. a network news anchor's alcoholic confessions. elizabeth vargas opens up about rehabs, blackouts, and the moment with her young child that ll >> i don't know if i will ever forgive myself. >> then, a fashion show disaster, models fainting, boots breaking, what was kanye thinking? plus, an et first look, is ben affleck's movie a must-see ?

mccormack's big event. and elizabeth vargas, one of the biggest names in tv news but it's her past struggle with alcohol that has made headlines now. >> indeed, she is opening up about her battle with the bottle that nearly cost her her marriage and her life. >> there are where you feel so bad that the only thing that makes you feel better is more alcohol. that is when you're in the death spin. >> she has covered some of the biggest stories of our time. but off camera, elizabeth vargas had a kind of double life. the mother of two suffered from crippling anxiety and alcoholism. >> i remember anchoring the

the desk with my right hand, a and then in my left hand, i'm taking my engagement ring and digging into my thumb. >> elizabeth, who says she is sober for two years, opens up and will sit down tomorrow with diane sawyer. >> she suffered blackouts and went to rehab four times. but she said it was a moment that still haunts her. >> i was drinking and sleeping. and i do vividly remember one afternoon sam standing by my head in the bed saying mommy, when are you going to get up? and i remember i could smell the sunscreen. and i could feel the heat from his little body. because he had just come in from the beach. and you know, i would die for my

but i couldn't stop drinking for my children. i don't know if i will ever forgive myself for hurting them with my drinking ever. >> that is so heartbreaking, and so is this, elizabeth says she hit rock bottom on the day of her son's eighth birthday, she got drunk and was taken away to a detox center. >> the great news is, her career is stronger. the same cannot be said for ryan lochte, he is hoping that a run on dancing with the stars will be for him. >> when did you hear the face. >> that is ryan with dance partner cheryl burke arriving at l.a.x. after he learned he was banned from swimming for 20 months. >> do you think that is too hot? >> in addition, ryan forfeits $100,000 in bonus money from winning the gold medal, which is

won from sponsorships from the likes of speedos. of course, dancing with cheryl could soften the hit, and winning could win him $345,000. >> cheryl, you're tough competition right now. >> in case you're wondering, according to ryan, ttey were trying to log him in. >> they were asking me to be on the show for five months now, and with training and the olympics i couldn't take that time off, but now that i'm taking a mental break and everything i can do the show. >> good luck on the show. >> now, as part of ryan's punishment, he also got 20 hours of community service and won't be allowed to go to the white house with team usa. rough day for ryan lochte, rough day for kanye west, who kicked off the fashion week in style,

there you see kim, kendal, and kylee, all glamorous and decked out from head to toe. while they were looking chill and taking selfies, this was a hot mess of a fashion show. first let's talk about the fainting models, 83 degree heat, many stood around waiting for the show which started an hour and a half late. kanye watching from the sidelines was clearly not pleased. he even had to help this model himself. then, there is the shoes. as in some of the models could not walk in them. tyga's rumored ex stumbled and gave up, taking her heels off in frustration, this girl tripped when her five-inch heel broke. >> a man got up and helped her through. >> but here is the deal, kim may

dollars. >> kaaye's shows, so hot. >> i always feel like they're super elevated and cool. it's always nice being his creative mind to come out. >> the fashion break continues at night, as kendal and kylee celebrated their launch for their fall collection. >> this is one of my favorite pieces, hence, why i'm wearing it. it's a jump suit in the front and >> from first-time designers, they showed him with the air conditioning. >> kendal's champagne and cindy crawford. the show took plaae in the locked air conditioning, just steps from socialite friendly, park avenue in manhattan, a-listers, including julianne moore and others.

she sees the fashion ford show? >> alicia keys watched as models struted on the runway to songs like her hit, "fallen." and this was iman's first public event since her husband's death. it's hard to see her necklace, but it says david. and putting together a life stream of the show with 24 cameras and much like wa show, cameras pan to the famous faces in the crowd for reaction. you see uma thurman, and check this out, that is mya hawk, her daughter with evan hawk. >> she is a very chic, gorgeous girl. so yyu agree that every girl loves a little bad boy? >> to a point, yeah. >> okay, to a point, ben affleck

his new movie. >> ben in full boston accent plays the son of a cop gone to the dark side. >> i went away a soldier, i came home an outlaw. >> my father says there once was a good man in you. >> i want to be a gangster. i stopped kissing rings ago. >> he became a rum runner in florida. >> you don't think i'm strong enough? >> i don't know if you're cruel enough. >> making life more dangerous are the two women he is involved with. >> we do want to go where we want to go. mistress of another gangster. >> you spend your life hoping somebody will punish you for your sins. here i am.

by affleck, he seems caught up in a world he can't control. >> breaking the rules meant nothing. you had to be strong enough to make your own. >> that looks wild. >> ben also wrote the screen play for live by night. and if you remember he won his first oscar for co-writing good will hunting with matt damon. and oprah giving us personal makeup tips, her secrets to looking flawless. >> plus, carrie wwshington, baby talk, the way she is hiding her baby bump on scandal.

hello, mama, yeah, the baby rumors are true. second child. you can see she is blooming there. so cute. meanwhile, carrie washingtons talking about her second baby arriving very soon. >> dancing for two? do you -- >> we hope for a human. >> well, boy or girl, it's going to be a beautiful human. surprise visit and some baby talk. >> so what are their names? >> i can't tell you. >> so ellen? >> a very pregnant carrie is hard at work on "scandal", but has to hide her growing belly. >> hiding behind different body parts of other actors. next up, oprah sharing her tips on getting glamorous.

lipstick, you're not going to get a lip that looks this full anddrich with just one color. >> it's all on thesue of o magazine, contouring. >> you want your base color to be one color, and then your contour color to be a shade to a shade and a half, maybe two shades darker. >> very natural. >> and finally, it's good to be married to magic johnson. check out cookie johnson's newest bauble, a 25-carat princess basketball hall of famer took his wife to italy to celebrate their 25th anniversary. while there, he secretly flew some of his close friends to monaco. from there, they headed to cirque du soleil. >> we were all over social media having a great time. >> you know, i saw magic in a

cookie, i don't know if it was a ring, but he was getting her a nice gift. that was nice, magic. and one thing she hates about dating orlando bloom. and stepping out after their split. we have tom's new message. >> inside brady bunch's star, maureen mccormick.

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noww dating woes from katie perry. seems like her man, orlando bloom, is geographically undesirable. when i asked what is the down side, she said quote, my boyfriend lives in malibu, and getting used to that drive it was like are you kidding me? what kind of life is this. defily like a pretty good excuse to move in together. >> for everybody who doesn't live in los angeles, yeah, driving to malibu, that is far and that's love. while katie and orlando are going strong, katie's bad blood rival is single while splitting. two of the paparazzi questions, the mean, the jabs.

called it the split. >> the aftermath only just started. last night taylor tried to forget her trouble while out to dinner with louis aldrich, meanwhile, tom hung with his mates at a cafe on australia's coast, just as the break-up backlash boiled over. >> i'm tom >> late night had a field day, with the attempted field of silence. >> i'm going to give everybody a moment. >> to colbert unplugged, writing a new break-up song for her. >> my heart is on the floor ? ? i've got bad blood with amour. >> hidelston explained how

>> sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying, if taylor wants closure, her cup runs over with two exes to choose from, remember she called it quits with calvin harris in june. >> i mean, hearing that song warms my heart, the house is just down the street from our studio, these days, maureen mccormick has a new address, the dancing with the stars ball room. maureen just turned 60 last month, she looks great. p> you look so youthful, you have a great glow. >> i have had weight issues in the past, struggled with food, i'm gluten-free, and that like took off weight like immediately. >> maureen still looks a lot like the tv icon millions grew up with.

>> when fans see you on the street, what is the one thing they usually say to you? >> marsha, marsha, marsha! >> i hear such sweet things. they feel like i'm part of the family, they grew up with me. >> pretty much everybody has a brady buncc memory, but maureen's 34-year-old partner, ardem, is from russia. >> i'm happy to -- i'm forward to because on week two we'll do something with the brady bunch. >> hey, you guys. >> wonder if that famous football gag will make it in. dancing in public is actually one of maureen's biggest fears but she got advice from her tv mom, florns henderson, who competed on the show when she was 76. >> she was like no, you have to

amazing, you can do it. go for it. so here i am. >> it will be interesting to see if maureen gets the brady bunch vote with the voters. >> there will be a lot of focus in the coming days on the murder of jon benet ramsey. >> we want to get the truth peace. >> explain to me what is going on, okay? >> there is -- >> let me address very directly i did not kill my daughter, jon benet. >> god knows who you are and he will find you. >> who killed jon benet? a new series examines the cold case in several remarkable ways.

the ramsey house. >> we have a full-scale house, originnl plans, crime scene photos, videography of the house. >> also, the alleged entry point into the house, a small window barely visible. >> a small window that wouldd't open all the way, it ggves you very little room to actually get through here. >> this is theo the letter was found, the ransom letter, at the bottom of the stairs that lead right up to jon benet's room. this is ten times longer than the average ransom note. >> that ransom note is another focus of the investigation. the team timed out how long it would take just to physically write the letter. >> 21 minutes. >> just mechanically, it took 21 and a half minutes.

if it wereeoriginal text it would have taken so much longer. >> i think we can all agree this letter is clearly staged. >> all that analysis is part of the investigation with new experts. >> independent investigators all reached the same conclusion. they're pretty certain they know what happened that night and i think when viewers hear the evidence laid out from beginning to end they will agree there is really only one way it could have gone down. w nights starting on the 18th. >> i'm wonder if it is what the investigators will say. i'll be watching. >> we all will.

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. i'm so excited, yeah, everybody is so excited. we'll show you why. next week on et. i have seen you somewhere before, i can't remember where. >> big stars, featuring me. >> big exclusives. >> i'm the first one that's telling you? >> big set visits you can only see here. we're first behind the scenes as boss, john gotti, hitting the dance floor with his wife. plus, a first look on the set of michaellweatherly's new show. we have been waiting. then michael strahan's life after kelly. a rare interview with justin timberlake, and is kevin hart putting his comedy career on hold to rap? >> get your best dish.

the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. p kids living on the streets with education. charles what's up man? -whoa! how can we help? -ah man! wait, is that a basketball player? yes! -wow! my heart's about to jump out my chest man. charles you ought to be proud man. i'm just extremely grateful they were here giving them some encouragement- that's something that these kids are going to remember for a lifetime. did you see his big old feet? look. whoa.

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