♪ bieber versus timberlake. in new york, caught in chaos. >> why was bieber left steaming mad in his "today" show performance? we were there. >> this time -- >> which one? anger caught on live tv. >> what did i do this for? >> and david cassidy blows up on live tv, confronted about bankruptcy. >> wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! don't interrupt me. >> why did he lash out? >> what? >> watch out new mom. you'll eat a lot of corn dogs. >> jessica simpson talking

dieting, more kids, and her little niece. >> so tiny and sweet. >> plus, exclusive wedding details. >> it's going to be very simple. >> our passion weekend, our ms. america special. >> i had to prove myself over and over and over. >> dethroned after the nude photos. >> feeling the pageant done me wrong. >> were they at odds before the show? >> on my keys. >> plus, celebrity faces of ms. america's past. >> if i were in the pamgt now, i >> with a nearly 400 pound reality show fighting fat shaming. >> people telling me to kill myself. you're too fat. >> and siegfried and roy's new baby tiger. >> now, "e.t."'s take on the biggest stories. >> thank you for joining us today. we have a special show to you celebrating the 95th anniversary

of ms. america. >> with the ladies this week leading up to the competition, and here's all press and excitement from the preliminaries in atlantic city. >> strutting in the swim suits, there was a controversy brewing behind the scenes. a report claims vanessa williams returning as head judge was in a battle with organizers over vanessa apologizing about her infamous nude photo scandal in exchange for a new crown. >> vanessa williams did not have her crown taken away. vanessa williams resigned on her own. btnáup'doff? according to the ceo, there was not going to be a presentation of a new crown. >> there have been rumors about her being recrowned. she doesn't have to be recrowned because it was never taken away. >> when we asked about an on stage apology, we were told to expect surprises. >> i can't imagine the ovation when we announce williams is there on the stage.

>> i know. >> it's going to be a really special moment. >> my title as miss america. >> speaking to robin roberts about giving up the title, she seemed bitter. >> do you sometimes look at what's going on today and saying, oh, i lost my crown because of that? really? >> it's true. that's crazy to think you can look at a scandal and think that would be good for your career where, for me, it took every ounce of credibility that i had and wiped it out. ♪ >> backstage in the preliminary competition, the contestants were pro-vanessa. >> i'm whitney jackson, pro-washington. >> i did not jump any higher when i found out she's coming back. she's an icon for me, her career after she was crowned has been incredible. >> she's my woman crush wednesday my entire life. >> these women want to win the

2016 crown which means that there's a few tricks of the trade. >> vas lean on the teeth when i'm on stage and the teeth don't dry out and you don't have to do that weird thing. >> we use this tape, it's toupee tape that men use to keep hair on, we use it to keep clothes on. >> it's about adoring the scholarships, they know they are role models, and that means having a healthy attitude about their weight and body image. >> miss america, you'rez

tv blowup. >> wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. >> clearly upset. >> i'm sorry. i don't understand what you're asking me about. >> sometimes confused. >> we're talking to you -- >> are you -- are you here to rubbish me? >> and often angry. friday, a satellite interview with a british morning show touched off a flurry of headlines and tweets that questioned the sobriety of a pop star who's been to rehab twice since 2010. >> arrested for a dui, sir? >> a lot of 9"things. they are actually really wonderful. thank you very much. >> the 65-year-old florida resident was interviewed from his home, five bedroom, six and a half bath estate went on the auction block as cassidy is divorcing from his third wife. >> when you declare bankruptcy in this country, it's something that you do in order to reorganize what you have. >> current court documents list debt ranging $1 million to $10 million, and interview troubles

was blamed on a bad satellite review and the interview ended. >> thank you very much. >> it's a tale of two justins, bieber and timberlake. ♪ you got to fight for your right to party ♪ >> first, j.t. hilarious history of wrap wednesday with fallon. an amazing 23 songs in just over six minutes. ♪ stop, hammer time ♪ oh, oh, oh >> there was a touching moment, too, justin gushing over the five month old, silas, but it was not done. the duo did all the single ladies. as for the other justin, bieber, contemplating about the camera work on the "today show" after his performance. >> the cameras were not there the whole time. i was going like this. >> you hear them as they cut to commercial. >> why do i do this for if they

just -- >> here's what you didn't see on television, but our cameras caught. bieber complains to the crew, tapping the cameraman during the commercial. >> during the west coast feed of today, three hours later, justin complains, and they cut the audience shot. >> he's not that bad. the show was in a downpour, and in commercial break, he was back with the fans. >> also in jessica simpson. >> wow, i mean, it's warm out here. ♪ all you have to do is put the ladies out a little bit. give the people what they want. >> and she's giving it, just pure hotness in that plunging jump suit. you look better than ever. this hot bod cannot be easy to maintain? >> squats, pushups to keep these things up. you know, running around with my kid.

>> right. that's a diet in itself. i eat a lot of corn dogs. >> is that the diet? >> oh, my kids are, like, very, very -- they love a corn dog. watch out, new moms, you'll eat a lot of corn dogs. >> good advice there. you and your sister have a boy and a girl, are there cousin play dates? >> jagger came over the other day, and he's so tiny and sof5ñ sweet, and maxwell is just obse obsessed, like, he has baby dolls and wants to be a mom already. he's a caretaker. with a newborn in the family, plans to extend your family? >> that would freak me out a little bit. >> right now, just enjoy their date night celebrating the 10th anniversary of her jessica simpson collection. >> what's the secret to the longevilon longevity of the brand? >> understanding a woman. i understand a woman. i know how to make a woman feel beautiful.

any and every kind of woman so i'm celebrating that woman tonight. >> all right. let's move on. here's a reality star who loves to flaunt her body and every curve weighing nearly 400 pounds. >> whitney, the star of "my big fat fabulous life," the second season hitting the air this week, and we talked to whitney about that and the fat shaming youtube video that's getting millions of hits.g"d/ heinous video on the internet last night. fat shaming is not a thing. that's a race card with no race. fat shaming is alive and well. >> who came up with that? that's brilliant. shame people who have bad habits on [ bleep ]. >> i wake up to comments every single day all over my social media of people telling me to kill myself. >> what about, just, like, #i love myself, or #i'm worth it

or #my cat doesn't judge me. >> the reality star posts her response to the viral video about fat people that had 25 million views. >> i couldn't get to the store, that's discrimination. >> meaning you're too fat. stop eating. >> she said she's worried about the video's impact on kids, but she's pleased by the discussion it's prompted. >> there's a shift in the social, the way we respond to these÷u things, so to see the backlash means we're having a shift for fat people, and so that i can only say thanks, sister. >> whitney's shared her journey in the second season of "my big fat fabulous life," weight gain attributed to a syndrome, but it's not an excuse. >> hold me. >> ready? >> if you have not lived in a fat body, you don't know what it's like, so getting on a bike, to me, seems like an

insurmountable feat. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. yes! ha! watch out. >> of course, my best friend, buddy at my side, it was an accomplishment, and i ride that bike once a week. >> she learned he's prediabetic, and this season is about learning a healthy lifestyle. >> product is action, it comes out when you do something that scares you and realize how much you're capable of. >> you saw her breaking out the dance moves, right? we had to ask, "dancing with the stars" in the future? she said, quote, if they invite me, i'll be there. >> who wouldn't be? you're next, by the way. speaking of "dancing with the stars," remembering her dad gearing up in the dancing show with the dancing shoes. >> and then you have to see the newest addition to the family, the cutest cubs a new test with pluggable febreze. we rented this resort, hid smelly objects all over each villa

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hunter. >> yes, we joined in, and our buddy, in rehearsal. now, bindy has an adorable factor down pat. >> her footwork, on the other hand, how do i say it, it needs aj >> look at her dancing shoes. are those sneakers? >> heels? i didn't realize i had not had them, and i fell down, and, yes, it was a great start.

>> so baby steps with the shoes and outfit. >> it's a little out of my comfort zone, but we look at all these costume designs, and it's been phenomenal. i'm goingpfgiu]h2ñ try somethint and different, the heels, and see if i can learn them. [ laughter ] >>=yd0n/0ir come on! she grew up in front of our cameras, and we think her late father, steve, would be proud. >> the family tried so hard to make sure that everything he loved and lived for can live on. >> she's just 17, and those moves don't come naturally. >> sometimes i get up in the morning, like, oh, i can feel yesterday. this feels really good. igçty1n%ñebut, you know, you warm up. i think my body's readjusting. >> and they are working up a few special moves, but they are not quite ready for prime time. >> like trying to do a crocodile

move, like, doing this. and she's, like, that looks like an oyster or something like that. >> we had a laugh about that. >> that looks fun. >> yeah. >> confirming to us one song on the dance card will be, wait for it, crocodile rock. >> shocking. a little predictable, but fans will love it. speaking of animals, this pair phenomenal. b? siegfried and roy introduced us to the newest addition to the family. how cute are they? ready for their closeup already. how adorable. >> the newborns have quite a nursery, the secret garden at the mirage where the public can oh over them and the cubs will join their parents. >> last year, nancy visited with their proud godfathers at their famed jungle palace. these masters of illusion worked for decades to bring you whitejk

extinction. >> is that why you brought them in? they are the ambassadors of conservati conservation? >> when we started this 35 years ago, they were totally extinct in the wild, and now here they can still flourish and have a great future. >> safe behind these walls. not everybody in hollywood says they have lions. >> very proud of it. magic. >> now, the photo shoots, you have to be careful when they playfully bat your arm because they can shred your clothing. >> you would know because you grew up with baby cubs. >> at my parents' renaissance fair, yeah. >> check this out. you can follow the cubs as they grow older on twitter, instagram, and facebook. >> of course they have their own pages. >> clearly.

>> straight ahead, garth brooks and trisha yearwood with a special honor. >> and the mental illness portrayed in the poignant flashback

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monday on e.t., sandra's new love, and the movie role she stoletq from clooney. >> the man works all the time. >> two decades of "judge judy." >> the camera goes by like this. >> can paula handle the stress of dancing? >> it's been 50 years since i've done organized exercise. >> inside her first rehearsal. >> i look like a goof ball opinion. >> monday on "e.t." >> check that out. garth brooks and wife, trisha yearwood inducts inducted this

nashville. >> nashville allowed me back. >> this is forever so i'm deeply hon honored. i'm beyond excited. >> happy, grateful, and still modest after millions of records sold and ongoing sold occupaut . ♪ i got friends in lowly places ♪ >> i just want to see people out there having fun singing, and i have have something to do with that, that makes it even better. ♪ i won't pick up this phone >> trisha getting a double honor, this marker, and steps away at the hall of fame where she worked as a tour guide. >> working with reba, and there was a poster of her in there that i stood in line in nashville when i first moved here, i stood in line to get that autograph and it hung on my in the hall of fame. i said,embarrassed, but

you're in the exhibit. it's surreal and wonderful. >> of course, there's bigger honors just around the corner. >> your anniversary is coming up. >> yeah. >> what are you doing to do? you don't have a concert that night. you have one the next night. >> i do. >> see, now i put you on the spot. >> whatever she wants to do. that's what we're going to do, and hopefully it'll be one that she likes. >> oh, they are so great together, and garth and trisha on tour all this weekend in chicago before move iing on to atlanta on the 19th. sticking with music, remember "love and mercy," about wilson? it's on digital hd and blu-ray, and we sat down with brian and the wife, me linda, for a rare and emotional and difficult interview. i had to ask how he was betr betrayed, and his favorite beach boy moment. ♪ good vibrations

♪ you're giving me good vibrations ♪ >> that was the pinnacle of our lives. this is going to be a number one record. i gave the notes to talk, took us, like, two hours, but then when i came out, it went to number one. ♪ >> but with the good vibrations came some very sad tricks. >> heavy drug use followed by intervention of a radical therapist who, as seen in "love and mercy" misdiagnosed and mistreated his mental illnesses. >> it's the same reason you cann be with anybody. >> is it still difficult to watch? >> translato >> the first time i saw it, it was really difficult. after it was over, i just got up and left, and i said, i got to go. i drove around the city for a couple hours. >> i have to ask you, what's it like to sit and -- >> immense to see it on the

screen. i didn't have any way of anticipating what tiit was goin to feel like, most of it scared me, but some of it made me cry. >> scared you. talk a little bit about that. >> well, the documentary years, you know, it was like going back in time. >> he's so -- >> i didn't tell you that. i don't want to scare you away. >> the talking in your head, that's part of the song? >> it's a crush of the music. >> you think you are hungry. >> you were scared for me because that voice sounded very much like lanny's voice, you know, took me back to those years, and i was sitting there, going, oh, i'm stuck in those years, just unbelievable. >> how frustrating is it for you to see that and relive that aspect >> i can't answer that question. i don't know how to answer it. >> you don't? >> i think so much at the time

he was so up -- >> over medicated? >> over medicated, yes. >> what is the correct diagnosis? >> an effective disorder. what that means is he suffers from depression, but along with the depression, he has auditory hallucinations. >> wow. >> which is -- >> how are you doing now? >> very good. i exercise a lot. i've been feeling good. >> the moment in the interview that seemed to affect him the most is when i showed him singing with his daughter in 1994. ♪ >> wow. >> thrilled to see. >> yeah. >> looks like you're getting emotional watching that. >> not emotional, just very touched. >> now, don't kid yourself, he's out there on the road performing.

in fact, he was just in san francisco on friday. >> i love that. all right. still to come, our miss america special coverage continues before they invaded atlantic city, see what happened befohin the scene before the contestants b6" times square. >> how she lost baby weight and why she's waging a breast-feeding war. >> i'm all for breast-feeding, girl, i'm with you. stick around. closed captioning provided by --

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if you're just joining us, here's the top five stories. number five, jennifer split. quote, with great sadness, we decided to separate after 18 years of love. >> worth an estimate the $30 million. if there's no court documents, no cohabitation agreement, no contract protecting all this money, jennifer may have a real claim for alimony and half

assets in joint. >> number four, bulllock out with her new man and newlyweds last saturday in austin. >> i could not believe it, they were at the table next to us, and brian randall was deaf netly rubbing her back throughout dinner. >> number three, miss america return and roberted controversy 31 years ago after releasing her crown due to foe foe scandal. more coming up. number two, jessica alba sued again, the class action lawsuit against her company for $5 million in damages and includes pictures of boat kids burned after allegedly using her company's sunscreen. >> our mission is to make a healthy environment for our kids. >> in response, jessica said, quote, the allegations are baseless without merit. we'll fight it, obviously. >> this week's number one story? justin bieber's performance on the "today" show thursday.

>> the cameras right there the whole time. i was going like this. >> here's what you didn't see, but our cameras caught. bieber keeps complaining to the crew tapping the camera man in the commercial. go to eetonline.com for the latest. the biggest events have got to be miss america. >> absolutely. before the con tes tonights got to atlantic city, they went to new york city alongside us making their first appearance on times square for "gma." >> one, two, three! okay, i got it. >> 52 miss america contestants take over times square before their appearance facing questions about contest secrets. >> spray glue keeps your swim suit bottoms in place. >> true. >> no, it stops it from riding up. >> good morning america

contestants. a brief crowning. >> what are you doing? >> behind the scenes with miss america 2015 and the rest of the ladies long before dawn. >> this time last year, i was in new york, very special to be back in new york city where it started and paired with these amazing ladies is an incredible experience. >> selfies were the shot of the day for the girls who were first timers to new york. there was one contestant from a particular state our nancy o'dell is watching closely. >> south carolina! >> you had to get that one, though. >> a clemson, girl, that's right. go tigers! >> with all the beauty, they forget philanthropy behind the contest and the platforms they stand for. >> 52 women across the country

dedicating their lives to changing the world, you know, they are dedicated to their education and dedicated to making a better life, stereotypical as it seems, it's beautiful, it's incredible, and to be among these women so empowering, enawould tell any young woman out there this is definitely the program you want to be a part of. >> 75 people get the instruction, and that's by no means at all true. we're all different. that's what makes this so special. we don't know who they are looking for as miss america, but we can go in and star our best >> ladies look amazing. there's more coming up. vanessa williams' new interview and new contestants with close ties to "e.t." >> no stranger to camera is melis melissa milano starring on at 11 years old, now 4 2, a mom of

two, and she had a baby girl last year, and when melissa came here on set, i had to ask, you're looking great. how did she get her body back? you had your second baby a year ago. >> yes. >> congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> you used a different method to get in shape. tell me about it. >> yeah, actually, i cut carbs and sugar and just teamed up with atkins to try to lose the last ten pounds. the last ten pounds are the hardest. you know, when you have a toddler, for very easy to make unhealthy choices because you feed them unhealthy things sometimes like chicken fingers and french fries. >> what? no. whatever you're doing it's working. >> thank you. >> i'm serious. you're taking slack for posting breast-feeding shots. tell me about that. >> i think it's odd we live in a time i can post a selfie breast-feeding, you don't see nipple, and someone can go show

mo breast-feeding picture. boobs are great, i love boobs, but they have a real human distinct purpose, and we've so gotten away from that. >> you have two beautiful kids. >> thank you. >> what are the chances of number three? >> i do feel like it might not be over. i don't know. it depends on who you ask. >> breaking news, might not be over. >> might be one more. >> all right. our thanks for stopping buy. great to see her. >> all right, coming up, we are with another beauty. >> soup model beverly johnson speaking out against bill cosby. >> i was drugged. i feel very fortunate that i was not

welcome back, everybody, our miss america special coverage continues in moments, but right now, let's talk about super model beverly johnson with quite a career since becoming the first african-american model to be featured on the cover the "vogue" back in 1974. we visited her home where we talked about pretty much everything in her life, incoming becoming a grandmother of three, her past drug use, and most recently why she spoke out against bill cosby. >> i was drugged, and i feel very fortunate that i was not raped. >> beverly says in the 1980s, she went to cosby's home that

talk about a role on the cosby show and claims he insisted she drink a coffee, and she felt woozy. angry, she left the house. after these surfaced, she told her daughter it was time to hear what beverly alleged happened to her. >> my first reaction, like, oh, my god, don't say anything because p, the other women were just going through the ringer. i didn't want my mom to do that. i 5$said, don't listen to me, i an idiot, go out there, tell your story, and i'm so glad you did. a lot of people saying because she told her story, she legitimized the other stories for the other women. i thought that was great. >> beverly admitted to her own drug use in the past saying the super model life was not always pretty. can you talk about the three cs? [ laughter ] champagne, caviar, and cocaine.

>> you know, back in the day, we didn't know what the effects of cocaine was back then. it was not addictive. i mean, it was great for you, you know, it was mind stimulating, all these kind of thoughts. >> i mean, helped stay thin of course. >> real thin. real thin. i mean i was anorexic. i was 103 pounds, and you'd walk in and go, that's to the bone, you're everything. >> now a 62-year-old, a grandmother to three kids, and shares her life story in the case that changed it all. >> action. >> considered an icon in the modelling world after making that, but she says there was backlash. >> models, my peers at the time, they really didn't like me as much as they did before i was on

the cover of "vogue", like, okay, you can be on the cover of the other magazines, but now you're treading in our territory. >> you discovered that and african-american models were not paid the same, and you took matters into your hand, confront the situation, and demand more? >> yes. it was the girls, my peers at the time, when i asked, you know, hey, what are you this job? when i realized that i was being paid less for the same job that they were doing, they also were very reactive in the sense that, that's not fair, and so i had a support system when i did approach the team saying, this is not fair and we have to fix it, and they did, right away. >> beverly is planning a new reality show about the modelling industry and shared her book could be turned into a movie or

series. no doubt about that. she writes about the famous past romances of many. all right, on the way, our miss america special coverage continues with a look at celebrity contestants through the years with our own nancy o'dell and mary hart. >> i certainly never envisioned myself as being miss america. >> then the most infamous miss america, vanessa williams, her return to the pageant more than 30 years after scandal cost her her crown. >> not being only miss america, but a scandal. >> exclusive details on the wedding to joe. will he have any say? >> the dishes for the wedding are mine. >> that's ahead, but, first, this weekend, the entertainment tonight birthdays, which star won more than 30 awards for an oscar winning performance? is it jamie foxx or jenn

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people that will still feel that the pageant had done me wrong, and they have to realize that it's a new day there and it's a new team there. >> and our new miss america is vanessa williams! [ cheers and applause ] >> miss america, were people really getting to know you. >> yes. >> why now? >> i got a perfect platform to kind of be reintroduced to the organization that catapulted me into notoriety and stardom. >> the ultimate comeback from scandal. in 1983, the first african-american woman to wear the crown, and then nude photos taken a year before of her were released to the world. >> i had shots taken that were both nude and partially nude. >> posing as an assistant never intentioning to be published, but they did.

>> my parents came in the room, i don't know what's going on, but i'm sorry. we have no idea what's going to happen. i was stupid, and i took some picture, and, apparently, they are coming out. >> when he took the photos, you thought they'd never see the light of day? >> yeah. fo the day, and i lost my crown because of that, really? they are releasing them now to make a career. >> yeah. that's crazy to think, oh, you look at a scandal thinking that's good for your career, where, for me, it took every ounce of credibility that i had and wiped it out. >> the potential harm to the pageant and deep vision that a bitter fight may cause convinced me that i must relinquish my title as miss america. >> i can remember seeing that. >> the heightened spectacle and circus of it all was crazy. >> her life imploded, and the dream shared at the pageant seemed like it would not come

true. >> using this as a steppingstone to my career and plan to go in the entertainment world. >> after stepping down, she was haunted by years of shame. >> that's one of the problems i had to deal with for my career. no- only being a miss america but being a scandal miss americamerica i had to prove myself over and over and over again. >> she felt comfortable opening up, and they are inspired how she overcame scandal. >> williams is the most inspiring women that came from the program. to go through something so challenging and be one of the most successful miss americas of all time is no soft beat. if i had half what she had, i would be proud of myself. >> defense her manager and first husband who helped her rebuild the career she dreamed of. she rebound, became grammy and emmy nominated, and now judging miss america, she's come full

circle. >> trauma and negative feeling, but no way did it ruin my forecast for me career. i knew i could do it. it was a major, major setback, but i knew eventually in the long run i would be right here. >> that's what you need in the business, perseverance. way to go. incredibly strong woman and so are various other contestants who celebrities. >> oh, gosh, yet, we flashback to the familiar faces. >> miss south dakota. >> you know her as her very own mary hart, staying her way across the stage. she didn't take home the crown, but won our hearts. >> i became a finalist in the miss america pageant. i got a lot of attention on a number of talk shows, and that's what got my interest in becoming a host. >> it's evolved and changed over the years is the fact that we have platforms. the fact that it's very

scholarship based. now miss america for a better part of the past several decades are doctors, lawyers, educators, politicians, incredibly strong women,mn and i'm very proud of that. >> the new miss america for 1971 now receiving her role, miss texas! >> a successful anchor for cbs sport and hosted three game shows for the nfl. the pageant has been a launching pad for so many famous careers. >> miss america is miss carsson. >> i never envisioned myself as miss america. i was a really serious concert violinist, and that was my life as a child. i quit at 17. my parents were devastated. my mom got a brochure talking about miss america. they were based on talent. she called me up, i found

something to do with your talent, and i said, no way. but my mom is very motivational, and she eventually got me to do it, and once i decided to do it, like any other goal in my life, i gave it 110%. >> moral of the story? mother knows best. the fox news channel host continues to work with the pageant even today. >> miss florida! >> in our state pageant held in orlan orlando, florida. >> i know the pageant is different now. you have to have talent. you have to be able to speak on all the politics. if i were in the pageant now, i would have made no headway whatsoever. >> oh, we still th what it takes, and although she did not win the 1975 title, she won a talent scholarship. she eventually parlayed that into emmy nominations for playing a former pageant queen in the series "dining women," and joked with our host about

his then wife after the competition, miss america 1993. >> that won miss america. [ laughter ] i wanted to be the miss florida. >> the third runner up with a 1990 crown and remembered as cat woman, but she was miss america first back in 19 3555, and one of our favorite contestants of all time? >> it was very instrumental, i think, in my career, and the greatest thing about being miss south carolina, they are focused on education and scholarship and talent, so i had to play the piano, but the scholarship received from miss america paid for several years of my college so i say thank you very much.

>> i love you too, doll. >> a nice person, she big fan of hers. >> a nice person, she big fan of hers. a few other names tovh mention, leeson competed in the 1964 pageant, and gilligan's island playing in the cbs release, just saying, she was miss nevada in 1959. and jones was in pittsburgh in 1952, and barbara was miss san francisco in 1951. >> and many more, no doubt, but we'll be right back with

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dishing out the details on herp wading to joe manganiello. have a good weekend, bye. >> the dishes are mostly mine, but they are a part of everything. he's very romantic. he likes, you know, he lets me peek, and he lets me choose, but he likes some to watch what i'm doing. >> sources tell e.t. their november wedding on palm beach, florida will be a big bash with vendors vying to cover some of the costs. >> what i want everybody to have a great time, of course, to not to feel like they are, like, have to be very stuffy or go place to place. it's going to be very simple for everybody, and it's going to be, hopefully, a lot of good food and good music. >> sofia knows how to dress, but says it took time to get there. >> if i was my 20-year-old self, get over the things that i know

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>>:it was horrendous and just terrible >> vicki : devastation and tragedy in northern california. at least 20-thousand people have been forced to evacuate their homes in lake and napa counties from a raging wildfire. we have learned in the last few hours that one person has died. good evening, i'm vicki liviakis. the so-called valley fire broke out yesterday afternoon in lake county. and has now moved into napa and sonoma counties.