Amanda Bynes Arrested on Pot Charge
BALDWIN: Welcome back. We're here live in Moore, Oklahoma, where we're surrounded by devastation from Monday, but I got to tell you, this is a tough group of people moving forward. We have more amazing stories for you as our special coverage will continue in a moment. But first, some news from the entertainment world, actress, Amanda Bynes, is in trouble again. The 27-year-old former child star arrested last night for allegedly throwing a bong out a window of her Manhattan apartment. That was on the 36th floor. This is video of Bynes in a long blonde wig. There she was, on her way to jail. Police say Bynes' building manager called police because the actress was quote/unquote, "smoking a legal substance" in the lobby. Bynes then let police come into her apartment. We are told they saw this bong and other marijuana paraphernalia on a coffee table inside and that is when Bynes apparently tossed the bong out the window. She is facing a felony charge, tampering with evidence, plus misdemeanor charges of drug possession and endangerment and on top of this, Bynes has a DUI case pending in California. Also, she was sentenced to three years probation this month for driving on a suspended license. Amanda Bynes' troubles have been compared to those of Lindsay Lohan. Lohan currently in rehab now, back in 2007 she was convicted of drunk driving and felony drug possession, and there are other former child stars with issues. Eddie Furlong from "Terminator 2" and "CSI New York," he was recently arrested accused of violating a protective order filed against him by an ex-girlfriend. Then there is Todd Bridges, "Different Strokes," who dealt with drug issues back in the '80s. I want to bring in a former child star of the "Donna Reed Show." He is Paul Petersen who joins me now live from Los Angeles. So Paul, welcome to you. I have to say off the top, I'm standing here surrounded by levelled homes, debris, debris, you know, people have lost their homes. Some people here have lost their lives. I'm just -- I don't have a lot of sympathy for this young woman, I have to say this off the top. That said, these are serious charges, what's your take?</s>PAUL PETERSEN, FORMER CHILD STAR: Well, look, we have to put everything in context, of course. I'm so glad you're there, Brooke. Those people need your help and support, all of us, and our hearts go out to them. In the case of Amanda, we are the products of choices we make. Just think, if she would have sat down in New York and said I think I'll go to Moore, Oklahoma, and do what I can to help, not for publicity, just to do something good. It is astonishing to me and continues to astonish me how many bad choices kid stars as they get older can make. I know this pretty personally because I was there myself. I wouldn't wish my 20s on anyone and I hope people understand that Amanda is -- her life has been taken from her because of success at an early age. And that happens to many kid stars. If you don't have the right support group, you're in trouble.</s>BALDWIN: Paul, let me go back to your personal story because, you know, you were shy of your 21st birthday when the "Donna Reed Show" wrapped. You said you wouldn't trade your 20s with anyone because you experienced a downward spiral and you say what is interesting is what happened to you back then isn't actually very different from what these young stars face today.</s>PETERSEN: It is no different in my era or going back to the 20s. Remember, two of the most famous kids stars in the silent era of Hollywood, Jackie Kugan and Baby Peggy, this is a replay. You see what happens is the industry, the entertainment industry just uses you up and when they're done with you, they are flat done with you. And it happened to Diana Sarah Carrie, became an object of ridicule.</s>BALDWIN: Yes. I know this isn't the case, though. That's the odd thing. This isn't the case for every single child star. Some make it out okay and some don't. Paul Petersen, thank you -- no, they don't. Paul Petersen, thank you so much for joining me. Appreciate it for your perspective. Coming up next, people in Oklahoma call the storm shelters, you know, fraidy holes or hidey holes, is what I've heard. But now after what happened Monday, they may be rethinking these shelters. Do more Americans need to think about these bunkers? I will take you inside of one. Plus, she's the woman at the center of the sex scandal that brought down General David Petraeus, retired Four-Star General Petraeus. Now after months of silence, Paula Broadwell is speaking out about that affair next.