a major break through in hiv treatment. possibly good news for 3 in 10 that might be infected. there are caveats. and then moammar gadhafi got a lot off his chest talking for 90 minutes while delegates just got out and walked out on iran's leader as well. that's part of the highlights there. what is your pick? some of you hurt mother earth more depending on what toilet

paper you put in your cart. and volunteers in thailand who got the two-part booster were 31 less likely to get hiv. this is tested only on a strain in thailand. 7,500 people will get hiv just today. and it's treatable in some cases. medicine cocktails cost a fortune. and here is dr. sanjay gupta with more. >> what the scientific community is telling us and what they will talk about over the next week is this is the proof that this pathogen that causes hiv hid too well and you can create a vaccine that works. >> the u.s. military helped pay for the thai study.

researchers cautioned a different hiv strain existed all around the world so researchers needed to see if this vaccine worked elsewhere and needs to make one more affective. three police officers were shot this morning. they were sir advantage no-knock paper. one office shot in the face and one in the foot and one in serious condition. world leaders walking out on iraq's president's speech during what had happened in the u.n. last night. mahmoud ahmadinejad spoke to a near empty room. he called for nuclear disarment and did not mention iran's nuclear program. then he railed against the

united states. >> translator: how can the crimes of the occupiers against women, men and children, and the destruction of farms and hospitals and schools be supported unconditionally by certain governments. and moammar gadhafi suggested that swine flu was a military tool. he called for a u.n. security counsel to end, and called it a terrorists council. come up and here how some were able to kick him out of the suburb. and after disappearing in a row motor national forest on monday, yesterday a chopper found aurmenta so weak she could

barely walk. the terrain was too tough for search vehicles and dogs couldn't go that far. her husband thanked the rescue workers. >> i am eternally thankful. thank you for finding my wife. never tell hershey cannot do anything because she will prove you wrong 100% of time. taking towards the hot santa ana winds, this is what the fire looks like 40 miles away from los angeles firefighters are cutting and burning away brush to try and get it under control. more than 2,000 people were warned to evacuate their homes and right now the fire is only 40% contained. you are about to hear a shocking confession. a florida man admits killing his wife and five children, and he

tells naplesnews.com. he blamed it on his mother-in-law's spirit. >> why? >> i don't know. >> reporter: why your children? what did they do? >> they are innocent. >> reporter: then why would you kill them. >> they are all innocent. >> he said all of this while he was taken to by the police. he admits he was thinking about killing himself when he was killing his family. we will explain why he didn't. if you say here, a couple 16-year-old best friends decided to make it their mission to save

as many people as possible. >> i have always been the one to go out there and get it done. i can't stand sitting inside and watching tv and watching helpless people not be able to do anything. >> it makes me proud of him. you hear so much about teenagers doing wrong. and for two days these boys have done the right thing. >> and rescue teams are going door to door looking for animals and handing out food and what else it might take. the biggest worry right now is disease in the water. let's go weather. >> alabama and georgia, and tennessee, same deal. upper level low. that's what you get when it stalls out there. and one in the upper levels. no jet stream to push it out. we have that going on right now.

i labeled it right around kansas city. can you see the frontal boundary stalled out from the coast all the way into the great lakes. it turns into a cold front into the northeast. and then the steady rain that we have in texas and chicago will move to the east. the heavy rain will be back. atlanta, a lot of rain coming. and it stretches down up to knoxville, too. that will start tomorrow afternoon and last through saturday into sunday. water logged deep southeast. and then texas, you have a frontal boundary towards houston. the and heaviest rain is pulling through st. louis in towards illinois. and you see memphis, and scattered showers over head. and daytime heating, you will see more thunderstorms around st. louis now stretching in towards indianapolis. you are getting rain here.

and cooler temperatures are starting for you tomorrow from new york to the north. the rain is offshore from florida, but the santa ana winds are back for lower parts of california. today your high in l.a., 96 or 97 downtown. and the valleys to the north, approaching 101. we will have full details on the fire in a moment. >> thank you. and for the first time since he was captured, an insane prisoner is talking.u. uhh... was it rather old and wrinkly? yeah, you saw it? umm fancy a crisp? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

the community organizing group a.c.o.r.n. is suing the people that filmed the undercover films at their offices. they offered tips on smuggling underaged girls in the country and cheating the irs and hiding illegal income.

>> the lawsuit says the filmers set them up, and the lawsuit also seeks an injunction to stop any further distribution of the videos. and here is the activist, 20-year-old hanna giles came up with the idea after jogging past the a.c.o.r.n. office, and she got in touch with a man that had done similar jobs in the past. he used to tape calls with planned parenthood clinics and he heard conversations. the latest look at the housing project is not so hot. home sales fell last month. and so here is the thing.

we had seen these signs of stabilization, and it's cooling off a little and now here is the concern. first-time home buyers richard, the people grabbing the $8,000 tax credit. and realtors are worried and they want the government to expand the tax credit, $15,000. and as taxpayers, do we want to pay for that? and the word is you cannot stake the stability in the housing market for granted, and lot is because government help. there is another government program that could be keeping mortgage interest rates low, and the good news is it will be going for a while. some experts say it has helped the housing markets, and it's why the rates are down. the government behind the scenes have been buying mortgage-backed

securities, and by keeping that solid it's supposed to help out the housing market. they said they will keep doing it in coming months, but the government says it will be gradually phased out early next year. let's take you to a fun story. the wii. maybe your kids want a wii for the holidays. maybe you want one and you are saying it's because of your kids. they are getting cheaper. nintendo chops the price, to $200, and that follows moves by the play station and xbox. what do you think, richard? i could take you in wii boxing, but not real life? >> everybody wants a wii, and now the lines will be longer now. john travolta was forced to open up about the death of his teenager son in court. now the judge wants to hear more. what would you say if i told you that drivers...

who switched from geico to allstate... saved an average of $473 a year? no way! way. ♪ ...and improve your concentration. tylenol pm qets the pain and helps you sleep. because the better you sleep, the better you feel. prepare your mouth for a battle against germs. protect your mouth right wi crest pro-health rinse at night. it kills 99% of germs that cause gingivitis, plaque, and bad breath, without the burn of alcohol. for a healthier mouth that's cleaner in the morning. - hello! - ha! why don't you try a home cooked meal... with yummy hamburger helper? oh! tada! fantastically tasty, huh? ummm, it's good. what would you guys like? hamburger helper.

what?! one pound... one pan... one tasty meal! we learned the governor of massachusetts will name paul kirk to take over kennedy's seat. an official announcement is expected. kirk was a long time aide to kennedy. it could give democrats the 60th vote. john travolta brought his wife to tears as he spoke about his son's death. two people face charges that

they tried to exstoert $25 million from the actor. they threatened to publicize medical doctors about the death. he signed them in the heat of the moment. >> all we know it was a quick decision that travolta made during the worst moments of his life and somebody was trying to take advantage of him because of it. >> travolta said jett was unresponsive and did cpr before paramedics arrived. and legally insane killer, what we are hearing from him. he is a paranoid skits fran sik convicted of strangling a

elderly woman. his escape sparked a major manhunt. he said he did not have a plan. >> you know, i knew that i was going to the fair a few months before. i was not planning on doing it, but, you know, when it got to the point where i saw there was a route to jump over the fence and be out of there, i just went for it. >> the head of the mental institutions where he lives has now resigned. there is enormous criticism of the institution to allow him to leave the institution. and oprah winfrey is using star power to use the 2016 olympics to the united states. >> chicago can just basically rest easy, because she is going for chicago. madrid, who are you going to

send? and she and other olympic -- she is not a gold medalists, but she is going to meet with officials in copenhagen. she has been very out spoken about chicago getting the games. the richest man in russia will by some of the nets. he will be the first nonnorth american owner. he was a amateur baseball player and has a bit of the playboy lifestyle. the team used to be called the new jersey americans and now we can call them the new jersey

nets. and kelly johnson, there it is, let's give i-another look. you see him to the right of the screen. the braves went on to beat the mets, by the way. and the manager cox is saying he will retire. and a newspaper is reporting the coach of the cricket team is to have relations before matches because it increases strength and competitiveness and energy. our former research says the exact opposite happens, like you get sleepy. >> he wants them to have relations? >> yeah, right before the game. >> we'll see how it works out

with them. >> usually, you are not energized. >> thank you for not touching that, by the way. millions of beer drinkers are drink to irish brewer, guinness. what all starts with con struce and celebrations. we have an exciting addition to the primetime lineup next week. the joy behar show kicks off tuesday, september 29. be sure and tune in and hangout with joy. an uninvited guest made a big splash in a colorado family's cool. the bull got tangled in the cover. the pool was not as lucky as the

elk because it had several holes kicked in it in the escape. jaycee dugard's mother has news to every parent with a child missing. it's not always easy living with copd, but i try not to let it hold me back... whether i'm at the batting cages... down by the lake or... fishing at the shore. i'm breathing better... with spiriva. announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for both forms of copd, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

i take it every day. it keeps my airways open... to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announcer: spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. stop taking spiriva and call your doctor if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, or have vision changes or eye pain. tell your doctor if you have glaucoma, problems passing urine or an enlarged prostate, as these may worsen with spiriva. also discuss the medicines you take, even eye drops. side effects may include dry mouth, constipation and troublpassing urine. my doctor said i could be doing more to breathe better and now i am. announcer: ask your doctor about lifestyle changes and once-daily spiriva. upbeat rock ♪ so i could hear myself myseas a ringtone ♪hone ♪ ♪ who knew the store would go and check my credit score ♪ ♪ now all they let me have is this dinosaur ♪ ♪ hello hello hello can anybody hear me? ♪ ♪ i know i know i know i shoulda gone to ♪ ♪ free credit report dot com!

♪ that's where i shoulda gone! coulda got my knowledge on! ♪ ♪ vo: free credit score and report with enrollment in triple advantage.

for the first time ever an experimental vaccine kept people from getting the hiv virus. and the study was done only on a strain found in thailand, and the u.s. army paid for part of that. four police officers were shot this morning in new jersey this morning. one office was shot in the face and another in the foot. one is in serious condition. the suspect is in critical condition after being shot several times. and live pictures coming out of california. crews are clearing brush to try

and save homes 40 miles north of l.a. as you know the south land battered by huge wildfires earlier. and right now the fire is only 40% contained. those are some of the stories we are watching for you on this thursday. we expect to see huge protests in pittsburgh as the g-20 summit gets started. yesterday a green peace protesters repelled over this bridge and put out a massive banner that warned the carbon dioxide emissions are hurting the climate. this half hour, we are hearing more of the confession by a florida man accused of killing his wife and five children. he told the news his mother-in-law spirit made him do

it. >> reporter: are you going to go to heaven? >> right now. yeah. i was going to kill myself, but i did not have the courage to do it, because if you kill yourself you are not going to heaven. >> reporter: when you were going to kill yourself? >> at the same time. but i did not have the courage to do it myself. >> the bodies were found saturday in the family's home, and he is being held in florida without bond. he wants to be executed right away so he can be buried with his family when they are buried on saturday. three suspects in an alleged terrorists bomb plot has hearings today in new york city. he was charged with lying to federal investigators. bomb-making instructions were found on his computer. and right now hundreds of federal agents are trying to collect intelligence in the case. deputies outside of chicago raided a dog-fighting operation in a house that is also used as

a day care center. the day care operator said she was not involved in dogfighting and kids were not near the dogs, but police say the dogs were too close for comfort in a garage next to the play area. nine dogs were so badly hurt they had to have surgery. >> this is a difficult one to completely sum up given the carnage and what you see in the dogs, and then you add to it this is going on within feet of the day care center. and this is very unsettling to put it lightly. >> 10 kids were at the home when deputies arrived, and three people have been charged with felony dogfighting. scientists found new evidence that water may exist on the moon. the data from three spacecraft showed a thin line of water coats the moon.

stories about the moon and water and colinization goes back to the 1940s. >> neil armstrong did not see this when he was up there? >> he did not report any water. >> with the santa anas, you never get enough water. and now over towards the west, below the high pressure, the sinking area of the wind coming down the mountains. red flag warnings for all the areas shaded in pink. and the mountains to the north and down to the south are in it. temperatures today are near 100 degrees and low relative humidity values. we are talking about single-digit percentages. and have you a low pressure center in the upper levels and lower levels of the atmosphere, basically stacked on top of each

other. that's around the central plains. when that happens it hardly moves fast at all. we will see that sit there today through tomorrow and then basically get absorbed through the westerly. but the rain is coming out of texas and back into the gulf coast, and it will affect areas like atlanta and birmingham and parts of tennessee as well. and look at the temperatures behind the front. it's only 60 when you get towards dallas. there is the frontal boundary. we are watching the rain come up out of the gulf. it gets in memphis later today. and houston, watch for more showers and thunderstorms to develop out of the front. and then rain is pulling through st. louis and going through illinois and just shy of chic o chicagoland. some environmentalist are

taking a hard line on soft toilet paper. they want you to go with 100% re recycled products in the bathroom. and what inspectors found on and what inspectors found on the run way. in your hands... knees... and back. for little bodies with fevers.. and big bodies on high blood pressure medicine. tylenol works with your body... in a way other pain relievers don't... so you feel better... knowing doctors recommend tylenol... more than any other brand of pain reliever.

90s slacker hip-hop. ♪ that can strain your relationships and hurt yourody 'cause pu'pride ♪ng a ride ♪ it's the credit roller aster ♪ ♪ and as you can see it kinda bites! ♪ ♪ so sing the lyrics with me: ♪ when your debt goes up your score goes down ♪ ♪ when you pay a little off it goes the other way 'round ♪ ♪ it's just the same for everybody, every boy and girl ♪ ♪ the credit roller coaster makes you wanna hurl ♪ ♪ so throw your hands in the air, and wave 'em around ♪ ♪ like a wanna-be frat boy trying to get down ♪ ♪ then bring 'em right back to where your laptop's at... ♪ ♪ log on to free credit report dot com - stat! ♪ vo: free credit score and report with enrollment in triple advantage.

welcome back. the film makers that prompted a federal investigation of a.c.o.r.n. are getting slapped with a lawsuit. they posed as a pimp and prostitute and secretly taped conversations. just yesterday the irs dropped a.c.o.r.n. from the voluntary tax assistant program, even

though a.c.o.r.n. says it already suspended the program. there is also growing pressure for obama to deny all federal funding to a.c.o.r.n. and the ceo says funding cuts will not cut their program. >> these people were terminated and we took immediate action. regardless, it's unacceptable and never met our professional standards. >> a.c.o.r.n. hired a former massachusetts attorney general to do a formal investigation on this. and mackenzie phillips says she had sex with her father who was the cofounder of the mamas and the papas. >> i went to my father and said

look we need to talk about how you raped me. and my dad said, raped you? don't you mean when we made love? and in that moment i thought man, i am really on my own here. >> this video shows john phillips on the left, and mackenzie's stepmother said he was incapable of having sex, and his second wife saying whether her story is delusional or not, it's hurtful for the family. mackenzie's half sister, china, says she does believe mackenzie is telling the truth here. >> should she have kept the news between her and her therapists or shared it with the world?

we wanted to air your comments in about an hour and 15 minutes. environmentalist may have gotten you to recycle bottles and paper, but now they want you to give up your toilet paper and you should use tissue used from 100% recycled paper. and it's a rough sell. hey, jen westhoven. it is a rough sell. >> yeah, and we have all been there. >> you know, i think most people would go, of course we did not think that we were going to get money, and a lot of people were skeptical that the money would come back. and we did have headlines that

some were giving it back. and now the man whose job is watching that, he expected to say some of the money was given back, and he will say we will not get all of the $700 billion back. he did say that the treasury has been too secretive with taxpayer money. he was critical about how the treasury handled it and said some of the results have been good. good news for the job market. a number of people filing for unemployment got smaller again. and that's a good sized drop from last week. still, more than half a million people that are going for the first time to the unemployment office in their state. a rough job market out there. but at least we see the number of pink slips going down, and that number has been shrinking

for a couple weeks now. and so many people are saying we don't feel the recession ending. the job market takes longer to heal. richard, back to you. >> okay, hopefully it will turn around. thank you, jen. a sarah palin speech in hong kong is being described as moderate and more up to speed on foreign affairs. a vice president candidate talked to investors about government and health care politics. she might be speculating about another run at the white house. >> i am not worried about that. no, america is very open and very much enthused about having voices heard across the world, especially voices from mainstream. not worried about the reaction from the u.s. >> palin is rumored to have been highly paid for the appearance. >> the trash route just got more interesting here. what some garbage collectors are doing to protect people from criminals. ÷

gadhafi's speech went over 90 minutes. he was supposed to speak 15 minutes. he went on for 90 minutes. as usual, he was all over the place. take a look at this. all right. conan o'brien making us life here. that was his take on kgadhafi's rant. and yesterday the town of bedford took down a large tent that was on property owned by

donald trump. many people in the area are angry for gadhafi for libya's role in the history related to terrorists attacks. the faa found rocks and garbage and woods on runways. the areas are supposed to be cleared because it could interfere with flights. and agents also accused airport officials are lying on self infection reports and an airport rep says those have been mixed. and half the time it takes franken to make a map. this man can draw it, and -- >> i did not know al franken

drew the map fast. >> so many things we learned from that. >> details. details about golf. a tee off. >> it's good news for golf and new g news for folks in the atlanta area as the pga tour looks ready to go. this club was under water like the day before, or two days earlier. this is the final leg of the fedexcup championship. and tiger is ahead in the standings. he teed off at 2:00 eastern. speaking of golf, this is taking tradition to an entirely different new level. four pennsylvania men are celebrating their 40th straight year of golfing together at myrtle beach in south carolina. 40 years, these guys started going there once a year back when it cost $25 a day for

everything, room, food and golf. they are getting it all free, air, golf and hotel all free. and a scary moment, and montero can only look on. and look at everybody reach for their head at the same time. and miguel is like, that has to hurt. san francisco would win, 5-2. it's a face only a mother could love. where else would they be doing this but in our france or england. you can make the ugliest face you can. this competition started in 1297. why the horse color, i don't know? but the little girl. it's just bizarre. i don't know why the guy has to lead you across. we wanted to show you that. now we wanted to show you our viral video of the day.

this is one of the most amazing baseball shots you will see. check it out. >> and it's in, ladies and gentlemen. >> what! oh, my god. >> there's a big debate, is it real or is it fake? we've got a split screen here. over 2 million people have watched this so far and we dug it up for you on youtube. novelist nicholas spark's newest book, "the last song" is flying off the shelves and will soon be a movie. >> hi. i'm nicholas sparks. i'm the author of "the notebook," "message in a bottle," and most recently, "the last song." usually, on average, i'm out of town 90 days a year. i really have found that whenever i go some place, i learn a little bit something w new. i have a very simple packing

strategy. pick a color scheme based on my shoes. grab a shirt, grab pants, everything matches. i know i have to eat well. my secret is when i get into the hotel at night, i order a grilled chicken sandwich with fruit on the side. over hotel has a grilled chicken sandwich. i like to work out. i do really the short, intense stuff that gets your heart rate up and exercises all the muscles. i have a lot of basic routines that i go through and i make time to read. i talk to my wife. you set a time aside during the day to do those things and i think it makes traveling just a little bit easier. here we go. a huge number of homes in the u.s. may have hidden problems that could harm your health. we'll list the three most common issues. also, we visit the place known as bike city. in this town, pedaling to work, it is a culture. @%

right now on "showbiz tonight," an incest shocker on oprah today. >> i began waking up with my pants around my ankles. >> the startling unthinkable claim today by former "one day at a time" child star mackenzie phillips, that she had a longtime sexual relationship with her father. >> it became a consensual relationship over time. >> and there's more. mackenzie's claim that her

famous mammas and the papas father even shot her up with drugs. what she says mick jagger did to her. "showbiz tonight" with the wave of bombshells on oprah today. tonight, jon gosselin's strange sex appeal. why is it that so many women can't keep their hands off of jon? "showbiz tonight" investigates this great mystery of the universe. plus, the startling pregnancy trend. why are so many big stars who are over 40 having babies. it's a must-see showbiz special report as tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. hello, i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. tonight, an incest shocker on oprah today. so disturbing, it is almost hard to believe. mackenzie phillips, the former

child star of the '70s tv series, "one day at a time," told oprah today, she had a longtime sexual relationship with her father, famed musician john phillips. yes, that john phillips from the register dare mammas and the papas. and mackenzie's confessions didn't stop there, including her claims about how mick jagger seduced her. what you are about to hear will truly blow you away, because what happened on oprah today made for big news breaking. >> i woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father. >> reporter: a jaw-dropping new admission from former child star mackenzie philips. on oprah today, phillips described in graphic detail what she said was an incestuous sexual relationship with her own father, john phillips. >> it became a consensual relationship over time. >>er and that is just one of the startling family secrets phillips is claiming in her brand-new tell-all book, "high on arrival."

and "showbiz tonight" can tell you, phillips' revelations are nothing short of chilling. >> your father is supposed to protect you, not [ bleep ] you. >> reporter: we all know mackenzie phillips as a teenage star from her role on the 1970s sit come "one day at a time." even though she was only 15 when she started on the show, mackenzie was already hollywood royalty. ♪ her father, john phillips, was the founder of the hit 1960s group, the mammas and the papas, whose hits included "california dreaming." >> he was a man who lived in a world where the rules didn't apply to him and he tried to pass that on to us kids. >> reporter: on today's oprah, mackenzie phillips said another thing he passed along to his kids was a heavy drug habit. >> how old were you when you first started doing drugs? >> the first time i did cocaine,

i was 11. i was probably 16 or 17 and my father shot me up for the first time. >> reporter: phillips says she doesn't recall exactly when her sexual relationship with her father began, but she told oprah today that she first noticed it when she was around 18 and woke up next to her father after blacking out doing drugs. >> i don't remember how it started or, thankfully, how it ended. was it the first time? had this happened before? i didn't know and i still don't. all i can say is that it was the first time i was aware of it. after the first experience, i went to my father and said, look, we need to talk about how you raped me. and my dad said, raped you? don't you mean when we made love? and in that moment, i thought, wow, i'm really on my own here. >> reporter: because of her drug problems, phillips was fired from her role on "one day at a

tim tim time" one year later. still, phillips claims the incestuous relationship with her father continued. >> i began waking up after drug-fueled events -- >> yeah. >> -- with my pants around my ankles. and my father sleeping beside me. it didn't happen every day. it didn't happen every week. but it certainly happened and it happened enough times -- >> many times. >> many times. >> but with all of the shocking things phillips is claiming, perhaps the most shocking is that she has no hard feelings toward her father, who died in 2001. >> i don't hate him. i understand that he was very tortured. and sort of passed that torture down to me. >> reporter: so why is she speaking out now? mackenzie phillips told oprah today it's because she is convinced she's not alone. >> someone needs to put a face on not only nonconsensual

incest, but consensual inses. because i know it exists. i know it's happening in families and i can't be the only person who have lived through this. >> wow. and there's more. the blockbuster claims from mackenzie phillips about her late father john phillips keep on coming. joining me tonight is pat lalama, investigative journalist, and in new york, carolina bermuda, a senior editor for "in touch weekly." mackenzie phillips claims on oprah today, i have to tell you, i find just astounding. and pat, i'm having a hard time wrapping my head around it. can you help me out here? >> let me tell you, a.j. i'm right there with you. i've covered so many heinous hollywood family stories, i'm fighting back tears as i'm listening to the previous story. it's absolutely shocking. i think she's so incredibly damaged. let me tell you something, i remember covering her drug problem. and i remember distinctly thinking, this isn't just young woman who got caught up in recreational hollywood drugs and

sex and rock 'n' roll. it seemed incredibly deep seated, layered, insidious to me. i always felt like her way of self-destructing, that there was some big secret that she was hiding. i swear to you, it was always inside of me. here it is. >> and, wow, throughout the years, we have heard so many shocking claims from so many celebrities and so many tell-alls, but carolina, nothing like this. wow. >> this isn't even shocking, these are bombshell stories she's telling right now. it's beyond my comprehension how someone can have a consensual incestuous relationship that goes on for more than ten years or so. i mean, for me, listening to the story, it was not only sickening but it was uncomfortable. and it really made me sad for her to hear her go through all of these accounts and about how even though she had the chance, she had that sex with her father the night before she was getting married, just the reasons why she kept on going back there, it really is very disturbing. >> along with mackenzie's bombshell claims today, oprah

invited a bombshell of her own. she invited back "one day at a time" star valerie bertinelli on the show to surprise mac even though they were doing the show at the same time she claims she was having sex with her father. >> someone wanted to be here today to support you. >> she did? >> yes, she did. valerie bertinelli. valerie bertinelli. >> i, more than ever, look up to you now. you didn't know any of this, did you? >> no. i had no idea what you've been through. >> nobody had. >> i'm so happy you're here. >> it was a nice and comforting moment for mac there. valerie bertinelli told me she used drugs with mackenzie phillips. pat, to hear all this from valerie and the claims today

from mackenzie, "one day at a time" is still in reruns around the world. can we ever look at them the same again? >> i never will. you never know what's going on inside a young person's life. yes, those were the days of reckless abandon, having a great time. there weren't any rules. i'm in tv, i'm a big star. but to find out now what was going on within the realm of her own biological family life is just mind blowing and heart breaking and she is going to be damaged one way or the other for the rest of her life. i only hope that people can take her book and learn from it. other victims are saying, if she's telling, i'm going to go tell. we need help. >> that's what mac is hoping for. i mentioned john phillips, her dad, passed away back in 2001. so we don't get to hear his side of it. but besides valerie's reactions today, oprah got a statement from mackenzie's stepmother who said married to john phillips

while she was allegedly having sex with mac. she says this -- i'm stunned by her allegations about her father. i would often complain to john about her overly familiar attitude towards him and he would tell me, that was just her way. john was a good man and with the disease of alcohol and drug addiction, he was incapable, no matter how drunk or drugged he was, of having such a relationship with his own child. quickly, carolina, genevieve saying thkt happen, but based on the detail today we heard on oprah, does it even seem feasible that mac made this up? >> at first, i thought blackouts. but the fact she owned up to having an abortion and going to her father and it may have led to a pregnancy. i think there's some deep-seated secrets here. >> hard to fathom it's fabric e fabricated. this is another question about her disgusting claim. why did she end her affair with her very own father? >> how did it finally stop? >> and the shockers, they don't stop there. mackenzie also claims "rolling stone"s rocker mick jagger locked her in a room and insisted on having sex with her.

carolina, pat, you've got to stay put. don't go anywhere. "showbiz tonight" brings you even more of today's shocking interviews on "oprah." so, moving on here. what's the deal with jon gosselin? why is it that so many women can't keep their hands off of him? is it his personality? is it his looks? tonight, "showbiz tonight" is investigating this great unsolved mystery. jon gosselin's sex appeal? plus, why are so many big stars who are over 40 having babies? it's a must-see showbiz special report. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln, now time for the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. it's what doct most for headaches. for arthritis pain... in your hands... knees... and back.

for little bodies with fevers.. and big bodies on high blood pressure medicine. tylenol works with your body... in a way other pain relievers don't... so you feel better... knowing doctors recommend tylenol... more than any other brand of pain reliever. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro.

( music throughout ) hey bets, can i borrow a quarter, sure, still not dry? i'm trng to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain... studies show that people who eat more whole grain tend to have a healthier body weight. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains... and 110 calories per lightly sweetened serving. more grains. less you. multigrain cheerios. okay. you were right. these healthy choice fresh mixer thingys, they taste fresh... say it again! say it like, "mmmm, these healthy choice fresh mixers taste freshh!!" they taste fresh... wait. what are you doing? got it. you're secretly taping me? u know, it wasn't a secret to us, we knew. yes, but it was a secret to me. of course, otherwise i would be sitting like this and completely block his shot. so that's why i was like... didn't you notice this was weird? no. made fresh from your desk, cook it fresh, strain it fresh,

mix it fresh. healthy choice fresh mixers, look for it in the soup or pasta aisle. new carefree ultra protection liners, with wings! absorb ten times more, like a pad but feel thin and comfy, like a liner. new carefree® ultra protection™ welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm a.j. hammer in new york. tonight, a showbiz special report, babies after 40. they're fabulous, they're moms. and they all gave birth after 40.

"showbiz tonight" and "more" magazine has teamed up to bring you the incredible story of some of hollywood's brightest stars doing whatever it takes to become a mom after 40. from nicole kidman to halle berry to marcia cross, get ready for their truly inspiring stories of becoming a mom and loving it after 40. >> reporter: who says you can't have a kid if you're over 40? >> the last 25 years, the number of women having babies over the age of 40 has doubled. that is huge, gigantic change in everything and hollywood is no exception. >> reporter: that's why "showbiz tonight" and "more" magazine are revealing the most fabulous women over 40 who are having kids and loving it. >> so you are having twins? >> i am having twins. >> wow. >> reporter: "desperate housewives" star marcia cross was 44 when she announced her happy news on "ellen" back in 2006. >> are you thinking and names

yet? >> ellen is my sister's name and is a favorite of mine. >> reporter: she had twin girls and named them eden and savannah. but it wasn't easy road to motherhood for marcia and her husband. >> they did in vitro, it took them a long time to do, and she was terrifically happy when it all happened. >> reporter: halle berry took a similar path to motherhood. at 41, she gave birth to her daughter and said it was like a dream come true. "showbiz tonight" was with halle right after she found out the good news and she told me what motherhood means to her. >> just experiencing what motherhood is all about, unconditional love in my life, to raising a human being that i hope will be someone who adds something wonderful to this world in which we live in. and that's like the biggest challenge i can think of in life right now. >> reporter: berry didn't hide the fact that, yeah, it was hard to get pregnant after turning 40, but it was totally worth it. and if there's a mom with a message out there, it's salma

hayek. she says to all women, it's okay to wait to have a kid. >> salma hayek waited until she was 41 to have her first child. >> reporter: and that's why she makes the "showbiz tonight" and "more" magazine list of fabulous women who have had kids hayek's got her own philosophy on motherhood. motherhood is not for everyone, it's for me, but there's no reason why women should feel rushed to have a child. holly hunter waited until she's 47. she's one of seven children herself and holly may be hollywood royalty, but the beauty of holly is that she is bound and determined to keep her kids out of the spotlight and she has. and nicole kidman's star spotlight is almost unavoidable, and that's why she's right at the top of the "showbiz tonight"/"more" magazine list of women who have had kids over 40. when she was 40 years old, kidman and her country superstar keith urban welcomed their first child together, sunday rose.

she was actually pregnant while shooting the epic film "australia." >> she has two adopted children with her former husband tom cruise. this was her first child biologically. and what's so lovely, is she says she felt her heart was stretching. and i think, again, mothers totally relate to that. >> reporter: so does nicole plan on having more? she tells me she isn't ruling it out. >> if i have more kids, that's beautiful and i would love to be able to, you know, get lost in that. >> and they're not the only fabulous women who have had kids after 40. so is gena davis at 53, helen hunt, jennifer baels and mariska hargitay when she was 45. of course, jon and kate gosselin have plenty of kids of their own and the showbiz on call phone lines, they are still ringing about these two. coming up, we're investigating why jon is getting so many

money. is it his looks? is it his charm? in fact, the showbiz on call operators, they're split. some think he's sexy, some of them, not so much. we got a call from melissa in oregon. melissa says that she knows why jon is dating around. >> caller: i think kate is a wonderful mother and i think jon already knew how she was before he married her, so what he got was what he got and they had eight children together. i think that he's going through a mid-life crisis. >> thanks a lot, melissa. maybe not quite a mid-life crisis, jon's only in his early 30s. we also heard from vanessa calling in from florida and she blames kate for their breakup. >> caller: i think that we should really look at jon as a victim here. kate was, you know, kate is a good mother, but she was a horrible wife. she was very abusive to him and she embarrassed him throughout the entire show. >> i appreciate your call, vanessa. i would love to hear from you. the showbiz on call phone lines

are always open. 1-888-sbt-because. leave us a voice mail so we can play some of your calls here on "showbiz tonight." well, the claims made by former "one day at a time" star mackenzie phillips today, just unspeakable, that she had a longtime sexual relationship with her dad. and how she allegedly had sex with mick jagger. >> my dad, you know, comes back and -- that's my daughter in there! let her out. and we just didn't -- we ignored him. it's a dubious distinction having had sex with mick jagger. i mean, come on. >> tonight, mackenzie reveals how the disgusting relationship with her dad finally came to an end and how mick insisted on having sex with her. also, john travolta's heartache. he finally breaks his silence today about the death of his son and he's revealing something about his son, jett, he has never talked about before. also, the startling news of what might have happened to "charlie's angel" star

jacqueline smith. the showbiz truth squad is on the case. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. now it's time to roll out the "showbiz news ticker," these are more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. [ woman ] dear cat. gentle cat. your hair mixes with pollen and dust in the air. i get congested. my eyes itch. i have to banish you to the garden. but now with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. i can breathe freer with zyrtec-d®. so, i'll race you to our favorite chair. i might even let you win. zyrtec-d® lets me breathe easier, so i can love the air™. zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. this is another.

new total blueberry pomegranate cereal gives you 100% of the daily value of 12 essential vitamins and minerals. plus the bold new taste of blueberries and pomegranate with crispy whole grain flakes and crunchy oat clusters. total, a truly delicious way to get vitamins and minerals. how are you getting 100%? visit totalcereal.com and get a free sample. s it hard to breathe. but now that i'm breathing better with advair... i can enjoy the zoo with my grandkids. (announcer) for people with copd including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, great news. advair helps significantly improve lung function. while nothing can reverse copd, advair is different from most other medications because it contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help you breathe better. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair

may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. we had a great day, grandpa! we sure did. ask your doctor how advair helps improve lung function for better breathing. (announcer) find out how to get your first full prescription free at advaircopd.com. without my makeup. now, it's no problem. (announcer) neutropéna tone correcting night serum with high performance soy to even skin tone and active retinol to speed cell turn over. clinically shown to visibly fade brown spots in 14 nights. i even out my skin at night so it looks younger, flawless in the morning. (announcer) neutrogena tone correcting now you can fade and prevent discolorations all day. new tone correcting spf 30.

i woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father. >> now on "showbiz tonight," mackenzie phillips' incest shocker. today on "oprah," the "one day at a time" star claims to have slept with her dad. how she finally ended the affair. plus, mackenzie with a shocking allegation about having sex with mick jagger. jon gosselin, superstud? money, fame, a houseful of kids, and a new report today that some women just can't get enough of him. tonight, a brand-new "showbiz tonight" investigation into jon's sexual mow joe. and k-fed gets k-fit. the dramatic new way britney

spears' ex has revealed he's trying to lose weight and get his sexy back. plus, more stories breaking from the "showbiz news ticker," tv's most provocative entertainment news show continues right now. welcome back to "showbiz tonight." it is 30 minutes past the hour. i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. tonight, mackenzie phillips' explosive confessions to oprah today claiming that she had sex with her own father. >> i began waking up after a drug-filled events -- >> yeah. >> -- with my pants around my ankles. >> i am telling you, mackenzie's startling sex confessions today will absolutely blow your mind. here are the big breaking developments. mackenzie who starred in the sitcom "one day at a time" is

the daughter of the late rocker john phillips of the mammas and the papas. she made the jaw-dropping claim on "oprah" today that she was having sex with her famous father for over ten years. i'm telling you, these are unbelievably disturbing details. more big news breaking. mackenzie drops another bombshell today that her incestuous relationship with her father ended as dramatically as it began. you have to got to hear how she says she finally ended their sick sexual affair. and if that's not shocking enough, more big news breaking. mackenzie reveals to oprah how mick jagger of all people locked her in a room to have sex with her. joining me tonight in hollywood, pat lalama, an investigative journalist. also joining me in new york, carolina bermuda, a senior editor for "in touch weekly." this really is such an incredible story involving claims of drug abuse, claims of rape, and mackenzie saying she had sex with her father. and she tells all in this new book called "high on arrival."

and on "oprah" today, mackenzie read an excerpt from the book where she describes how she says the incest first started. you've got to watch this. >> i woke up that night from the blackout to find myself having sex with my own father. i don't remember how it started or thankfully how it ended. was it the first time? had this happened before? i didn't know. and i still don't. all i can say is it was the first time i was aware of it. for a moment, i was in my body. in that horrible truth, and then i slipped back into a blackout. your father is supposed to protect you. your father is supposed to protect you, not [ muted ] you. >> wow. the whole thing is just so sad. you can see her trembling throughout this entire interview. pat lalama, let's go to you first. are you surprised that mackenzie would not only reveal this, but go into such graphic detail about it? >> you know, it's a hard call, a.j. i think, a lot of times,

celebrities feel this is the cathartic moment. put it in a book. perhaps others can learn from it. there's another side of me that says, you know what, why put it in a book? why not go, you know, help treat abused children? do something else. i'm so torn about using the medium for the message. what really troubles me is that she asks the public not to hate her father. that troubles me. how are we supposed to feel about the man. that tells me that she still has some work to do emotionally, i believe. >> i'm right there with you. when we step back from this, think about the magnitude of what we're talking about here. you have this teenage star from an iconic sit come, "one day at a time," having sex with her legendary rock star dad from the mammas and the papas and mackenzie claims the incest was consensual and it was going on when she was between 18 and 29 years old.

what made mackenzie put an end to the sick sexual relationship she had with her dad? that answer is just as shocking. watch what she told oprah today. >> i came up pregnant. and i did not know who the father was. the implications, the reality of that -- >> yeah. >> i had an abortion. and i never let him touch me again. >> you never let your father touch you? >> never. >> because you didn't know if the father was your father? >> that's correct. i didn't know. >> did you tell your father, i became pregnant and -- >> he paid for the abortion. >> but did you tell him that this might be your child? >> well, he knew. he knew it might be his child. >> holy moly. i'm listening to this and i don't believe it. and it's just so sad. carolina, can you wrap your head around why it took mackenzie so long to end what was a disgusting situation? >> no, a.j. this is just such a gruesome account and in detail. it's really hard to wrap your head around anything that's going on or anything that she's

saying right now. the only kind of logic i can put behind this, is at time abused children tend to identify or they tend to keep a relationship going on with their abuser. but this was not a child. she was wean t she was between the ages of 18 and 29 years old when this happened. it's bizarre and it's hard to wrap my head around this as a full story. >> what do you think about that? it's hard for us to understand not being in her shoes or anyone in the shoes of that situation. why did it take so long to end something that's clearly wrong. we're not being judgmental here, it's wrong. >> it's hard to understand it. i think i have a bit of a clue, even though i'm not a psychologist. there's no such thing as consensual incest. he may not have been holding a gun to her head, but the abuse of authority, the abuse of power is just as strikingly powerful over her mind, over her psychologically. you can't get out from under it. if you talk to a psychologist, and i'm sure you folks will do something down the road on this,

they will tell you, she, in her own mind, couldn't get out from under it. the authority, the abuse of authority, there are words i can't even tell you about. this is what was happening to her psychologically. it wasn't consensual. she didn't realize it. she may have thought she was agreeing to it, but her mind was not capable of saying, oh, this is wrong, and my dad shouldn't be doing this, therefore i'm going to stop. >> you're making a great point. having a hard time getting past that word "consensual" all day, but that's what mackenzie claims. and another big bombshell that mack kenne mackenzie made. a stunning revelation to oprah. in the private moment, one of her bigtime parties that we had going on in new york city, mick jagger locked her in a room to have sex with her at a moment that her dad may have walked out to get mayonnaise for a sandwich he was having. here's how she explained it on "oprah". >> so my dad walks out, mick turns around, locks the door and looks at me and says, i've been waiting for this since you were 10 years old. i was 18.

there's no pedophilia involved here. that's not what's going on here. and he seduced me. and my dad comes back and -- that's my daughter in there. let her out! and we just -- we ignored him. it's a dubious distinction having had sex with mick jagger. i mean, come on. >> carolina, it seems like that didn't bottom her, something she almost seemed proud of, groupie-like. >> i agree with you. like she relished in telling that story, it was a dubious distinction. i don't know about anyone out there. but any guy who's going to take advantage of a man's daughter that's his friend, i don't think he would be okay. even after she said her dad called the next day and said, did mick take care of you. like she loves telling the story, and it's another notch on the bedpost. is this the proper place to tell the accounts on "oprah." she should be in a therapist office working through some of the past? >> i hope she is in some serious

therapy for all of this. mackenzie -- this goes back to something we touched upon. she told oprah she compared it with stockholm syndrome, where a prisoner becomes able to trust her captor. and she claims her dad shot her up with drugs when she was 14 years old. mackenzie says she eventually forgave her father for all of this when he was on his deathbed in 2001. but, pat, are you surprised that she could forgive him at all? that's shocking to me. >> you know what, if you covered enough child abuse cases, as i have in the many years i've been a reporter, you will see children in family court forgive their parents for some of the most heinous, unbelievable acts against them. i think there's a biological nature to want to say, it's my blood. if there's something wrong with them, does that mean there's something wrong with me? at the same time, i think most modern psychologists will say, you don't have to love your parents when they do bad things to you. she needs to continue to get help. i hope she is. >> we do too.

thanks, guys. let's move on tonight to something that's got me scratching my head. jon gosselin's sex appeal? really? i'm telling you, this reality tv star has got some strange kind of mow joe that's apparently driving women wild. we're breaking down jon's strange sex appeal in a brand new investigation. and from one sexy star dad to one who's, well, trying to get his sexy back -- britney's ex-husband, kevin federline. he has packed on a few pounds. now k-fed's trying to get k-fit in a dramatic new way. tonight, john travolta finally breaking his silence about his son's tragic life and death. for the very first time today, he reveals what really happened in the final moments of jett's life. the heartbreaking details you haven't heard. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. now the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. (announcer) carefree introduces protection, times ten.

new carefree ultra protection liners, with wings! absorb ten times more, like a pad but feel thin and comfy, like a liner. new carefree® ultra protection™ has a way to get things cooking..... at home. they're macaroni grill dinner kits, the restaurant favorites that'll ignite your senses. you get thpasta, special sauces and seasonings. add your grilled chicken, cook for 20 minutes then top with our cheeses. for a meal that'll make any night feel special. romano's macaroni grill dinner kits. the restaurant favorites that let you.... stay in, and go all out.

welcome back to "show biz tonight." i'm a.j. hammer in new york.

tonight, all right, is jon gosselin sexy? you heard me, is the 32-year-old playboy father of eight a sexy man? well, believe it or not, there was a brand-new story out today that says a lot of women out there think jon gosselin is a catch, a stud muffin, a ten out of ten. let's take a look now at this bad boy in action. ♪ all right, stop that. stop that. also, it's kevin fitterline. we learned today that the ex-husband of britney spears who has put on more than a few pounds is doing what any upstanding young dad would do after a weight gain. he is joining the reality show "celebrity fit club," of course. good move or train wreck waiting to happen? joining me tonight in new york, megan alexander, our correspondent for "inside edition." also in new york, suzanne ros d'boast. we must begin tonight with the burning question that was raised today. why do women ever where find jon

gosselin sexy? what is his secret that drives the women mad? the 32-year-old soon-to-be-ex of kate gosselin has a girlfriend ten years younger. is jon gosselin sexy? >> we all know it's certainly not his six pack, but women tend to find him sexy because he's a smooth talker. he goes in and tells the women he's been with that they'll be with him forever, and they believe it. >> this is what some of the women that claim he's wooed them are saying. he's very slick when he wants to be and a very fast mover. in fact, former "star" magazine writer kate major told "showbiz tonight" in an exclusive interview that she lost her head with jon and she told me just how she got swept away the first time they met. let's watch this piece of glory. >> i just thought it was a little bit fast, how he invited me to dinner, invited me to this party with, and then we held hands and kissed in the car. this was all --

>> that was on the first night? >> yes. >> you kissed on the first night? >> unfortunately, yes. >> a fast mover indeed. megan, from what we're hearing about jon gosselin, do you get how women everywhere can be totally and utterly attracted to this dude? >> you know, a.j., some of these women are still in love with the original jon gosselin that america fell in love with. a guy that was a good father, loves his eight kids. that image is starting to peel away. he does carry the sympathy vote pretty well. but these women that currently have dated him, they're not so much in love with jon gosselin as they are with the attention dating jon gosselin brings them. >> our "showbiz tonight" facebook page was in full debate mode. you know what i mean if you checked it out. women were firing off comments left and right. no one would agree if jon gosselin is sexy. sherry h. says, "heck, yes, he does have really pretty asian eyes and hee likes kids and

dogs. he has some money and he was off-limits for a while so what's not to like"? susan f. says, he is way fine and because he was treated so wrongly by that b, it makes me want to love on him. but we have lisa l. writing, he doesn't appeal to me. short dorks flashing money just don't do it. julissa n. agreed saying, i don't think he is good looking and who wants to date a guy with eight kids? suzanne, have any of those comments swayed you to the other side of how you may feel? >> absolutely not. i mean, jon is still the guy who manages to have all of these eight kids, run around, have his life, have his little bachelor ways on the side, have these girls. i am just astounded that women still find him sexy. it's amazing. >> yeah, you didn't come in here exactly gushing or anything. please, let's move on to the other big divorce dad news. kevin federline wants to lose

weight. the now much heavier ex-husband of britney spears has been the butt of a lot of jokes lately because of, well, a big weight gain. today, we learned k-fed is going to join vh1's celebrity fit club, so he can get back down to his dancing body. megan, what do you think? is this a good idea for k-fed or a train wreck just waiting to happen? >> i think it's a complete train wreck. i don't doubt it for one minute that he purposefully packed on those pounds to get a show. a.j., this is the same guy that tried to be a rapper, tried to launch a career as an actor. he has been riding britney spears' coattails as much as he could. the only way that show could be remotely interesting is if britney spears shows up, and you know they've thought of that. >> k-fed's former girlfriend, chard jackson, the mother of two of his kids, she's going to join the show as well. is it too cynical to suggest what megan had brought up, that perhaps kevin put on all the weight so he could get offered a

job like this. >> skpz&he hasn't been working out either. i think he put this weight on is because all he does is goes to clubs, gets paid to show up, and parties nonstop. he's drinking, eating, and loving it. and i think being on the show can be the best thing that can happen to his career. >> good luck to you, k-fed. i know there's a lot of pressure to stay thin and maybe this show will add to that pressure for you. megan alexander and suzanne roz rozdeba, thanks, guys. and can ellen degeneres ever fill paula abdul's shows on shiite "american idol"? new right now, whoopi goldberg facing off with none other than suzanne somers over suzanne's shocking patrick swayze comments. we all know that patrick lost his brave 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer last month, but suzanne apparently blamed chemotherapy and not the cancer for taking patrick so soon. according to a columnist for the

toronto "national post," suzanne said, they took this beautiful man and basically put poison in him. well, that sent patrick's longtime friend whoopi goldberg into a rage."the view." look at this. >> in it case she doesn't know, patrick went everywhere he could go to find ways to stay healthy, as long as he could. that -- he's been gone a week, and this statement comes out, is bad timing and bad taste. suzanne, you know better. >> well, suzanne is a cancer survivor and a long-time advocate of holistic treatment. she defended herself on her website, writing this, in a casual conversation, at a private party with someone who never identified himself as a reporter, i was asked about this beloved actor. it was never my intention to make an official statement about his passing. i sincerely apologize if my comment has caused any additional pain to his family. well, today john travolta abreaks his silence about his son's life and very tragic death. for the very first time, we're hearing heart-breaking details about his son jett's lifelong

battle with autism, and his desperate struggle to save his life. now making news right now. pure cane sugar and the stevia plant. two of nature's sweetest wonders growing together under the same sun. and now for the first time, in new sun crystals ® . the only 100% natural sweetener made with pure cane sugar and stevia. finally, all the sweetness of nature and just 5 calories a packet. nature gave us the recipe; we just gave it a name. new sun crystals ® all natural sweetener. two natural wonders. one sweet taste™. i'm working on my digestive health. whatcha eatin'? yoplus. it's a yogurt for digestive health. here...blackberry pomegranate.

i can't find my hand. (announcer) yoplus and new yoplus light. (announcer) digestive health alternatives... ...from yoplait. the power to fight breast cancer is in your hands. yoplus and yoplus light... ...are now participating in save lids to save lives. send in your pink lids, worth 10 cents each... ...and help raise up to 1.5 million dollars. help us win the fight against breast cancer at yourlidmatters.com. your hair mixes with pollen and dust in the air. i get congested. my eyes itch. i have to banish you to the garden. but now with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. i can breathe freer with zyrtec-d®. so, i'll race you to our favorite chair. i might even let you win. zyrtec-d® lets me breathe easier, so i can love the air™. zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed.

najibullah sfwlasyy zazi i indicted for conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction. what is next for the terror suspect? and could an hiv vaccine become a reality? researchers are given hope they're getting closer to stopping the spread of the virus. and this ought to put you into market. this little piggy stayed home, this little piggy went to school. find out where these wild pigs roam. good thursday to you. hope you're having a great one so far, i'm susan hendricks, and as always, we welcome you to hln "news and views." we have breaking news we want to get you updated on on a nationwide terrorism investigation. the colorado man arrested last weekend on charges of lying to

the fbi now faces a charge of conspiring to set off bombs. the indictment was filed in a new york federal courtroom. najibullah zazi will appear in a denver courtroom later today. court documents claim zazi and some of his associates have is been stockpiling chemicals that can be used to make bombs. zazi's father and a new york muslim cleric, ahmad after zaly are also charged, but are not named in the new indictment. we, of course, are following this breaking story. in new jersey, two police officers are recovering from gunshot wounds in lakewood. one officer was shot in the face. his condition is serious but stable. another was shot in the foot. bullet proof vests protected the other two officers involved in executing the search warrant for suspected firearms and narcotics. the suspect also received multiple gunshot wounds, but is expected to survive. to kentucky now where the fbi is investigating the death

of a u.s. census worker found hanging from a tree near a cemetery. the word "fed" was written on bill sparksman's chest. he was doing fieldwork to supplement his income as a substitute teacher. now, the crime has prompted the census bureau to suspend all door to door interviews in that rural area. the international science community is cautiously optimistic about test results coming out of thailand. early indications suggest researchers are getting closer to an hiv vaccine. three participants were followed for three years. researchers say those who received a series of inoculations were 31% less likely to contract the virus. that's compared with those on a placebo. but the vaccine didn't prevent everyone from being infected. still, it is considered an important first step here. chief medical correspondent doctor sanjay gupta explains why. take a listen. >> what the scientific community is telling us, and what they're

going to be talking about over the next week or so, is this idea that this is proof of principle. this is this proof that, you know, this pathogen that causes hiv was thought to be too tricky, too eive, that it hid too well, but you can create a vaccine that works. >> nor details will be presented at the vaccine aids conference next month in paris. actor john travolta is set to testify again today in an extortion trial linked to the death of his autistic son. he and his wife arrived in a courthouse under tight security yesterday in the the bahamas. he spoke about his desperate effort to save his son from a desperate seizure. he has been threatened to have information publiclized about his son's death. 15-year-old jett fell ill last january. both suspects are free on bond. a new bombshell to tell you

about in the disappearance of florida girl haleigh cummings. a letter allegedly from a friend of haleigh's stepmother claims the little girl died after ingesting oxycontin. misty croslin cummings who was dating haleigh's dad at the time was apparently babysitting. she claims it happened after haleigh was put to bed. but the letter claims misty and haleigh were at a party when tragedy struck. we learned more about the content of that letter on hln's "nancy grace" last night. >> this letter came from a girl behind bars who is friends with misty who is a party friend of misty's who is saying that misty was with her that night, and where this letter is claiming that misty, this girl and some other people were together that night, and that haleigh was with them, partying -- they were all partying, and misty got -- excuse me, haleigh got her hands on oxycontin, and ingested it, and died. and that's when this other friend at the party panicked,

put haleigh, allegedly, in a bag, and threw her in a pond. and that's -- that's what this letter is saying. >> some startling new developments there. authorities searched a large pond near the cummings' home but didn't find any remains. they say the search was based on thousands of tips they have received, but they would not confirm whether it had anything to do with the alleged letter. and breaking news tonight. watch "nancy grace" for all the late-breaking details in the disappearance of haleigh cummings. that's at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern. don't miss it here on hln. a california man says he is jaycee dugard's father and he wants to be reunited with her. dugard, as you know, turned up in the bay area last month 18 years after she was abducted. ken slateton says he dated dugard's mother for about a month back in 1979, but didn't find out she had become pregnant and had a child until much later. stateton says he is willing to take a paternity test to prove he is, in fact, her father. dugard's attorney says she and

her family have a number of issues to deal with, and a paternity test is not among them. jays see's alleged abductors, phillip and nancy garrido are behind bars. authorities are searching their property to see if they are connected to the disappearances of other children. hot santa ana winds are driving a wild fire toward people's homes in this southern california right now. this is what the fire looks like 40 miles north of los angeles. firefighters are doing what they can. they're cutting and burning away brush to really get it under control. more than 2,000 people were warned to evacuate, to get out. right now, the fire is only about 40% contained. we're following this for you. well, the heavy storms are now gone, and more people in the southeast are going home. a few say they got help from two teenage heroes. as the flood waters began rising, a couple of 16 year olds, best friends from the atlanta area decided to make it their mission to save as many people as possible. >> i've always been the one to

go out there and get it done. and i can't stand sitting inside and watching tv and watching helpless people not be able to do anything. >> it really makes me very proud of him. because you hear so much about teenagers doing nothing. and for two days, these boys have done the right thing. >> yes, they have. they are taking action. and they're not the only ones. rescue teams are going door to door, looking for animals, handing out food and whatever else it takes, really. officials say the biggest worry right now may be disease-causing in the water. the senate seat left vacant when ted kennedy died is vacant no more. who has been picked to fill it? and why he is no stranger to the way kennedy liked to do things. this is hln. pothole:h no...your tire's all flat and junk. oh, did i do that? here, let me get my cellular out - call ya a wrecker. ...oh shoot...i got no phone

...cuz i'm a pothole...so....k, bye! anncr: accidents are bad. anncr: but geico's good. with emergency road service. ding! ( laughs, click ) when you hear a click, ( clicking ) you know it's closed and secure. that's why hefty food bags click closed. hefty! hefty! hefty! so you know you've helped lock in freshness and lock out air... to help prevent freezer burn. be sure it's secure with hefty food bags. just one click and you know it's closed. hefty! hefty! hefty! ( click, click, click )

we have an update now on the terror probe that has stretched from denver to new york. a muslim cleric who was one of three men arrested in the probe has been granted a $1.5 million

bond. ahmed afzali's lawyer says he expects the amount to be released later today. early early this morning, the colorado man at the super of the probe, najibullah zazi was indicted in a federal court in new york city on charges of conspiring to set off bombs. a long-time friend and advisor to the late senator edward kennedy will take over his seat in it washington temporarily. massachusetts governor deval patrick is appointing paul kirk. patrick just signed legislation giving him the authority to name the replacement. kirk served as kennedy's chief of staff and as chairman of the democratic party before heading up the kennedy library foundation. now, he will not be a candidate in the january special election to choose kennedy's permanent successor. he made that clear a short time ago. president barack obama presided over historic session of the u.n. security council today. heads of state from all member nations voted unanimously for a resolution to eliminate every

nuclear weapon in the world. the council is calling for all countries to work toward limiting the spread of nuclear arms, reducing nuclear arsenals, and preventing nuclear terrorism, as well. it is only the fifth time all heads of state have attended a security council meeting. and president obama is the first american leader to chair a summit level council meeting. president obama, he's heading to pittsburgh next. that is where leaders from the world's top economic powers are meeting today, to focus on the worldwide financial crisis. we expect to see huge protests in pittsburgh as the g-20 summit gets started today. yesterday, green peace protesters rappelled from this bridge, and unfurled a massive banner. nine people were arrested. five people were arrested at another bridge where they were planning a similar summit. and back at the u.n., some world leaders walked out on

iran's president during his speech last night. mahmud ahmadinejad spoke to a near-empty room. he didn't mention iran's nuclear program at all. and although he announced he is ready to work with other countries, he offered no specifics, and rallied against israel and the u.s. >> translator: it is not acceptable that some who are several thousands of kilometers away from the middle east should send in troops for military intervention, and for spreading war, bloodshed, aggression, terror, and intimidation while blaming the protests of nations within the region that are concerned about their fate and their national security as a move against peace and as interference in others' affairs. and moammar gadhafi won't be camping out at mcdonald's

house. both trump and the secret service said that gadhafi would not be coming there. gadhafi's attempts to find a place to crash have been rebuffed several times. he is trying to get space in central park and englewood, new jersey to no avail. this is the story that everyone is talking about today. actress mackenzie phillips now says she had sex for years with her own father. hear more of her story in her own words. [ female announcer ] introducing the latest body wash from olay.

tone enriching ribbons. two separate ribbons. the white cleanses. the gold moisturizes and has a touch of mineral shimmer to enhance skin's tone. olay tone enriching body wash. for skin that shimmers. so, what's the problem? these are hot. we're shipping 'em everywhere. but we can't predict our shipping costs. dallas. detroit. different rates. well with us, it's the same flat rate. same flat rate. boston. boise? same flat rate. alabama. alaska? with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. dude's good. dude's real good. dudes. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. progresso. your chicken tuscany says it has fiber in it. yep. four tasty new soups with 28% of your daily fiber. but i like this chicken tuscany., i like it too. but it has fiber in it. that's right. fiber? yeah. but i like it. (announcer) progresso. you gotta taste this soup.

mackenzie phillips says her father was a good man, despite her claims they had an incensous affair. she spoke with oprah yesterday about her decades-long relationship with her father. the former child star says she is hoping she helps someone else by telling her story. >> i went to my father, and i said, look, we need to talk about how you raped me.

and my dad said, "raped you? don't you mean when we made love?" and in that moment, i thought, wow, i'm really on my own here. >> this video here shows john phillips on the left, mac endsy's former stepmother says john was incapable of having sex with his own child. and his second wife says whether it's dilutional or not, it's hurtful for the family. but her half sister says she believes mac endsy is telling the truth. so we wanted to hear your views on this. what you thought about it. is mackenzie phillips helping others, or should she have kept it between her and her therapist. rachel from santa barbara gave us her opinion via web cam. here it is. >> i'm very proud of mackenzie phillips to come out and speak about this. and this will encourage other

people not necessarily to come out in had public, but maybe go out and speak to somebody, a counselor, and really, you know, get to the bottom of this so they don't see themselves, you know, spiral out of control, and kind of self-medicate. and to just -- so mackenzie phillips, i'm 110% mind behind you, and so many others in the same predicament. >> we go to the phone lines now and start with ellen in louisiana. do you think she should have been so public about this? >> i don't believe that she should have. i believe that if this is true -- [ inaudible ] i think it should have been between her and a counselor. her going on oprah with this, i mean, it will push her book. and maybe a tv movie of the week. but i don't believe going on tv and saying something like this is really going to help anyone. i believe she just needs to get help elsewhere.

>> okay, ellen, thanks for your view. gloria in illinois, what do you think? do you agree with ellen, do you think she should have maybe kept it within, or should she speak out to maybe help others? >> caller: i think she should have came out with it, whether it was on oprah's show or any show, because incest does happen. it happened to me, and when i told, nothing was done until it was too late. so i have her back 100%. and as far as i'm concerned, we parents, when our kids come to us and tell us that someone is touching us or bothering them, we should listen. she should have came out, because there's a lot more out there going through the same thing she's going through. and we are scarred. >> and you're a testament to that. gloria, thanks for sharing your story. thank you. we are also being inundated with e-mails today on this very disturbing subject. this, yes, her account is very disturbing and i don't know why she has now decided to speak out, but she is clearly a victim. your story repeatedly had

comments and overtones of blaming her for speaking out. and mac florida says this, what makes celebrities believe that the public is all that interested in every sordid little detail of their personal lives? and angel in tulsa writes, i think mackenzie phillips has every right to talk about the incest. perverts have gotten away with that behavior for too long, because of people's fear to open up and talk about it. our thanks to angel and everyone else. we want to hear from you. should mackenzie phillips be sharing her story with the world, or should she have maybe kept it between her and is maybe a therapist? give us a call, let us know. 877-tell-hln. e-mail us, and also text us. text the word "views" plus your comments and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. and we'll air your responses throughout the day today. we're talking about the economy now, and some welcome news on the job front. the number of laid-off workers

filing for the first time unemployment dipped again for the third straight week. the government says that's another sign the economy is xñ making a comeback. some economists thought the number would actually rise, though. unfortunately, the news from realtors not so promising. they report sales of existing homes fell 2.7% last month. sales had been increasing over the four previous months. investors are showing their dispoimth in the stock market, as well. speaking of, as you know, investing in the stock market can be a gamble. but if you play your cards right, you can weather the market's ups and downs, according to clark howard. he tells you how. >> it seems that we are such pack animals that we follow the herd when we shouldn't. and i'm going to give you an example. you know, a lot of people really were shell-shocked by the huge decline in the stock market that went on for about a year-and-a-half, saw your

account values just evaporate right before your eyes and your 401(k)s or i.r.a.s or whatever. and so what did so many people? they did what's called capitulation, where at the worst possible moment when things were really in the toilet, people said i can't take this anymore, sold out their positions, and put their money into ultra-safe things. now, the stock markets had a big run-up that may be running out of steam, don't know. but people were pushing money back into stocks after they have already recovered big values. doesn't work. working against yourself. put money in steady as you go. i'm clark howard. for more ways for you to invest wisely, go to cnn.com/clarkhoward. and you can get more great consumer advice from clark every saturday and sunday at noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln news and views. he will help you save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. well, it seems a few little

piggees didn't make it to market. instead, they are roaming outside of an elementary school. we'll explain.

we start off with breaking news about a nationwide terrorism investigation. the colorado man arrested last weekend on charges of lying to the fbi now faces a charge of conspiring to set off bombs. the indictment was filed in a new york federal court. najibullah zazi will appear in a denver courtroom later today. court documents claim that zazi and some of his associates have been stockpiling chemicals that could be used to make bombs. zazi's father, also a new york muslim cleric, amman afzali is charged with lying to investigators is not named in the new indictment. afzali has been released in in brooklyn after posting $1.5 million bail. in new jersey, four police

officers were shot during an early-morning raid in lakeland, new jersey. all are expected to survive. the officers were executing a search warrant for suspected firearms and is narcotics. tony kaputo is in lakewood are more on their conditions. what can you tell us? >> five people shot. let's start with the conditions. we're told by officials he was shot in the forehead, that bullet coming from a 357 magnum. he is in critical condition, but amazingly had been talking and laughing at times with his family. the left-hand turn is in good condition after being shot in the foot. two other officers were both shot in their bullet-proof vests. the suspect, shot multiple times, also expected to survive. but it's patrolman wilson who some would say cheated death. >> the officer was shot in the

forehead, and i believe the bullet did not penetrate the skull and exited on the side of his face. >> amazing. that patrolman, jonathan wilson, married with four children and a six-year veteran of the lakewood police department, survived. >> officer wilson, by the way, is with his family. he is communicative, in good spirits, which is incredible under the circumstances. >> just before 2:30 this morning, members of the s.w.a.t. team entered the home on mckenzie court. they suspected a house full of guns and drugs, and wanted the element of surprise on their side. unfortunately, the suspect, 34-year-old jamie gonzalez was ready for them. >> there is a landing and stairs going up, so i believe they were in the process of going up the stairs as they were fired down upon. >> lieutenant greg meier was shot in the foot, and the others were saved by their bullet-proof

vests. >> one of the officers took an impact round that was defeated by the vest. he has some slight bruising in the chest area. but the bullet did not penetrate. another officer was struck by a round in the vest, the actual round actually ricocheted or shrapnelized off the vest, and he had minor injuries to the shoulder. so the vest definitely worked. >> now, it's amazing that all of them survived. and jimmy gonzalez at this point faces various charges, including four counts of murder. and susan, we were out here early, before 4:00 a.m. this morning, and one of the lakewood police officials at that time told us there was a second suspect in the house, as well, and that he was arrested. but this afternoon, no mention of that suspect. all we're told is the investigation continues. back to you. >> well, it could have turned out much different. as you know, there was a shooting in pittsburgh i believe back in april. three police officers died there. a much different ending, a happier ending here. tony, thanks so much. well, the fbi is

investigating the death of a u.s. census worker found hanging from are a tree near a kentucky cemetery. the word "fed" was written on bill sparksman's chest. fbi agents are looking into whether the 51-year-old was a victim of anti-government sentiment. he was doing fieldwork to supplement his income as a substitute teacher. the crime has suspected all door-to-door interviews in thatural area. the international science community is cautiously optimistic about test results coming out of thailand. early indications suggest that researchers are getting closer to creating an hiv have been vaccine. 16,000 participants were followed for three years. reservers say those who received a series of inoculations were 31% less likely to contract the virus. that's compared to those on a placebo. the vaccine didn't prevent everyone from being infected. still, it is considered an important first step. chief medical correspondent doctor sanjay gupta explains

why. >> what the scientific community is telling us, and what they're going to be talking about over the next week or so, is this idea that this is proof of principle. this is this proof that, you know, this pathogen that causes hiv was thought to be too tricky, too evasive, that it hid too well, but you can create a vaccine that works. >> more details will be presented at the aids vaccine conference next month. that's in paris. actor john travolta is set to testify again, probably next week, in an extortion trial linked to the death of his autistic son. he and his wife kelly preston arrived at a courthouse under tight security yesterday. on the stand, he spoke about his desperate effort to save his son who suffered a seizure. he has been threatened to public lies medical information about his son's death. 16-year-old jett fell ill last january. both defendants have pleaded not guilty to the blackmail charge

and are free on bond. a california man says he is jaycee dugard's father, and he wants to be reunited with her. dugard turned up in the bay area last month 18 years after she was abducted. ken slateton says he dated her mother for about a month in 1979, but didn't find out she had had become pregnant until much later. >> he wants to get to know her. and is willing to take a paternity test to prove he is her father. >> i believe that jays jaycee lee is my daughter. i've reached this conclusion based on the fact that the fbi told me that jays see lee mother's had identified me as the father. and the he will eldor addo sheriff's department treated me as the father. we understand that she may need time before we reunited. however, we are reaching out today and hoping and praying

that she will hear us and take the first steps in helping confirm that she is my daughter. and the children, sisters, and the mother of my grandchildren. we love you jay see, and we're waiting for your call. we're waiting for your call, and we would like to meet in private setting, hopefully very, very soon. thanks. >> dugard's attorney, meanwhile, says she and her family have a number of issues to deal with, and a paternity test is not among them. jays see's alleged abductors, phillip and nancy garrido are now in jail. authorities are searching their property to see if they're cented to the disappearances of other children. yes, hiv is in the making at this -- history is in the making, and president obama is right in the middle of it. we'll let you know about the unprecedented action council members took today on hln "news

and views." fancy feast introduces an entirely new way to celebrate any moment. fancy feast appetizers. simple high quality ingredients like wild alaskan salmon, white meat chicken, or seabass and shrimp in a delicate broth, prepared without by-products or fillers. new fancy feast appetizers celebrate the moment. but those days came and went,. but today's a new day. and a few simple steps can make a real difference in your next quit... things like starting with a plan to quit smoking... getting support...

and talking to your doctor about how prescription treatments can help you. talk to your doctor about prescription treatment options. and make this time, your time. ♪ ♪ which one's me - for 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. ♪

president obama presided over a historic session of the u.n. security council today. heads of state from all member nations voted unanimously for a resolution to eliminate every nuclear weapon in the world. the council is calling for all countries to work toward limiting the spread of nuclear arms, reducing nuclear arsenals and preventing nuclear terrorism. it is only the fifth time all heads of state have attended a security council meeting, and president obama is the first american leader to chair a summit-level council meeting. president obama, meanwhile, heads to miss pittsburgh where leaders from the world's top economic powers are meeting to

focus on the worldwide financial crisis. we expect to see huge protests there today as the g-20 summit gets started. yesterday, green peace protesters rappelled over this bridge and hung that massive banner. it warned the climate is being hurt. five people were arrested at x÷ another bridge where they were planning a similar stunt. imagine being out of work for a full year. even though you are job-hunting every day. we are tracking some folks who know that frustration all too well. maybe you do. in today's money in maine, poppy harlow looks at what two job hunters are up against. >> rachel and anthony don't have much in common. rachel is 28 and worked in recruiting. anthony 46. he worked on wall street for 20 years, but he never went to college. the thing they do have in common, a long job search after being laid off. rachel lost her job back in november.

>> i definitely didn't think that i would be sitting here, you know, nine months later u you know, without employment. >> when i first was let go, i figured maybe month, two months, you know -- and i didn't think it would last this long. >> for anthony, it's been more than a year since he was laid off. and each day brings more work to find work. >> this afternoon at 2:30, i have a recruiting meeting with somebody that i was net working with. tomorrow morning, at 10:00, i have another meeting with a recruiter, i'm not sure if they are positions, but just to do some knelt working. >> rachel spends a lot of her time making business connections, using social networking sites and also applies for jobs online every day. >> so you have applied for more than 650 jobs. >> correct. >> how many interviews have you had out of that? >> maybe ten. >> anthony has applied for hundreds of jobs, too, and he is using employment agencies in his search. but when his unemployment benefits run out, he'll be

forced to stop looking on wall street, and take any job he can find. >> well, i'm going to put a -- like a deadline as to when i'm, you know, going to have to really seriously, you know -- you know, look for something. you know, whether it be a department store or something like that. >> these are people that i've e-mailed. >> until a job comes along, rachel has started a blog, kickedforward.com based on the quote, when life kicks you, let it kick you forward. >> it's difficult, but, you know, i think i'm just trying to be as optimistic as possible that i'll find a position soon. >> rachel says she started to get more interviews since we first talked with her in august, and despite the tough job market, anthony says he is hearing about more openings, and hoping one of them is for him. >> i'm anxious to get back to work. you know, almost a year in the house, you know, can drive somebody crazy. >> poppy harlow, cn, new york. for more on our series, "money and main street," watch

our sister network cnn tonight at 8:00 eastern time. don't miss that. well, this is the story that everyone is talking about today. actress mackenzie phillips now said she had sex with her father for years, and the story gets worse. hear more of her story in her own words, just ahead. we want to make sure that we provide responsible lending, and we want to make sure that we enable our customers to be successful homeowners. bank of america is lending. whether it's a purchase, a refinance, line of credit... we're here to assist our customers. so we try to make it as simple as possible especially for that first time home buyer. there's a lot of opportunity right now with what's happening in our economy, to really get out and educate. this is responsible lending., it's a lot more conservative than it once was. but in reality, it's a lot smarter.,

we, at bank of america, have simplified the process by offering the clarity commitment., this is a one-page document, very simplified, letting the customer know, what they're going to sign up for. and there's not a lot of that loan mumbo jumbo that most people don't understand. it's not just about one piece of it, home ownership, but it's about everything kind of along the way., we're going to be able to hold your hand from this from step one to the end and welcome to bank of america.

a long time friend and advisor to the late senator ted kennedy will take over his seat in washington. temporarily, that is. massachusetts governor devalue patrick is appointing paul kirk to serve as interim u.s. senator. he just signed legislation giving him the authority to name a replacement. kirk served as kennedy's chief of staff and as chairman of the democratic party before heading up the kennedy library foundation. he will not be a candidate in the january special election to choose kennedy's permanent successor.

he made that clear today. the community organizing group, a.c.o.r.n. is suing the people who filmed those undercover videos at its offices. you may remember seeing the tapes of a.c.o.r.n. workers advising two people posing as a pimp and prostitute. they offer tips on smuggling underage girls into the country, cheating the irs, and hiding illegal income. >> you've got a tin, and you bury it down in there, and you tell a single soul but yourself where it is. >> a.c.o.r.n.'s lawsuit says the film maker set up its employees and violated wiretapping laws. it's illegal to record a conversation unless everyone knows they're on tape. the lawsuit also seeks an injunction to stop any further distribution of the videos. you may have heard this pretty startling, mackenzie phillips saying her father was a request man in spite of her claims they had annin sessous affair. she spoke about her decades-long

relationship with her father, singer john phillips. she says she hopes she is helping someone else by telling this story. >> by the time you're 29, mackenzie, you are very much -- i would say at 18, but by the time you're 29, you're very much aware that this is wrong, that this is -- this should not be happening. >> yes. >> but yet it continues to happen. >> yes. >> and how do you explain that? >>um -- >> i just want to establish the fact that it went on for a very long time. >> yes. it became a consensual relationship. over time. and i know that i can't be the only one this has happened to. nobody is talking about this. and someone needs to put a face on not only nonconsensual incest, but consensual insist, because i know it exists. i know it's happening in families, and i can't be the only person to have lived through this. >> this video right here shows

john phillips on the left, mackenzie's former stepmother, meanwhile, is saying that john was incapable of having sex with his own child. and his second wife says whether mackenzie's story is dilution al or not, it's hurtful for the family. we want your views. should she be sharing her story with the whole world, or should she have kept it between her and her therapist? give us a call and tell us what you think. 877-tell-hln. also e-mail us. cnn.com/hln. and text the word requests l "views" and your comments and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. we'll air your responses later throughout the day. an amazing rescue. two californian endurance runners have been found alive after disappearing in a remote national forest. her brother-in-law was found hours early. endurance athletes, also known

as ultra runners usually run for a full day, covering distances of up to 100 miles. rescuers had to send other endurance runners after them. the them. the terrain was too rough for search vehicles. >> i'm eternally grateful. appreciate everything you guys have done. thanks to for finding my wife. she's really, are really strong wild. don't tell her she can't do anything because she'll prove you wrong 100% of time. >> several endurance runners showed up to follow the pair into the backcountry. she's right now in serious condition. we need to warn you about this next story. it's disturbing the video you're about to see. deputies outside of chicago raided a dogfighting operation. it was in a house also used as a day care center. you heard it right. nine dogs were so badly injured they had to have surgery. ten children were at the home when telephones arrived.

three people have been charged with felony dogfighting. the video is not so bad. i'm jane velez-mitchell. 57 wild mustangs have been captured by the u.s. government and now the clock is ticking on these beautiful animals. the bureau of land management is rounding up, branding and breaking the spirits of these mustangs turning around and selling them at auction. it's a barbaric practice and it has to be stopped. the bureau of land mismanagement as they're sometimes called claims they put up horses for adoption but they're wild. they're not that adoptable. many of these animals could end up as horse meat. we have to speak up for these mustangs. they're a symbol of our freedom and the great open west we can't allow them to be taken to slaughter like that. it's unfair. it's unamerican. i'm jane velez-mitchell. that's my "issue." >> our thanks to jane. sometimes true beauty can

come from disastrous situations. as one i-reporter found out, we'll take a look at his photos that make a dangerous fire look more like a lavish los angeles

>> welcome to comcast local edition. my guest this hour is dr. faye williams, national chair of the national congress of black women. thank you so much for joining me. >> it's always great to be here. >> now, for those that may not know, what's the mission of the national congress of black women? >> well, we are an organization that works with the community, mainly with young people. we have a program for 9-12 years old where we teach them about the wonderful vocations there are in life. we bring in ambassadors, athletes, and we want them to know that they can be more than

a singer, dancer, or football player. we have another program for which comcast is our media partner on young ambassadors. we try to teach young adults to navigate life. we teach conflict resolution, about vocations, and about going to school, the importance of time management, discipline, that kind of thing. >> thou, you have an anniversary awards luncheon coming up. you recognize numerous women for their wonderful accomplishments. when is the luncheon? >> sunday, september 27th. people remember it by the sunday morning following the congressional black caucus. it's at 11:00 this year, which is a change of time. >> where is it located? >> this year at the united states naval yard, sixth and m street southeast. we're looking forward to having a wonderful time. there's a beautiful view of the

water there. >> and in celebrating your 25th anniversary, congratulations, by the way. >> thank youia who are some of our honorees? there's an extensive list. >> we always honor first our founding chairs and fathers. we want to salute them first. janet lange heart corn, we have several other women, we always honor the newly elected blank congresswomen. that will be marsha fudge this year. we have a judge from michigan, judge denise langhart mars, and i'm sure we have a couple of

more, a general manager of a car dealer, ms. craft from the area, and of course, our wonderful chair, president of the northern verge urban league laverne chapman. regina kelly, the subject of the movie american violet. >> you have an extensive list of women that touch us in so many areas of our lives. >> we have a good mother award. this year it's being received by peter harvey. we are honoring him, because as an attorney general, he worked very hard on domestic violence. that's one of our projects. we honored him. last year we were honored that have kami brown. >> thank you for honoring him. >> we are probably the only

organization in town that has a $75 fundraising ticket. that's the general admission. there are corporate tickets, member tickets, and general membership tickets, general public tickets. they are selling pretty fast this year. when they hear about the honorees, people want to bring their young children, especially young women to meet these people. they can meet the young lady that flew across the country. >> thank you for joining me. >> we hope to see you there this year. >> my pleasure, definitely. my guest has been dr. faye williams national chair of the national congress of black women. if you're interested in what comcast is doing in your area, go to on demand and click local. for comcast local edition, i'm

donna richardson. uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu