. >> larry: michael had a great friend in miko brando, michael was best man in miko's wedding, and tedith miko. ted? >> reporter: we're at the train station, one of the most memorable images of neverland ranch, if you've seen video out of here, it's sort of like the disneyland train station in that they have the flowers and the clock and there's really a gorgeous part of the neverland ranch compound. and miko, you've spent a lot of time up here. this place is so big. obviously this isn't just for decoration, this train station was a real train station with a real train. >> real train, steam-engine train, large one. he had used it for years to get from the residence up to the theater and the zoo. >> which is about a quarter mile away. above this fireplace, miko, was a tribute to katherine. >> there was a plaque there that he had made for his mother, because he named the train after his mother, "the katherine." >> so the train was actually called katherine. >> yeah. >> a lot of people would come up here just to hang out because, of course, there was, as there around the entire compound -

>> reporter: we're inside michael jackson's bedroom suite with miko brando, our tour guide here. usly. >> he liked his privacy. when the doors were open, it was okay. when he locked it, he wanted his privacy. >> reporter: this is one of the bathrooms. there are two bathrooms in this suite. this is the area that michael jackson slept sometimes. there's staircases up there, a small bedroom up there. he slept on both levels? >> he slept wherever he felt like sleeping. he crashed out. he had a choice of two. >> reporter: let's swing around here. this is a massive bedroom suite. let's get to all of it. out here is the view. it's gorgeous. you were married out there. obviously, it doesn't get much better than that for a view outside your room. >> no. there was a gazebo out there by the tree. we got married there. everyone was out there. it was beautiful. the flowers, the grass, everyone was immaculate. >> reporter: when you look at the house right now, miko, it's unfurnished, obviously. give us a sense of how different it was fully furnished. >> it was the place. i've seen a lot of hous

one of them is miko brando, mar, marlon brando's son. ko and his wife were married at neverland ranch. watch. >> outside neverland ranch with miko and karen brando. you guys got married here. you made this walk some 15 years ago. this is the aisle, i guess. >> yes, this is where we walked. we walked out of that door back there and walked to the gazebo. >> how do you feel coming back here without everything that was here and without michael jackson? >> coming back today, it's different. it's hard knowing that he's no longer here. because we've had several events here since our wedding. our wedding was the first event here. we've had several. and also, we've felt his presence. even though he's here in spirit, it's difficult. >> first time you talked to michael jackson, tell that story. >> well, miko and michael called me at work. miko said, karen, i have someone on the phone who wants to talk to you. he said, hi, karen. i said, hi. he said, it's michael. and he asked me if i wanted to get married here. i didn't say anything. i was shocked.

miko brando, ted rowlands, drew griffin, helping us sort this all out. the big news from larry's interview dr. klein last night focused on michael and the drug diprivan. listen. >> larry: did michael tell you he used diprivan? >> i knew at one point he was using diprivan when he was on tour in germany. and so he was using it with an anesthesiologist to go to sleep at night. i told him he was absolutely insane. i said you have to understand that this drug you can't repeatedly take. what happens with narcotics, no matter what you do, you build a tolerance to them. >> larry: are you surprised diprivan was found in his home, supposedly? >> i am very shocked by it. i have to tell you that it's not something that would be unheard of. because i told him that this drug was very dangerous to use. >> larry: what did he say when you told him? >> he listened to me. >> drew griffin, very quickly. diprivan, you're reporting, was found in michael jackson's home, correct? >> that's right. and the nurse practitioner as you remember was saying in april, he was asking for

gotham chopra, michael's long time friend, and miko brando, long time friend michael was best man at chael was on "the wiz." he was incredibly shy. he was walking around with a little notebook, and if anybody said anything clever or that he didn't quite understand it went in the notebook. and the research began. and that was my first -- any kind of meeting i had with michael was about that. >> larry: and that perfection remained throughout? >> all the way through, all the way through. and then, we never spoke during all of this. he have would kind of look at me from across the studio. if i'd say something funny, he'd write it down, if anybody would say something clever, he'd write it down. we never started to converse until we worked together on "off the wall." and we were at quincy's one day. and we were in the den, and quincy got a phone call and he left the room. and i went into a state of terror because i sat alone in a room with michael. the person who never spoke. and i'm trying to figure out what do i do? >> larry: what happened? >> i picked up a magazine and started reading it

the first one there was jackson's longtime friend, miko brando, son of actor, marlon brando. >> i justo him, put my hands, shook his head, sent him down to the ground and tried to do the best i could. >> reporter: you can see as jackson gets up, his head is significantly burned, down to the scalp. >> he initially felt a very hot area and couldn't distinguish whether it was the hot lights or something was happening. and after a second or two, he felt the intense onset of pain, fell to the ground and several people came to put out the fire and apply ice to his head. >> reporter: days after the incident, jackson unsuccessfully tried to get the footage released. his record label, cbs records, released this photo. ♪ you're the pepsi generation >> reporter: pepsi eventually ended up releasing the ad, which featured jackson and his brothers. jackson would later claim the accident and subsequent medical treatment led to an addiction to prescription drugs. >> as you may already know, after my tour ended, i remain out of the country undergoing treatment for a dependency on pain medication. this

we have miko brando joining us live. there he is in l.a. >>> good morning, america.de chris, i'm robin. diane enjoying a little vacation time this morning. >> you know what diane is going to miss? j.k. rowling. >> i know. >> the woman behind the blockbuster, harry potter. the new movie, "harry potter and the half-blood prince," raked in $22 million. that's a record for a midnight showing. this morning, roul willing be talking about the hero she created. and the surprising things they have in common. all in her own words. >>> first, this morning, we want to get right to this video from "us weekly" of michael jackson. and what it may have meant for the rest of his life. doctors may have enabled jackson's addiction to prescription drugs have implications in a go beyond him. this video we're watching, it's disturbing. it happened during the 1984 taping of his pepsi commercial. during the sixth take, the pyrotechnics went off too soon, igniting michael's hair. nearly ten seconds passed before michael realized he was engulfed in flames. and he would be in receiving second-

. >>> i see miko brando in there helping to put this out. you were covering that. >> i was the local reporter at abc station in los angeles. we've never seen that view before. nev only saw a grainy image from the front. realize for ten seconds perhaps michael jackson's hair was on fire, he didn't even know it. when people realize it, you see they came to his aid, but he had second and third degree burns, tremendous amount of pain. had to undergo surgeries, skin grafts. took demerol for the pain. >> larry: we knew about that. >> we knew about that. and knew later he became dependent on demerol. you look at that moment in the last days of his life and wonder if that marked his undoing, unknowingly. >> larry: that was a commercial for pepsi? >> that was a commercial he was shooting with the jacksons. that was the sixth take. the pyre row tech nicks went off too early. they were supposed to -- when he was down the stairs but he was at the top of the stairs and they went off too soon and a spark hit his hair. he had hair product in his hair, it i

larry: you were on the program the day after michael's death, along with a long-time employee, miko brando. watch. did he take a lot of pills and stuff? >> not more than anybody else. if he had a headache he could take something. wasn't like he was on a daily -- >> i know for a fact i saw bottles of oxycontin, i knew he was getting shots. i know his doctors were enablers. what can i say? i confronted him many times. and when i did, he would stop returning my calls until we changed the topic. >> larry: lisa marie presley wrote that michael once told her he would end up like her father. did he talk about that? >> he did. her father was also my friend. i used to go to his house all of the time and have indian food. but michael would say, particularly to my son, i'd rather go out like elvis than marlon brando. >> larry: a couple critiques of that. some people criticize you for tarnishing michael's image. >> i love michael. he was one of my best friends. he was a tortured soul. if you understood the context of his life, you would feel only love and compassion for michael. i'm not tarnishing mic

. >>> miko brando returns. he'll be with us frequently throughout this tragic after period. close friend who appears by the way in the album "thriller." and speaking of "thriller," john landis is preparing for another film in london he will direct. he directed michael's ground breaking 1983 musical video, maybe the most purchased, most watched video in history. here's an excerpt from "thriller." ♪ because this is thrilling in the night, girl i can scare you more than any ghoul could dare try ♪ ♪ don't let me hold you tight and get up, get up ♪ >> larry: john, how did you come to direct that? >> i was living in london actually at the time when i got a call from michael. he had just seen "an american werewolf in london" and he basically called me and said he wanted to turn into a monster. so that eventually became "thriller." by the way, hi, miko, how are you. >> hi, john. how are you? nice to see you. >> larry: what was your role in "thriller"? hold it, john. what was your role in thriller, miko? >> i was in the scene where michael's in the theater. i'm sitting right in front

the man who was right there, miko brando has all the scoop. you won't read it anywhere else. developments in the murders of the florida couple in the ninja style assault. have authorities really cracked the case wide open? that's next. ♪ well i was shopping for a new car, ♪ ♪ which one's me - a cool convertible or an suv? ♪ ♪ too bad i didn't know my credit was whack ♪ ♪ 'cause now i'm driving off the lot in a used sub-compact. ♪ ♪ f-r-e-e, that spells free credit report dot com, baby. ♪ ♪ saw their ads on my tv ♪ thought about going but was too lazy ♪ ♪ now instead of looking fly and rollin' phat ♪ ♪ my legs are sticking to the vinyl ♪ ♪ and my posse's getting laughed at. ♪ ♪ f-r-e-e, that spells free- credit report dot com, baby. ♪ >> larry: a couple known for adopting special needs children were shot to death last week in their home in florida. the brutal crime sent shock waves through the community. cnn's reporter joins us with the latest which is what, ed? what is the latest? >> reporter: well, the investigators here in pensacola say they're nearing the end of this inves

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miko brando, mark geragos, all have something to say about this and they're next. you have questions. who can give you the financial advice you need? where will you find the stability and resources to keep you ahead of this rapidly evolving world? these are tough questions. that's why we brought together two of the most powerful names in the industry. introducing morgan stanley smith barney. here to rethink wealth management. here to answer... your questions. morgan stanley smith barney. a new wealth management firm with over 130 years of experience. >> larry: you're looking at forest lawn. apparently, the reports are that many police cars are on their way up to forest lawn. we welcome mark geragos, the former attorney for michael jackson. robin freeman, senior correspondent for 411.com. and mikko brando, who's been a kind of co-host with us on all of these shows. friend, longtime employee, best man at his wedding. was, michael jackson. mikko is the son of the great marlon brando. what's happening tomorrow at forest lawn? >> as far as i know, they were supposed to

>> caller: my question is how people that were around him so often, his friends like miko brando, areall claiming they had no idea he had a drug problem. >> very good question, debbie. let's go to jane velez-mitchell on that. jane, and you and i have talked about this. someone close to him needed to step up and love him and help him even if he wanted to try to push it away. there are so many stories out there, jane. can you help us get a clear picture? >> it's the dance of addiction, mike. and as a recovering alcoholic myself, with 14 years of sobriety, i'm very well aware of all the nuances. you have the addict and you have the enablers, the ones who cover up and facilitate. that's an addiction in itself. it's called co-dependency. and co-dependency can be extremely strong when you're dealing with superstars because they have so much charisma that it actually supercharges the co-dependency, where these people will do and say anything for this godlike figure and they will go into deep denial. i mean, we've had, one of the trainers, talking nationally about, well, i never saw any track

the first one there, was jackson's longtime friend miko brando, son of marlon brando. >> i went up to him and put my hands, shook his head. threw him down on the ground and tried to do the best i could. >> reporter: you can see as jackson gets up, his head is significantly burned. down to the scalp. >> he initially felt a very hot area and couldn't distinguish whether it was the hot lights or something was happening. and after a second or two he felt the intense onset of pain, fell to the ground, and several people came to put out the fire and apply ice to his head. >> reporter: days after the incident, jackson unsuccessfully, tried to get the footage released. his record label, cbs records, released this photo. ♪ >> reporter: pepsi eventually ended up releasing the ad, which featured jackson and his brothers. jackson would later claim the accident and subsequent medical treatment led to an addiction to prescription drugs. >> as you may already know after my tour ended, i remain out of the country undergoing treatment for a dependency on pain medication. this medication was initially

the first one there was jackson's long-time friend miko brando, son of marlon brando. >> put my handsuld. >> reporter: you can see jackson gets up, the head is burned down to the scalp. >> he felt a very hot area and couldn't distinguish whether it was the hot lights or something was happening. after a second or two, he felt pain and fell to the ground and several people came to put out the fire and apply ice to his head. >> reporter: days after the incident, jackson unsuccessfully tried to get the footage released. his record label, cbs records released this photo. ♪ pepsi is the generation ♪ >> pepsi released the ad which featured jackson and his brothers. jackson would claim the accident and subsequent medical treatment led to an addiction of prescription drugs. >> you know after my tour ended i remained out of the country undergoing treatment for dependency on pain medication. it was initially prescribed for excruciating pain i was suffering after recent reconstructive surgery on my scalp. >> possible drug use is part of the ongoing investigation in to jackson's death. what if any

with all my love miko and the brando family. >> larry: i ain't going to top that.t do and ah, wait, get a load of this. >> there are so many things that are iconic about michael. we were reminded about those things today. i know i lost a friend, i lost a mentor. michael wrote my college -- wrote a letter of recommendation for me. probably the only reason i got into columbia university. >> larry: he wrote a letter of recommendation for you to go to columbia. yes. >> larry: do you think it got clout? >> i think so. i need to get it back. >> larry: are imitators going to come along? >> they are already here. usher, justin timberlake. they are all doing michael or stevie or james brown. yeah. the younger generation particularly is doing michael, male and female vocalists because that sound was very distinct. >> larry: i didn't ask you what you made of today. >> boy, heartbreaking. i really struggled with whether or not i wanted to attend for many reasons. >> larry: some people couldn't attend or wouldn't attend, didn't want to break down. >> i didn't want to break down

with all my love, miko and the brando family. >> larry: i ain't going to top that. go, ah, but wait until you get a load of this. >> it worked for him, right, gotham? this worked. >> there are so many things that are iconic about michael. we were reminded of all of those things today. i think what you're hearing -- i know i lost a friend, i lost a mentor. michael wrote my college -- wrote a letter of recommendation for me. probably the only reason i got into columbia university. >> larry: he wrote a letter of recommendation for you to go to columbia. >> yes, he did. >> larry: do you think it had any clout? >> i would think so. it probably has a lot of value. i need to get it back. >> larry: are we going to see imitator coming along, patti? >> they are already here. usher will be the first one to tell you. justin timberlake. everybody sings like michael. >> larry: they're all doing michael? >> they are all doing michael or stevie or james brown. you know. yeah. absolutely. the younger generation particularly is doing michael, male and female vocalists because that so

the first one there was jackson's long-time friend miko brando, son of actor marlon brando.o him, shook his head, threw him down to the ground and tried to do the best i could. >> reporter: you can see as jackson gets up, his head is significantly burned, down to the scalp. >> he initially felt a very hot area and couldn't distinguish whether it was the hot lights or something was happening, and after a second or two he felt the intense onset of pain, fell to the ground, and several people came to put out the fire and apply ice to his head. >> reporter: days after the incident, jackson unsuccessfully tried to get the footage released. his record label, cbs records, released this photo. >> pepsi eventually ended up releasing the ad which featured jackson and his brothers. jackson would later claim the accident and subsequent medical treatment led to an addiction to prescription drugs. >> as you may already know after my tour ended, i remain out of the country undergoing treatment for a dependency on pain medication. this medication was initially prescribed for excruciating pa