high clouds

the heene family was on larry king last night. and little falcon spoke talking about why he wouldn't come out when he heard his name called. let's listen to that. >> falcon did you hear us calling your name at any time? >> mm-hmm. >> you did? >> you did? >> why didn't you come out? >> um i said we did this for a show. >> no. >> okay. there you have it. bob, i'll ask you, because that's what has people suspicious. when you heard that, do it for the show did you get suspicious at all? >> no. it's a 6-year-old. he was probably confused. that doesn't play for me. >> let's bring in mike brooks, investigator, has done interviews listened to interviews. mike, when you heard that what were your thoughts? >> he is a kid, but where does he pick this up? does he just make this up himself? you know, what bothered me, mike, as an investigator, just following up on the question, wolf asked the father what does he mean by that? he gets -- he's outraged that wolf would you know, have the audacity to ask him about that question. i don't think so.

working on that and they are going to regroup but they believe this was all a stunt thanks to "larry king live" and wolf blitzer's interview on our sister network cnn. they had an ah-ha moment and it is a hoax, a publicity stunt and we will follow this story as it unfolds all the rest of the day. we'll check some of the day's top stories after a quick break. >>> bagpipes and color guard as california takes time to remember some of its fallen hereoes. the name of o82 firefighters who died in the line of duty were added to a memorial wall in sacramento. they include two firefighters who died battling the station fire. arnold schwarzenegger thanked all the members for their service. >> california's firefighters know the risks and they know what they must sacrifice. still, they only jump into action they do it with complete commitment and passion. it is not just work for them, it is their calling. california's firefighters are the bravest of the brave. they've proven themselves over and over that they're the most skilled, the toughest, the most selfless and the best trained firefighters in th

. >> authorities say an interview the family did on cnn's "larry king live" was the turning point. at one point falcon seemed to suggest the incident was for show. the heenes' repeatedly denied. >> i felt extremely betrayed. angry for my kids. you don't upset children and use your own child to try and benefit yourself. >> well, the heenes have a lawyer. you're going to hear what he has to say about possible felony charges. in less than ten minutes, let me poent out the authorities are the ones saying it bass a hoax. we don't have anybody admitting from the family that was it. more from their attorney. >>> and a huge shift in what the police says use of marijuana. the obama administration will announce today will going to stop going after patients who use medical marijuana as long as it's legal in their state. the same goes for their suppliers. sources say the justice department decided that it has more important things to worry about. >>> new this morning, a u.s. soldier was killed yesterday in a car accident in northern iraq. military officials say that two other troops were injur

about this whole general notion of, well, we're not shocked when they get their 50th divorce or larry king has a whole lot of them or all kinds of hanky-panky? have we lowered our standards? >> let me tell you, i got emails when this thing first broke from so many women who were arguing that there's a double standard here, that women who are in trouble or get themselves into trouble are judged differently, that men sort of get a pass on this. chris: give me an example. give me a parallel. >> well, have there been women who have ever had this -- we have higher standards. we expect better behavior for women in the workplace and women in positions of authority. look, he's in a position of authority. he is behind the anchor desk. he interviewed bill clinton the same week he interviewed barack obama. i mean, he is -- chris: i think that desk is a big deal. >> he's an entertainer and a comedian. the problem for letterman is that his set is our living room, and these shows are intimate. they bring us in late at night and it just feels different. i think that he's going to have problems holding hi

on cnn he told larry king he's trying to protect his kids. >> i'm asking not to be on the show and i'm asking my children not to be on the show. i mean, i don't want them to film anymore. i don't think it's healthy for them and the reason i don't think it's healthy for them is we're going through a divorce right now an don't think it should be televised and i think my kids should be taken off the show. >> jon wants to try this in the media. he doesn't want to go to a judge or deal with the question of the best interests of the children. that's kate's sole concern. >> kate gosselin accuses john of stopping the show because producers wanted to focus more on her experience as a single mother giving him a lesser role. >>> lawmakers worked until after midnight on a health care compromise bill. around 2:00 a.m. eastern senate finance committee chair max baucus said all work has completed on the legislation. democrats made last-minute changes to ease the impact on working class families. one change would exempt millions of people from a requirement to buy health insurance. a final committee v

you know, as he should as a journalist, especially when he was on "larry king live."o, you know, that was the moment that i said, you know, i said all along, how do you say publicity stunt. after this, game set and match. >> let's get a call in. janine in oregon, your thoughts? >> caller: hello. my thought was, as the young man was being asked the question, i'm wondering if he wasn't confused having been on "wife swap" several times, that maybe he thought he was supposed to be answering, you know, in the same context as he would have -- if he were in the position of being filmed by the crews in the past with the "wife swap. "by answering it was part of the show. >> do you think this was a hoax or not, janine? >> caller: i don't think it's a hoax. >> wow, janine's holding out hope that the heene's are telling the truth. by the way, they do say they are innocent at this point. mike, real quick to you on that. what evidence are you looking for? investigators did a great job, right? they played along that, hey, this was a real event, not a hoax. so then they got the two p

. >> his lawyer, tells "larry king live" he expects the state to charge his client next week. >> these are, in the world of felony charges, fairly low-level felonies. >> we can tell you that all signs show that heene, who was featured along with his family on abc reality tv show, "wife swap" was apparently dead set on getting a reality show of his own, where his own weird in vengsz and unconventional scientific theories about aliens -- >> i was in contact with aliens -- >> would be center stage. he composed a theme song which was posted on tmz. but former associates say heene's reality show obsession went beyond writing music. robert thomas who worked with heene claims heene was scheming to promote his reality show by launching a mysterious balloon. he told his story on "the today show." >> a very creative individual. very hyperactive. unfortunately, i think he's driven by his fame and really interested in kind of promoting himself. >> another colleague tells "larry king live" that last week's balloon saga sure sounds like heene. >> it wasn't beyond him to pull a publicity stunt. >> "s

klein was right there on cnn's larry king live.ed about the drugs that he used when he treated michael. you've got to watch what he says. >> i mean, i've used some sedatives for, you know, when he had surgical procedures that were immense, because don't forget, he had the burn when he was burnt on the pepsi commercial and a severe hair loss when he contracted lupus also. >> larry: what was the strongest medication you gave him? >> i once on occasion gave him demerol to sedate him. >> on occasion. again, that claim saying 51 times right before he died. dr. klein went on larry king saying, hey, i didn't do anything wrong. hyla, what do you think? filing this claim another way for klein to say, hey, i'm good, i didn't do anything wrong, i have no problem talking about this stuff. >> it's like buying meat at the supermarket. there's so many people in line trying to cash in, at some point, it's kind of background noise. "this is it," that's going to be the big headline, this is going to be secondary. i don't think it's going to affect h

on our sister network cnn gosselin told larry king he's trying to protect his kids. >> i'm asking not to be on the show. i'm asking my children not to be on the show. i mean, i don't want them to film anymore. i don't think it's healthy for them and the reason doint think it's healthy for them is we're going through a divorce right now and i don't think it should be televised and i think my kids should be taken off the show. >> jon wants to try this in the media. he doesn't want to go to a judge. he doesn't want to deal with the question of the best interests of the children. that's kate's sole concern. >> meanwhile, kate gosselin is accusing jon of stopping the show because producers wanted to focus more on her experience as a single mom, giving him a lesser role. >>> we have an exciting addition to our primetime lineup. "the joy behar show" premiered this week and airs every night at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. here is a quick taste of just what you'll get. it's her "not for nothing" commentary. >> not for nothing but all i keep hearing is that president obama is trying to

jon will sit down with larry king tonight.cannot seem to get enough. >> so now it is now "kate plus 8." >> i am sure he will of something in the works soon. a 5-year-old texas boy bitten off will bit more than he could shoot during a hunting trip. he shot an alligator. he was not afraid. his mom said she was scared to death. the catch is 5 inches short of a texas state record. he is now setting his sights on a bigger gator next year. i think maybe he is too young to know that he should be really scared. >> look at bethe claws. >> that reminds me of a book. d remember the book? >> no. >> thank you. >>> here are some stories to watch of her in the day ahead. metro is outlining a plan for multiple station closures for the columbus day holiday. >> students and parents are expected to rally in support of d.c. teachers today. they're protesting a decision to fire hundreds of educators and increase classroom size. >> vdot will be closing down parts of 95 north later today to accotink creek bridge. this is part of an expansion plan. >

then even more when you apologize on oprah or larry king.even giving out awards for it. >> the 2009 sorries. a nice to honor the apologies of 2009. politician and sports, including chris brown. >> i thought it was time that you heard directly from me that i'm sorry. >> bernard madoff. >> the octomom. >> sorry. >> michael phelps. >> serena williams. >> i want to apologize. >> john ensign. >> i'll truly sorry. >> michael vick. >> i was wrong. >> joe wilson. george michael. kanye west. and a special lifetime achievement award to mel gibson. the 2009 sorries. you'll be sorry you missed it. >> jimmy: i would watch that. i would watch that. [ cheers and applause ] we've got a good show tonight. a 10-year-old vacuum expert gregory evans is here with us. we have music with pink. and david alan grier. >> no, you won't. he's my guest! ♪ for joint pain. for joint pain. but you wouldn't believe the stains we get. (thud) with outback detergent, stains are a thing of the past. outback detergent... free at your local subaru dealer, while supplies last get

cnn's larry king asked suzanne point-blank why she made such a disturbing statement. listen. >> larry: you said that -- what did you say about patrick swayze and where did you say it? >> at tom ford's private party. i shouldn't have said it. but now that you know this story, i was just so raw from my chemotherapy experience, so raw from watching ferrara fawcett die. it's an epidemic. and so -- i should not have -- i wrote a letter of apology to his family. i should not have said it. >> larry: how'd it get out? >> a reporter who didn't identify himself as a recorder. >> marvette, what do you think? was it unfair that suzanne had to apologize for something she said at a cocktail party and not on the record? >> well, anything you say is on the record so i don't think it was unfair for her to have to apologize. but i think suzanne is clearly passionate about alternative medicine. she personally experienced it and clearly was moved by the loss of patrick and felt that what she was saying and what she was sharing would be helpful not harmful. >> yeah, i think it was terrible

we all know at the end of the day, this man you're looking at right there, not larry king, but the one holding the baby, larry birkhead turned out to be the real papa. okay? let's listen to him. >> i hate to be the one that told you this, but i told you so. there's certain things that i can't talk about. but this is one that i'm happy to talk about. and my baby's going to be coming home pretty soon. >> i love that guy. handsome, and i think he is a good daddy. lisa, the battle over j. howard marshall's fortune has been a very complex saga that went all the way up to the supreme court. i'm almost afraid to ask where does it stand now? >> well, the battle still rages on, jane. that's why this whole murder for hire plot really doesn't make any sense to me, because eliminating j. howard marshall jr. from the picture does not end the court battle. so i don't think anna nicole was capable of murdering anyone. by the way, he died of natural causes. he was not ultimately murdered. if i may take a page from the cat in the hat evidence, she would not, could not with a knife, would not, could not

that alleged scheme unraveled when falcon suggested on "larry king live" that the whole thing was an act. >> you said that we did this for a show. >> now the future of those kids is becoming a big concern. >> we are hearing that children's protective services are investigating, but police assures us that the kids are not going to be charged. >> the attorney said no one should be worried about the kids. >> they seem to be perfectly normal, happy, well-adjusted kids who are being insulated as much as possible. >> if this unconventional family of veterans and storm seekers were indeed plotting to get famous, they definitely succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. but now the question becomes, how much will their newfound infamy cost them? this alleged balloon hoax could cost them dearly, but how in the world could they have pulled the wool over the eyes of so many people? why has the apparent stunt sparked outrage. joining me from hollywood is an entertainment journalist and here in new york, the fantastic jane velez mitchell, author of this fabulous book, i want. my journey from addicti

he was on with me on larry king. and he'll be on with you if you want him to. >> he will say nothing about how much he loves me and how much fun we have. >> i hope i didn't scare you too much. i am really a very nice person. i just have questions i ask all the time. ddddddddddd >>> you probably know my next guest as detective munch, the longest running character on prime time. what you may not know is that the actor richard belzer is also a comic and an author. his latest work is called "i am not a psychic." >> i hope people knew i was a comic, maybe not an author. >> time marches on. >> i know. i am 73 now. >> let's talk about those days. do you miss them? >> you know what? i remember when i first started out, you know in the comedy clubs, the improv, sleeping on the subway, eating yogurt because it was only 50 cents. that was the only thing i was doing at that point. even though i was cynical and bitter and all that, i still had this sense of magic and romanticism about it? >> about comedy? >> you asked

he told larry king he's doing it to protect the kids. >> i'm asking not to be on the show. i'm asking my kids not to be on the show. i don't want them to film anymore. i don't think it's healthy for them, and the reason i don't think it's healthy for them is we're going through a divorce right now. i don't think it should be televised, and i think the kids should be taken off the show. >> that's not what kate said. she said you never had a problem with the kids being on tv until he got fired from the show. not only that, tlc is striking back, too. "showbiz tonight" wants to know, whose side of the story are you buying? it is an all-out battle. carlos diaz, and attorney. this is outright war between jon and kate. jon today posted this notice right there on the front gates of the home that he and kate own together babing all tlc cameras from the property. jon is saying basically he wants to end the show for the good of the kids. he wants to protect them. this is what his lawyer tells entertainment tonight. jon realized his family was like a train wreck, so he decided to put t

gosselin told larry king that he's trying to protect his kids. >> i'm asking not to be on the show. i'm asking my children not to be on the show. i don't want them to film anymore. i don't think it's healthy for them. and the reason i don't think it's healthy for them is we're going through a divorce right now. i don't think it should be televised and i think my kids should be taken off the show. >> jon wachbts to try in in the media, doesn't want to go to a judge or deal with the best interest of the children. that's kate's sole concern. >> kate gosselin accuses jon of stopping the show because producers wanted to focus on her experience as a single mother, giving her a lesser roll. >>> lawmakers wourkd until after midnight on a health care compromise bill. around 2:00 a.m. eastern senate chair max baucus said work had been completed on all parts. democrats made last-minute changes. one change would exempt millions of people from a requirement to buy health insurance. a final committee vote is set for next week. >>> a mother is accused of being so drunk that she passed out in her p

. >> now, authorities say that an interview that the family did on cnn's "larry king live" was a turning point. at one point, falcon seemed to suggest the incident was for a show. the heene's have repeatedly denied it was a hoax, but their neighbors are still outraged. >> i felt extremely betrayed. i'm angry for my kids. you don't upset children and you don't use your own child to try to benefit yourself. >> the heene's do have a lawyer. you'll hear what he has to say about possible felony charges in less than ten minutes. >> a huge shift in the way that the government polices marijuana. two justice department officials say the obama administration will announce today it's going to stop going after patients who use medical marijuana as long as it's legal in their state. now, the same goes for their supplier. sources say the justice department has decided it has more important things to worry about. >>> a third person has now died after spending time in a sweat lodge in arizona. the 49-year-old woman had been in a coma. the sheriff said that the sauna-like structure was covered with tarps

>> reporter: well, you know there was that interview last thursday on "larry king live." wolf blitzer was hosting. there was that question by the father, richard heene, to his son saying hey when you were up in the attic, did you hear us calling your name? the boy says yeah. they said, why didn't you come out? he says, well we did it for the show. well, everybody saw that. and it immediately raised suspicions both on the part of law enforcement, everybody of course, who was watching this. authorities grew suspicious they wanted to question the heenes, and said they wanted to continue to have their trust. over the weekend, they brought in the heenes for questioning. they brought richard in to the sheriff's station. they administered -- apparently administered a polygraph at that time. and investigators came to the house, did another line of questioning. and we don't know if there was a confession or whatever was said, but all we know is after those interviews took place, authorities came out and said it was a hoax. >> let's take a listen to what happened on national tv. >>

on "larry king live" last night, jon gosselin explains why he's taki this drastic step. hours, the hit show has gone from "jon and kate plus 8," to "kate plus 8," to just kate. >> jon gosselin has shut down the show. >> reporter: last night, jon gosselin set the record straight why he's halting production of >> i don't think it's healthy for them. we're going through divorce right now. i don't think it should be televised. i think my kids should be off the show. >> reporter: today, tlc announced jon would no longer be a major part of the show, his attorney wrote a letter to the network. effective immediately, no production crews are to enter jon's family home for any reason. he even posted a sign on their property. >> at this point, both parents have joint custody. so, clearly, without the consent of both parents, this cannot go forward. >> reporter: tlc has fired back, slamming jon's erratic behavior. but it appears that jon's wishes are temporarily being granted. despite jon gosselin's repeated self-destructive and unprofessional action, he remains under an exclusive c

and it was just last week when jon was on cnn's larry king live claiming the kids don't want to do thehow anymore and that's why they shut the whole thing down. carolina, are you buying what kate's selling here? i don't think either one of them has credibility. >> i don't think either one of them are telling the truth. i think they're looking out for their own best interests. and and like you said, the dependence on the camera crews and being on a show, they have a skewed sense of reality. the show will come to an end very soon anyway. so what is she doing to get them ready for that? it seems like she's just really holding out and wants to have another season. >> i'm not one for throwing around suggestions to my guests, but i'll throw this to the guests and the audience as well. if you're throwing a party, i have two people you shouldn't put on the guest list. don't want them in the same room. kate gosselin and lisa ling, a former "view" cohost, she had a little message for kate. kids, reality show, not such a good idea. watch this. >> i don't see what the problem is with stopping the

he told larry king he's doing it to protect the kids. >> i'm asking not to be on the show. i'm asking my kids not to be on the show. i don't want to film anymore. i don't think it's healthy for them. the reason i don't think it's healthy is we're going through a divorce. i don't think it should be televised and i think the kids should be taken off the show. >> that's not what kate said. she said you never had a problem with the kids being on tv until he got fired from the show. not only that, tlc is striking back, too. "showbiz tonight" wants to know, whose side of the story are you buying? it is an all-out battle. carlos diaz, and attorney. jon posted this notice right there on the front gates of the home he and kate own together banning all tlc cameras from the property. jon is saying basically he wants to end the show for the good of the kids. he wants to protect them. this is what his lawyer tells entertainment tonight. jon realized his family was like a train wreck, so he decided to put the brakes on the divorce and the show, because if he didn't the family would be in

we all know at the end of the day, this man you're looking at right there, not larry king but the other one, the one holding the baby, larry birkhead, turned out to be the real papa. let's listen to him. >> i hate to be the one that told you this, but i told you so. there's certain things that i can't talk about, but this is one that i'm happy to talk about, and my baby's going to be coming home pretty soon. >> i love that guy. handsome and i think he is a good daddy. lisa, the battle over j. howard marshall's fortune, $500 billion, has been a very complex saga that went all the way up to the supreme court. i'm almost afraid to ask, where does it stand now? >> well, the battle still rages on, jane. that's why this whole murder for hire plot really doesn't make any sense to me. because eliminating j. howard marshall jr. from the picture does not end the court battle. so i don't think anna nicole was capable of murdering anyone and by the way, he died of natural causes. he was not ultimately murdered. if i may take a page from that cat in the hat piece of evidence, she would not, could no

it's exciting tv. [ laughter ] and coming this winter, it's "celebrity so think you can live" with larry kingooney, and amy winehouse. [ laughter ] it is going to be -- i don't even know if i have enough room on my hard drive to tivo all this. >> steve: you should buy two tivos. >> jimmy: i should buy two of them and then connect them to each other? >> steve: exactly. just have them going constantly. >> jimmy: i don't -- here's the deal, this is how much i love reality tv. i don't even know what my reality is anymore. [ light laughter ] >> steve: that's what's so great about it. >> jimmy: what are you saying? >> steve: because you're on the street walking, right? >> jimmy: true. >> steve: "am i watching tv or am i outside?" that's how real it is. you don't know. >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: paint your windows black. >> jimmy: black. get rid of your windows, put up tv sets where your windows are and go "that's reality, man." >> steve: win. i couldn't believe this one when i saw it. it's from the new men's lifestyle channel steel and it's about ten guys who hot and heavy with "maxim" model tila te

the first person i talked to -- not the first person but on tv, i talked to larry king about it. he was talk become the money and the dollar amount. honestly it really is about the trust. >> of course. >> i started to question everything and do i really know him. did i ever know him? why did he lie about this? you know, this happened over a period of about two years. >> yeah. >> going into my wallet when i was asleep, taking my two atm cards, withdrawing $1500 and putting the cards back in the wallet before i woke up in the morning. >> i couldn't figure it out. i don't know why he needed it, what he needed it for. he never showed up with a rolex watch. >> so you off marriage forever? >> i am kind of off marriage. >> and there are single guys that are available. ryan o'neal. >> i think that would be healthy. >> you could turn into a lesbian, that type of affair with your husband. if someone goes into my bank account, i am down with the girls. >> i'm cathy ormon. >> we will be right back with the real cathy griffin, or will we? find out what i mean when we return. >>> back with a w

on the larry king show. >> larry: what do you say about all these things that have been said over the years that you harmed michael as a child. >> that's bunch of bull s. that's a bunch of bull s. >> larry: straighten me out. >> that's not true. >> larry: you never physically harmed him? >> never. >> who are we supposed to believe, the boy who had a lot of difficulties in his life or a man denying it, why should he admit it now? michael is not even here to deny it, to defend his position, i mean. >> the tragedy of one family's reputation is that one person is rehabilitated at the expense of someone else's. the fact that he was slightly odd come that's expense offer his father's reputation. i don't want that to happen. i want to see a reconciliation between them. he's crying. his voice is crack iing as he's relating these stories. no matter what, you still have an obligation to heal. >> you have an obligation to heal? how do you do that? you need therapy, a lot of help. >> with michael, a part of the healing came from being a religious and spiritual person. one of the most interesting

. >> his lawyer, tells "larry king live" he expects the state to charge his client next week. >> these are, in the world of felony charges, fairly low-level felonies. >> we can tell you that all signs show that heeney, who was featured along with his family on abc reality tv show, "wife swat" was apparently dead set on getting a heat show of his own, where his own weird inventions and unconventional scientific theories about aliens -- >> i was in contact with aliens -- >> would be center stage. he composed a theme song which was posted on tmz. but former associates say heeney's reality show obsession went beyond writing music. robert thomas who worked with heeney claims heeney was scheming to promote his reality show by launching a mysterious balloon. he told his story on "the today show." so, those are the new joining me tonight in hollywood, carlos diaz. and he was mad, wacky and eccentric. the sad thing is, he does kind of have talent. i've done a lot of research on this guy. he had ideas about hurricanes and gravity being affected in the eye of the hurricane. so, he does have a min

he's been on oprah, larry king. we want to know what went wrong here. we'll take your calls, comments, questions, 1-877-tell-hln is the number. joining us to talk about it, fred, former federal prosecutor. also with us, joseph, author of the "native american sweat lodge," expert on this. we'll find out from him, what is this all about. and lynn lemaster for the press cot e news.com. lynn, what went wrong here for the folks that ended up sick? was it too hot? do we have any details on that front? >> we don't have any details, according to the sheriff. they do not know exactly what the temperature was. there was very little ventilation in these structures, which is described as very temporary. right now, they're saying the only ventilation was the flap that people actually entered and left through the structure. >> how many people were in the sweat lodge, as it's called, lynn? >> they are estimating between 55 and 65 when this tragedy occurred. >> so that's -- 55 to # 5 people. give us as far as we mentioned, how many went to the hospital? how many ended

he was on with me on "larry king." >> he'll be on. >> he'll be on and talk about you if you want him to. >> he'll say nothing about how much he loves me and how much fun we have okay, kid, it was nice to have you. i hope i didn't scare you too much. >> i survived. >> i'm a very nice person. i just have questions that i ask all the time. thank you, stephen. >>> up next, another late-night host finds himself in hot water over an office romance.