>> she had a lot to say and a lot that couldn't. and we will tell you what happened to make it happen and what went down when cameras weren't rolling. it's fascinating how this petite host became an 800 pound gorilla for abc executives. >> ripka's return, nobody but kelly in the corner. >> i'm going to be completely honest. i'm fairly certain that there are trained professional snipers with tranquilizer darts, dift too far off my face. >> kelly'smessage, self assured, i got this. kelly walked out holding hands with her exitingcohost michael strahan and then addressed her conflict with the network head-on. >> i needed a couple of days to gather my thoughts. after 26 years with this company, i earned the right. >> so what transpired over the course of a few days has been extraordinary. in this sense that it started a much greater conversation about communication and consideration and most importantly, respect in the workpla

sincere. >> the audience applauded kelly for 55 seconds. phe audience was excited and couldn't wait to see her and there was a lot of tension in the air, too. >> they hugged each other at one point. >> ended the show when the cameras stopped. >> kelly made the most of her time off. it wasn't until last night at 8:11 p.m. she returned home from her caribbean vacation. kelly, are you excited to be on the show tomorrow? >> kelly and her husband mark arrived in manhattan looking all tan and wearing comfy airplane clothes. nine hours l at 8:00 a.m., chaos. mark tried to clear a as kelly left for work. >> what first thing you're doing say to michael? >> remember last week when she was snapped for a c of a book? today it seemed as if she was sending another signal. ripka carried a copy of anderson

the cnn anchor is a super close friend and front runn replace michael strahan. around 8:05 kelly's black suv arrived at the studio. >> wants to get back to business. >> cnn's says kelly's bosses scrambled to make it happen. >> executives said they had a plan, said they thought they were doing the right thin but they know they misfired badly here. they took responsibility and apologizedkelly, which is partly what's got her back to work. >> apologies have been made. and the best thing to come out of all of this, you guys, is that our parent compa -passured me that "live" is a priority. [ applause ] >> t first guest "scandal" talked tt jenny mccarthy off the show. >> they were tense. bless their hearts. there was tension. >> the big question now, all the tv executives are asking, is kellyyripka going to stay after her contract expires? abc is going to have to put a lot more money on the table to

to stay put. >> and with all the fallout, well, michael's last day has actually moved abc announced he was staying through the summer but now out in just a weeks on friday may 13th. sounds like a real life soap a a going on here. speaking of real life soap operas, funny you mention that. it will be good for their ratings like the jay-z cheating controversy is good for the lemonade busine beyonce estimated 200,000 copies of just one d and meanwhile you know the bee hive is buzziig. identify the other woman in beyonce's music, just who in the world is becky with the good hair? >> did you have affair with him? >> are you becky? >> that is rachel roy yeste bombarded hours before she off denied being becky with the good hair. rachel "e.t." her good hair don't care stain gram good

the designer revealed the bee hive has turned dangerous, quote, online haters have targeted me and my daughters in a hurtful and scary manner, including who do you think i am >> enter rita, jay-z's former protege is mixing it up and rumors sh is the real becky. yesterday afternoon rita stepped out wearing the exact same gucci dress beyonc in the film. you can see a yellow peeking out of her top. could it be th lemon bra rita wore in the snapchat that has everyone talking? this morning rita tweeted her response. i have nothing but the utmost respect fo beyonce, let's continue enjoyeding "lemonade." >> it's lemonade, have littll a tang but it had a lot of sugar. it was so sweet. >> of course the stars enjoying the controversy about beyonce's new album.

forgiveness is a bea >> jay-z. >> [ bleep ]. >> inner personal stuff. so transparent. beautiful music. >> but the real question is, if there's a real becky, who is she? locklynn, becky from "full house" posted this it wasn't me. and it's safe to say it also wasn't james who wins everything with this >>wait, what was i talk about? that's right, a recipe for lemona >> you know, beyonce is on pace &- to sell 600,000 albums this week alone. and the only other artist who can keep her from the nu spot is prince. everybody's downloading his music. and one song in particular is now generating new interest. here's the question -- did he predict his own death in lyrics

>> the haunting song "some it snows in april." in an eerie coincidence prince died on april 21st. this song was first recorded on april 21st, 1985. the sheriff's department says there were no outward signs of s but they are still waiting for the toxicology report. sheila, do you even want to know how he died? >> in my heart i already know. >> prince's longtime confidante sheila e has her theories but is staying mum. >> what do you think happened? >> i can't share. >> prince's onetime lawyer said prince was not a drug abuser. "it wasn't what he was about." mcmillan said he spoke to prin

illinois where prince was reportededly treated for a painkiller overdose. "he was not on any drugs that would be any cause for concern. people use medication." and today comes the news that prince's sister, tyka nelson, filed papers in minneapolis that states she's not sure if prince left a will. so who will inherit prince's estate? prince had two half sisters and three half brothers, as well as one full siblin tyka has admitted to her drug problems in the past an lives in this pretty humble abode close to minneapolis. without a will, tyka and her five half-siblings stand to benefit from prince's revenue music stream for decades to come. >> thank y >> cameron joins us now. i am sure that prince was on minds of everyone at "danc with the stars" last night. >> he definitely was. jodie sweetin said she heard the shocking news of prince's death while she was in the hospital with her ankle injury. she sprained it in rehearsal. let me tell you something, she

she was screaming in pain. but somehow she was ready for show time. >> i didn't want to go out that way. i think we just kind of bumped into our limit. >> jodie keeping it together after a week of injuries in rehearsal. got to get up and try she and her partner, keo motsepe, getting a standing ovation from the crowd. she wasn't the only one who risked going home early. >> one and two. >> do not do the rehearsal. >> in spite of doctor's orders, they jived to a number fr movie "hairspray." >> who gets the mirror ball trophy being babies? nobody. >> but it was football legend doug flutie who went home last night. we hear he was sort of expecting it, clearing out his l.a. apartment and dressing room before the show. the highest score of the night, wanya morris and lindsay arnold. they got 29 out of 30 for their n sync tribute

no pressure. >> i say he's in my to >> i've always been a boyz ii men fan. >> we showed you kim fields dancing to "hairspray." nbc just announced jennifer hudson and harvey fierstei star in a live tv version on december 7th. >> i got more casting news coming up for you in our "celebrity roll call." why does brad pitt cry? which hit movie is angelina bringing back? and is sarah michelle gellar doing a cruel intentions sequel? >> better, badder. can you say bitchier? and later we look back at kelly ripka's love story. the man her side with all the live chaos.

the day i met h the duo try to steal back their snatched kitty. keanu.

>> cats do brad pitt teary eyed on the set of his new movie "allied." another world war ii epic, shooting the emotional seen in southern england. angelina jolie stepped out looking flawless in gray 50 miles away in london. and you see that laser focus o her face? well, maybe it's because locked in after just signing a big-buck sequel. that's right. angie conjures up a maleficent return. jolie was covered up leaving a late dinner last night head to toe in gray as it was revealed

horns back on for a sequel. and check out neil patrick harris as count olaf. oh, yeah, that mean-looking man is this guy. party neil was spotted on set in vancouver, canada, with a prosthetic nose, wild gray facial hair, and a nasty expression all for a series of unfortunate events coming to netfli jim carrey played the same role in the movie version. oh, but don't get meaner than sarah michelle geller as katherine. >> close your eyes and lick your lips. >> she is back in "cruel intentions." the pilot for the tv reboot just wrapped shooting. at a united way women's summit, sarah was pretty tightlipped. >> 17 years later and i think we have something really unique and really different. >> so just how different? >> better, badder, bitchier? can you say that now? >> she just did. >> like she's in a school pta

still ahead, our kelly ripa flashback from jersey girl to daytimeestar. >> they're asking me if i'm kelly bundy from "married with childr then -- >> bring on the men. >> a secret from the set of "the bachelorette." and your first look at the dating show some say puts the "the bachelor" to shame. >> arms. ah! >> and which star is gw ex chris martin with now? the new photo sparking dating rumors is next.

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the premiere in less than a month. looks as if jo-jo is ready to -- >> bring on the men. >> in the first look at the new season, one of her students is taking a page from her uniform playbook. mike fleiss has been tweeting her journey and calls this season the most emotional with, quote so, much man cr meanwhile, "the bachelor," who booted jo-jo, ben higgins, an interesting new look caught on camera by beyonce lauren. >> let me see your face. look at me straight on. >> tired of looking like peter >> all grown up now. >> you know "the bachelorette" is one of my favorite shows. i cannot wait for may the 23rd. >> leave it to fox to beat aac to the punch. they have a new dating show premiering the week before "the bachelorette" called "couples." it's hosted by my man, terence j. >> i know this is coming on. you know it's going to be good

hits. "survivor look. here's why "couples" could be >> look at these arms. ah! >> sexy singl check. tropical location. check. declarations of love. oh, yeah. >> she is somebody that i could fall in love with. >> we've heard that one before. >> i can see myself falling in love with him. bachelor," right? >> i'm ready to find my wife. >> i'm ready to find love. >> here's how they differ. on "couples" we follow 12 women the entire season. no going home for them. >> bring on the men. bring them on. >> and here the women make the first move. men are flown in one by one, if the ladies like what they hear, they follow him to, where else, the tiki bar. >> those that aren't interestee, they'll go to the left. those that are interested will go to the righ >> then it's up to the man.

>> michelle. >> and alex. >> yep. the first date is a two-on-one. >> some point you have to decide between the two of us. >> the girl not picked goes back to meet the next guy fllwn while the new pair heads to the couple's villa. if trouble in paradise hits, she can send them packing. >> i saw the bags packed. i'm, like, damn. >> then heads back to the beac and there's another twist. all the contestants get cell phones. yep. we get to see and hear all of their juicy conversations play out on screen. >> what is he saying? >> there are certain times when i second-guess my decision. >> cannot wait. can i say that again? speaking of "couples," an usual one, coldplay's chris martin and heather graham took about a

on the beach in malibu and told they could not have looked happier. >> interesting. hmm. we'll keep an eye on that. right now, all eyes were on kelly ripa this morning and her return to "live." she was reminiscing about her man, mark consuelos, and cameron madison watched that whole romance from the start. >> i did. it was fantastic back in the day. working on "all my children" together back in the '90s. all right? mark has been her rock ever since. we've seen that bond play out in front of our "e.t." cameras. he's been my movie star since the day i met him. >> they've been there for each other for more than 20 years. even today, there was mark leading the way, shielding her from the hordes of cameras. when we first met kelly in 1992, life was simpler. >> you can't pretend everything's well when it &- stinks. >> kelly grew up a jersey girl and transformed into a daytime star with that big soap opera hair. >> they either ask me kelly bundy from "married with

girl from "90210." tonight we are "e.t.'s" special correspondents of the 20th anniversary of "soap opera digest." >> his proposal was sweet and low key. >> it was about 4:00 or 5:00 in afternoon and we had a lot of wine, a lot of pizza, you want to get married, yeah, and we were on the next plane to vegas. then we went to las vegas and got married didn't tell anybody for a few months. then we found out we wer pregnant. >> both glowing, they showed us around the new york apartment showing honeymoon pics from italy. >> kelly still has the wedding dress and talked about wearing it on her recent vacation. >> see that dress? that's my wedding dress. and guess what? it till fits. >> we always knew these two were special. >> no matter what goes on, what goes wrong, he's going to be he's my best friend in the world there, and he's very strong, he's very strong, sup kind of guy. and you need that. >> what a hollywood love story. right?

that piece is just a little different from the place they have today. they have upgraded a few times, we can say. in fact, they used to have t big loft in sojo, and that's where they hosted an awesome engagement party for me and my wife vanessa back in the day. what a party. >> thank goodness for his wife vanessa. you've lived a heck of a life because of her. >> you're right. >> thanks. let's look ahead. so much good stuff coming your way this week. >> thursday on "entertainment tonight" -- >> oh my gosh, it's so good. >> big stars >> look at me now. >> big exclusives. and all the gossip you c handle. >> that's how rumors start. >> plus every friday in may, joe z breaks down all the fashion dos, don'ts, and do-overs of the week.

every friday. set, why dakota johnson says she's over filming her racy scenes. etonline.com.. etonline.cos. etonline.com. before we go, i want you to check this out. that's christie brinkley john mellencamp a big old kiss outside his hotel in manhatta still going strong. seven months into their relationship. >> i like them as a couple. what is the 62-year-old uptown girl's greatest joy?

>> you get sappy thinking about it, but it's a real privi i'm really looking forward to being a grandmother next. >> how many grandmothers look like that? >> so true, right? she could represent aarp.

>> bye, everybody. campaign 2016 update. the polls are now closed in five northeast states which held presidential primaries today. cbs news projects republican front return donald trump will win big in pennsylvania, connecticut and maryland. on the trying side, cbs news projects a win for hillary clinton in maryland, as the votes are counted, clinton is leading bernie sanders in pennsylvania and connecticut. we're still waiting for the results from rhode island and delaware. i'm joined now by john derricksondickersonof face the nation. what does that mean. >> the republican party will start to fall behind him and will he give them something to be excited about. on the democratic side bernz bernie sanders is not catching hillary clinton. does he get aggressive or start to unify.