to feel the love in the room was incredible. i can't believe it's been 32 years. but it was the same energy that i remember when i was 20 years old. >> this was the apology she had waited years for. pageant ceo standing very close expressed regret to her and more importantly to her 75-year-old mom. >> and to your mother, miss helen williams, i want to apologize for anything that was said or done. >> we as a family had to withstand a lot of drama through that year with death threats and things that were not pleasant. and i'm glad that the present miss america organization recognized it. >> 7 million watched. the vanessa factor spiking an improvement from last year's numbers. and besides the apology, vanessa's triumph including an emotional performance, with images of her scandal projected

behind her. ♪ oh, how the years go by >> i got a chance to choose the song that i wanted to sing. my career was launched as a singer because of standing on that stage. ♪ happy days are here again >> on the very same stage back in 1983 she sang of hope, and last night her song "oh, how the years go by" brought it full circle. >> 32 years later, still here. >> thank you! >> and by the way, after blowing everybody away with an aria from "madame butter fly," miss georgia is the one crowned miss america. >> let's move on to miss could be jean alt not once but twice. >> sandra bullock. the picture helped. >> see? she was out last night with george clooney at the toronto film festival. she has a new man. photographer brian randal. so when we caught up with her, he had to ask sandra about that new fellow. >> what can you tell us about

your new boyfriend? >> did i say i have a new boyfriend? >> you're okay? >> everything is great in my life. everything is good. >> sandra sure looked happy. signing autographs and posing with longtime pal george clooney, he's the co-producer of their new film. >> what was george like as a boss? come on. >> easy. he's easy. everything i wanted i got. like the purse, a nice trailer. >> exactly. >> a signed makeup chair. >> you're the boss. >> yes, i am. >> i'm very happy for you. >> i think we're all the boss which i kind of like. >> in less than two weeks, george and amal celebrate their first wedding anniversary. how is she doing? >> she's good. out of maldives and in sri lanka now. so much better. >> you must be very worried about her. how do you deal with that? >> well, it's tricky. she won't let me go with her, obviously. she's a grown woman with her own career. but, you know, it's tough when they're stabbing her co-counsel in the head. it's nerve-racking.

but she's doing the right thing and for the right reasons. >> george and matt damon dressed in all black. the from premiere for "the martian. " everybody is talking about the photo that's been released lately. you were on the set. you are jacked! working out like crazy? >> like crazy. and it's not that fun. but we're making the movie. we're -- we started shooting a week ago. jason bourne. i got to do it. >> hi, guys! thank you for coming. >> drew barrymore was there and johnny depp and amber herd dazzled at the premiere of "the danish girl" and everyone talking about tom hardy who shut down a press property reporter. >> do you find it difficult for celebrities to talk about sexuality? >> i don't find it difficult for celebrities to talk about their sexuality. are you asking me about my sexuality? >> um, sure. >> why? thank you. >> okay.

>> meanwhile, ellen page was out and open last night. she and girlfriend samantha thomas made the red carpet debut at the premiere of her movie. cameron was with her co-star julianne moore. >> i feel so grateful that i was able to be in this movie. we just felt lucky to tell this story. >> that looks like a great movie. with more than 300 films screened over 11 days, the toronto film festival is ground zero for stars launching academy award campaigns. coming up, we give you the lowdown on several of the frontrunners that you'll hear lots about in the coming months including matt damon. the big stars weren't only in toronto. julia roberts led the a listers rushing to new york fashion week and our fashion correspondent was backstage. >> i'm thrilled. i can't believe i'm here. i came just for this. i wouldn't miss it. i'm so excited. >> only you can hook up a major

celebrity fashion squad like this. >> kim wore a beautiful piece that really celebrated the baby belly, which is something some women hide because they're very insecure about it. did you select that outfit for kim? >> i select for kim. >> why? >> why, because, you know, pregnancy is something so beautiful. >> kim's sister was working a serious nude brow on stage. the busy model posted this video shaving her legs in between shows. ricardo says she kick-started her career. >> it is funny. when kendall, she started, i didn't know she was a sister of kim. and i'm very close friends with kim. >> you kidding me? you had no idea that kendall was her sister? >> kendall avoided this moment. ouch. victoria secret angel was one of the two models who fell at the show. she posted that she was left with little scratches but mostly a bruised ego. now for one trend we hope to see more of this fashion week, plus-size style.

today lane bryant launched their plus is equal campaign in times square with a rally and wendy williams. >> you know, 60% of women in america are a size 12-plus. and the fashion industry is slow to recognize that. size zero, size 2, size 4, that's fine. but acknowledge us. >> plus-size super model ashley graham is also repping the bold campaign. >> i think there is still a long way to go. but we're here. and it was also a big weekend here in hollywood. jennifer garner made her first public appearance as the news of her split from ben affleck and who does she buddy up with? one of ben's exes, gwyneth paltrow. you can check it out in tonight's "quick hits." >> my favorite thing about school was the library. >> jen came out to support public education. >> i went to a little tiny public elementary school in charleston, west virginia, that isn't there anymore. >> jen got to hang with gwen and halle backstage. but outside, they had a spring

in his step. justin bieber rocked the house with his new single during the stink it up telethon. ♪ well, turning now to the emmys, taylor swift already has hers. the arts emmys were held saturday night and she was surprised that when they overnight you an emmy, i didn't know this was a thing. at a los angeles event, there was a massive oval cut engagement ring. cranked up the pda. but as for wedding plans? >> we're just enjoying the engagement right now. we're not really focused on that. >> julianne picked up an emmy for choreography. her brother shared that award. his trophy like this. meanwhile, across town, i moderated a festival conversation with l.l. cool j and chris o'donnell celebrating the best of tv. these guys don't making fun of ll cool j.

>> we're rolling. action. i'm going to get you back, all right? >> your executive producer starting to talk. cbs and "code black," a show he called the best of the new season for gritty realism. >> and this moment, there say mother crying to save her child. just the anguish and joy is interesting to me. >> she saw first hand this cast is getting to know each other really well. >> there they are. >> we all look like sticks. we call him dr. dimples on set. >> surgically implanted, actually. >> good chemistry. >> one more bit of tv news, the "celebrity apprentice" announced today that arnold schwarzenegger will take over for trump. that's going to be pretty cool. i love the choice. instead of saying "you're fired," he might be saying, "you won't be back." >> something like that. >> yeah, right. >> i like your arnnld impersonation. >> a big honor for your honor. we're hanging with judge judy. >> you're a guinness record holder. that's just longevity.

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tomorrow, your favorite stars before they were famous. >> i don't know what i'm doing. >> your first look at the "e.t." magazine. >> it's like nothing i've ever seen on television. >> before their big break, their first time on "e.t." >> as long as i look good, i'm going to keep doing it. >> that's tomorrow. the first time we talked to judge judy was all the way back in 1996. that's the year her show debuted and now she is an official world record holder. we talked to her about that and also reaching a land mark anniversary. >> all rise. >> how you doing? >> don't ask me how i'm doing. where's the money? you think i rule and then you shut up. got it. >> 20 seasons. that is an incredible thing. >> cameron, goes by like this. >> did you have any idea that it would become what it has become? >> when i started, i thought, well, if i didn't embarrass myself and i had three seasons it would be okay.

>> more than okay now. since september of 1996, she's handled more than 9,000 cases and over 4,500 episodes. that just put her in the book of world records as the longest running tv judge. you're now a guinness record holder. i mean, come on! >> it is a lovely sweet honor. we've done exactly same thing as we did 20 years ago. we looked at the world the way it should be. this is responsible behavior. this is irresponsible behavior. if you want to have children, you have to be prepared to take care of them. >> me, i live with my parents. >> it's time for you to get out of your parents' house. they don't want you there anymore. >> that's the kind of straight talk that landed judge judy's gavel on the world record list. >> i'm a truth machine. >> what advice you would give a younger judge judy? >> play it honest. the television audience are people who are very perceptive. they can tell when you're peeing on their leg and telling them it's raining. >> that is vintage judge judy.

up next, from toronto to the oscar, we're sitting down with stars getting early buzz. then things get tense when dr. phil confronts a former primetime star with a rap sheet. >> i don't mince words. i cut to the chase. you were at the bar last night. >> we're done. i'm not doing this. plus, look at paula deen. she's 40 pounds lighter and only we are hanging with her as she rehearses for "dancing with the stars." stick around. closed captioning provided by --

the road to the oscars leads to the toronto film festival. eight of the last ten winners played in toronto and last year's best actor and actresses were toronto favorites. this year a slew of stars have descended on the festival. so here is our look at the early favorites for the oscar class of 2016. >> if you read good stuff, you should have a little moment. and if you read bad stuff, you be like --

>> eddie redmayne should be reading only good stuff about his role as a transgender pioneer. >> oscar voters love transformative performances. >> surprise. >> o'neal likes matt damon as well playing a stranded astronaut in "the martian." it just had its world premiere in toronto. part of that audience was your wife. what did she think? >> she likes it. she is very excited to be out of the house. she's a mom staying with the kids. so we had a date night. >> julianne moore is a leading actress candidate in a movie about a gay woman dying of cancer. >> it's not fair. >> and sandra bullock. >> this role was actually penned for a guy, for george clooney. >> emily blunt gets props for shooting the film right after having her first baby. >> fbi! >> it's a gritty way to go. right after a new baby. >> i guess i'll be playing this character.

yeah, i would be going home to a perfect pink baby and going on set to these guys. >> one of these guys is deltoro. >> how does it feel to get that early kind of recognition as an actor? >> let it rip. that's what i say. i'm not going to try to fight it. >> michael keaton might grab a statuette next year for "spotlight" about the catholic church abuse scandal. >> you want to keep digging. >> a lot of people think that michael keaton should have won that oscar last year. so they might give it to him this year. yet another true story at toronto, this one about mob boss whitey bulger and might get johnny depp his first oscar. >> johnny depp is out front to win his overdue oscar. most experts pick him to win. >> you know, we'll talk oscar buzz with johnny tonight when we see him at "the black mass" premiere tonight in toronto. >> he looks good. well, from shoe-in to a vegas long shot, a top oddsmaker says paula deen has the worst

chance of winning "dancing with the stars," 100-1. but she seems to have beaten the odds. we got the first chance to see paula at work before her first dance tonight. >> and slow, slow, quick, quick, slow. >> we're going to have a full conversation on that floor. >> oh, yes. >> can we talk to you? >> look left. look left. look left. chest up. >> they're calling themselves team butter cup. the secret weapon, ventriloquism. >> you can't move your mouth while it's going on. get those boobs out. they haven't been up for 40 years. >> paula says her memory isn't what it used to be and she's forgetting steps. but she has louie to lean on. he is 25 years younger and rejoining the pros after a three-year hiatus. what made you compelled to do the show? >> you know, my family, my team, everybody was so excited. they said, paula, you lost 40 pounds. iwio= ñrk[oqóédnr

>> because you won't let me quit dancing long enough to go into the kitchen. >> i've been inside the kitchen. it is a dangerous place. a yummy place but dangerous. i think i just looked at a o co couple dishes and gained five pounds. >> i'll never forget that trip. you cooked up magical stuff in that kitchen. we're going to move on. you may remember nicholas brendon. now he is struggling with alcoholism. he's been arrested. and we sat down to talk with dr.

phil about it all, things went off the rail fast. >> you were at a bar last night. >> we're done. i'm not doing this. >> in a dramatic display, nicholas storms off the set on wednesday's episode. >> so at this point, nicholas has walked off the stage, ripped off his mike. >> nicholas brendan was in rehab three time and arrested five time in eight months. he was desperate. he came to you. >> i asked him a couple of questions. one of them, have you been drinking? no. so i can smell alcohol on you. is it just from the night before? because the night before he had been thrown out of the hotel we set him up in. >> i'm not here to have people laugh at me. >> he was a fan favorite on "buffy" and later as an fbi guy on "criminal minds." but he says his downward spiral into alcohol addiction is the result of depression. >> dual diagnosis means i'm crazy and i'm not a drunk. >> if you don't want to get sober, i'm the last guy you want to invite into your life, because once i get involved, i will haunt you until the end of the earth.

>> that is phil mcgraw 24/7. always real. dr. phil has another fascinating interview tomorrow when he sits down with three-time olympian suzy faber hamilton who made headlines after it was discov discoverdiscove discovered that the mother and wife was working as a $600 an hour call girl. >> you're a mother? >> right. >> but you're a hooker. >> i like the word sex worker. >> it is an amazing story. and now "e.t." birthdays are back. the answer is coming up next in the "e.t." birthdays.

next on kron-4 news at eight: hundreds of homes destroyed.leaving thousands looking for somewhere to stay tonight. live team coverage of the explosive valley fire. and saving strangers' homes.even while theirs burns to the ground. tonight.hear from one firefighter who has lost

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news on your favorite celebs. >> tonight's "e.t." birthdays, which walking dead star fell for keira knightley in the roles? >> that's just disgusting. let's just throw caution to the wind. >> that would be andrew lincoln who turns 42 today. >> now tomorrow we're taking you to the set of "allegiance." hanging from a 60-foot wall. >> facing the ground, walking backwards. >> tune in for that tomorrow.

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