♪ tonight -- >> i'm going to be leaving "the today show." >> the really reason kathie lee is quitting. inside her emotional good-byes and will hoda stay. >> "the today show" will be in rebuilding mode. then -- >> good evening everybody. >> the real reason why tensions are building between the fab four. leslie mann's night out with her look alike daughter. and when we first met ellen. before her big return to her stand up comedy, our look back before she was famous. >> this is "entertainment

tonight." so millions of folks tuned in to watch kathie lee and hoda this morning not knowing kathie lee was about to drop a major bombshell. she's leaving the show. >> are you telling me there's no more wine for breakfast? >> they'll figure it out. >> i have questions everybody. what's going to happen to hoda and who is the early contender to take kathie lee's spot? >> i have some news to share with everybody and it's bitter sweet as these things always are. when it's my 11th anniversary i'm going to be leave "the today show." >> there was not a dry eye on the set when kathie lee made the shocking announcement at the top of their 10:00 hour. >> the minute you stepped into my life with both feet everything changed. thank you, jerry. >> her last day on "today" will be april 7th. nbc has less than four months to

secure her replacement in this latest talent shake-up. >> megan kelly was canceled in october. kathie lee gifford is a beloved member and no one wants to see her go. now they have to figure out 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. >> i know somebody wonderful will be sitting in this seat afterward. i have my idea of who i think would be absolutely wonderful. >> nbc said hoda will be staying and i think jenna bush would be a wonderful replacement. she's a regular on the show already. >> another fan favorite, kelly clarkson. >> i love you. >> count kelly out because she's already committed to her l.a. based day time talk show which debuts next fall. >> what kathie lee and hoda have is extraordinary. it's lightning in a wine bottle. you've can't fake the connection between two people.

>> think about it, i had been off the air for eight years. >> it's called fun. >> indeed. absolutely. >> now look, jenna bush makes sense. my favorite name, the name i heard that i love that someone threw out there, chrissy teigen. >> i can dig it. >> could you imagine that? >> for sure i can dig it. >> kathie lee told us how much she loves hoda. meanwhile, the tension is building among the royal fab four and even a surprise appearance by meghan markle has some saying she was dissing the queen. >> her royal highness, the duchess of sussex. >> the duchess stunned the audience at the british fashion awards when she strode on stage while caressing her baby bump. >> good evening, everyone. it is such a pleasure to be here in my new home of the uk. >> but what has everyone talking

is her sexy one shouldered black velvet gown and strappy sandals. they weren't exactly royal. >> everything about this outfit was super daring, dare i say very sexy right down to the dark nail polish she was wearing on her toes and hands. the queen does not like dark nail colors on royal women. >> meghan presented an award to the woman who designed her wedding dress for givenchy. >> this winner this evening is clair waight keller. >> while all eyes were on the pregnant duchess, a royal source reports there is still tension. the real feud is between the brothers. harry is upset he didn't get william's full support at the announcement of his engagement.

>> so with all the behind the scenes drama, how will the royals spend their christmas? >> the four will be together hosted by the queen. the future is about goodwill. >> so much palace intrigue. >> the queen is not thinking about nail polish. >> something to consider. congratulations to carol burnett. she's the first recipient of an award named in her honor. this is all happening at the golden globes. meanwhile the oscars, they're still looking for a host. kevin hart stepped down last week. so who's up for the job? perhaps steve carell? here's what he told our lauren zima. >> would you ever do it? >> no. it's a terrible idea. i don't think i'm cut out for that sort of thing. >> well, it is a tough job. >> i think there are far better choices for oscar hosts. >> who would you nominate?

>> ah, patton oswald. >> steve wasn't the only comedian weighing in. >> who would be good? >> you and steve carell. >> perfect. i'm in. >> there are only 75 days left to find a kevin hart replacement. tonight the star-studded academy board of governors will meet and it's expected they'll discuss the matter. "variety" reports they're freaking out and there were no contingency plans. finding a host can be complicated because many turn down the gig. why? >> you said you would never come back. you were done. that was it. >> i did? >> first the pay. this year's second-time oscar host jimmy kimmel said in 2017 he earned $15,000 and joked i think it's illegal to pay nothing. >> it's sure to be a slam dunk. >> but mcing the oscars isn't supposed to be about money. it's about prestige. still, there's a second hurdle, ratings are down. this year's viewership slipped 19%. one solution, go without a host. that's happened before. the last time was in 1989 when "rainman" won best picture. >> new zealand has been unbelievable. >> kevin hart meanwhile isn't looking back. today he's performing in new

zealand after taking his tour down under and posting i'm in the record books, baby. i am officially the highest grossing comedian of all time in australia. >> i've been embraced. >> back in hollywood at the premier of welcome to marwen we talked to steve carell about his co-star's new nickname for him. >> leslie mann told me you're getting better with age, you're a silver fox. how are you settling into your sex i didn'tness? >> i think she's saying it ironically. >> you look amazing. >> thank you. >> these are the women of marwen. >> leslie is a living doll in the movie based on the true story about a man who creates a world to help him cope after an attack erases his memory. >> how is it having your family here? >> great. they haven't seen the movie yet.

>> will we see them on screen? >> maude is doing an hbo tv show and iris is a 10th grader in high school. so, no, not iris, but maude. >> also making it a family affair clint eastwood at the premier of his new movie. daughter allison stars with him as his daughter. >> there's something beautiful about it. if i do something wrong, he's going to yell at me where he wouldn't yell at somebody else. anyway, he didn't yell at me. >> sorry, sweetie i can't stay if he's here. >> clint's a drug runner in the movie that stars bradley cooper. he missed last night's event because he was in japan promoting "a star is born." >> i can't tell you how happy we are to here. >> bradley is living a good life. you came up with a new nickname

for steve carell. >> steve carell is the whole snack. very snacky. coming up -- >> if you think gaga is an unusual name, wait until you hear what she wants to be called now. >> gaga, yes, or you can call me -- then a gingerbread house big enough to live in. which celeb couple has hollywood's most decked out home? and -- >> exclusive is the word. >> "dancing" pros val and jenna dishing i do details and her wedding vow that may surprise you. >> sexy but sweet and endearing 8: oakland files a lawsuit against the nfl and the raiders ... what it could mean for the team's 20-19 season then: protesters stall a vote to approve a toll in and out of treasure island ...

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just asking. a source tells us she and her fiance christian carino have talked about a wedding and when the time is right, she wants a hugely elaborate wedding. i can't imagine gaga having anything else. >> another big day in the works, val and jenna from "dancing with the stars." >> and keltie knight got the latest i do details as they get ready for the dancing tour. >> what type of wedding do we envision? are we having a fancy formal? >> yes, it's gonna be fancy. >> it's very black tie, yeah. >> black tie. >> very fancy, but intimate. >> bougee but intimate. >> bougee but intimate. >> no food trucks. >> something else that won't be happening? i dos in a castle like val's brother maks, but jenna is totally set on taking her future husband's last name. >> chmerkovskiy chmerkovskiy. >> chmerkovskiy chmerkovskiy. >> that's why she got the bling. >> it has a nice ring to it. >> yeah. >> does it? >> it's a hard last name to take. >> i love it. i was always just like a boring johnson, like jenna johnson. i'm trying to be russian up in here. >> you're going?

>> yeah. russian babies, russian last name. >> last time we did this tour sasha and emma were planning their wedding. >> we're just gonna be checking things off every day. >> i wish i had someone last tour to tell me you need to do this, this and this, but don't worry, jenna, i've got you. >> do you have any advise to val about planning a wedding on the road because he's right behind you, you should definitely tell him? >> write everything down. >> run. >> shut up. >> don't do it. >> these two couples and the rest of the pros will hit the road this week for the next three months performing 68 shows across the country. but it's not all love. a source tells us pro alan and his season 27 partner alexis ren are taking a break from their relationship. >> the real world sucks. >> it's like the bachelor. >> no. it is. it's like everything -- >> it never really quite works after it. >> no. >> i just mean like you guys are going on to different things. >> oh god. >> okay. well this is the end of the interview. do i have anything else? >> kward.

hey, you'll do what i say. >> ellen calls the shots. why she's returning to stands up and how she pick predicted the future in our first interview nearly 35 years ago. then, which star couple is decking the halls of their mansion with a 12-foot gingerbread house. plus tattooing teigen, the story behind chrissy's dad's birthday surprise. and how on earth did "bumblebee" star hailee steinfeld get those boots on? >> i was hoping you would ask that. >> closed captioning provided by --

♪ ashton and mila, they're so cute. they walk in the morning with their pajamas on and their dogs and their kids and the young boy that never walks is how old? >> he walks. he's 2. >> he never puts him down. he's always on his back. >> ashton kutcher getting called out by ellen today. it was cool. ellen's now given him a complex

about his son dimitri. >> so now i take him out when he's in view of your house and now i'm like go, go, go. >> run, dimitri, run. ellen just calls it like she sees it. expect to see a lot of that in her netflix stand up special "relatable." it marks ellen's return to the stand up stage in 15 years. "e.t." of course has been with her from the very beginning as we flashback to when we first met ellen. >> give me the rundown on how to say your name. >> the rundown? it's degeneres. >> why didn't you go french with degeneres? >> 'cause i'm common folk. no need to put on airs. >> people are gonna see through that. >> big up the phone and talk to god and he's got a little cold. bless you. oh, bless yourself. >> it's an incredible profession to get paid to make people laugh. >> a perfect stranger opens the door and what is a perfect stranger? they have perfect hair? they're dressed perfectly? i don't know. >> that was 1994.

ellen was just 26 and was named the funniest person in america. even then it was clear, ellen was a smooth talker. >> fast forward a decade and she's landed her own tv show. >> i don't think you achieve anything by bullying people. i'm going to a school to try to learn how to be like that. how about this, hey, you'll do what i say or else. ♪ i am woman hear me roar? >> next up came her own talk show and she's estimated worth $87.5 million. i used to joke when i was touring some day you'll all come to me and they do.

it had been 15 years and i decided i miss it. >> you could call this a full circle moment and the 60-year-old is doing what she told us she wanted to do when we first met ellen. >> i want to do films. i ha i want to do tv and still the stand up. >> do the ellen. come on. >> she goes from side to side. >> i love it. >> could we talk about a movie that's sure to dominate your holiday? we're talking about bumblebee. >> some are calling it the best transformers film. for hailee steinfeld, it's a role you can scratch off her bucket list. >> i've been seeing my face on billboards all over town. >> are you looking up at yourself like ah? >> i mean, literally in the car, how slow can you drive through this intersection. i just want to take it in. >> a pinch myself moment for

hailee who grew up in los angeles with a dream of making it big. "the bumblebee" world tour took her to berlin where she took her fashion to a new level. >> i love that part of what i do allows me to wear some of the most incredible clothes, and shoes and coats. >> can we talk about those boots? those like lace-up boots you had on, how long did that take? >> to put them on? i was hoping you would ask. about -- i want to say like 12 minutes. >> per boot? >> yep, per boot. it was not easy. we had a solid 30-minute car ride from where we were and where we were going and it was one of those i am just going to sit like this the whole way. very uncomfortable situation. >> and i can't feel my feet. >> exactly. >> run! >> no, don't run! do not run! >> john cena plays a hard-noted agent, but he now wishes he had a different role. >> if i had a do over i would love to be bumblebee, you know, 'cause that's an awesome part to be in the movie, but for this movie that wasn't my part. >> there's a war raging on our planet. >> angela bassett was cast as a decepticon transformer, a rare bad girl role. >> the idea, you know, finally being able to play a villain.

you know, you can only be nice for so long. >> you're like i gotta get some aggression out. >> it's just cathartic. it's thrilling. it's different. i wouldn't do it in my day to day. >> angela is definitely on santa's naughty list this year. but dr. phil and his wife robin are clearly on the nice list as they let "e.t." exclusively inside their delicious holiday home. >> hey, "e.t." welcome to our house. >> well, our gingerbread house. >> i came home and thought we had moved. there's a whole other house built inside our house. you have out done yourself this year. i gotta give it to you. >> every year i come up with a different theme. >> the inspiration is avery and london, nobody else matters at christmas time. it's all about the grandkids. >> robin designed and decorated this year's giant gingerbread house that stands 12 feet tall and took three days to complete.

the mcgraw's ornament collection, well, that's decades in the making. >> we've got things from the year we were married, 42 years ago. >> i'm very much into tradition. >> yeah. she's kept me and a few ornaments and that's pretty much it. >> that tells you something if they can fit a house inside their house. >> money. coming up, who's chrissy teigen's number one fan? sorry john, from the looks of this tattoo it's her papa. chrissy's ultimate tribute. on kron-4 news at

eight: breaking news a bomb threat forces the evacuation of a building on the facebook campus in menlo park. police are going through the building right now. we are live on the scene with the very latest.plus.. the city of oakland sues the raiders and the nfl over the team's move to las vegas... increasing the chance that the team leaves after this season. reaction tonight from the mayor and fans and a new report shows the homeless problem in the bay area is even worse than we thought. i'm ken wayne i'm pam moore. the news -- at eight -- is next.

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>> travel consideration provided by -- ♪ form on "e.t." our jennifer lopez exclusive. >> yeah, mama. >> only we're with jlo as she drops a second act surprise for her hometown fans. >> it's real. it's a real thing. i had it in my head. >> tomorrow on "e.t." so chrissy tiegen turned 33 on november 30th. we're seeing what chrissy's father got his daughter or actually himself. take a look. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's a giant tattoo of chrissy's face on his arm. >> she loves this so much she added three heart emojis to the photo. we spoke to the artist to find out if it was intimidating

tattooing a famous face. >> oh, geez, now you're making me nervous. i never thought about it like that. they brought a bunch of pictures. if you have a good picture you can make a good tattoo. >> you want to explain? >> you went in my closet again. >> he's been giving me the what for all do. >> look, it's okay. >> the day my style inspiration mirrors yours is the day i leave this business. >> look at me, now at eight ... this evening

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at large, and a terror investigation has begun. (whoosh)i no, no, no, no, the last time, chuck, you shut it down.no, no, no.s shoutdown in the oval office as fired up democratic leaders tell the president he won't get his border wall funding. (ken) (ken) breaking news tonight out of the south bay. where a building on the facebook campus has been evacuated. thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. right now, police are looking into a bomb threat called in from new york. kron-4's alecia reid joins us live tonight from menlo park with the latest... alecia that bomb that bomb threat was for 200 jefferson drive, that's building 23 .... we're posted up a few blocks away, but as you can see behind me,