enemy over to me?" seems like that would be a given. he was just put in charge of the israelites, god's chosen people. surely god wouldn't let them be defeated. but the fact is we're not supposed to fight every battle. david was smart enough to ask, "am i supposed to attack?" he was saying, "god, if i go in there, are you going to go with me?" he was showing his dependency on god. strength, his favor, his ability came from. and sometimes, we assume if there's an obstacle, there's something trying to stop us, there's no question get in there and go to battle, god is on our side. but a wiser approach is to say, "god, what is your plan? how do you want me to respond to this opposition? shall i attack, or shall i be

me? if i go in, god, are you going to go with me?" we've all fought battles where we didn't come out the way we thought. maybe it was because we didn't inquire of the lord. verse 19 goes on to say, "the lord said to david, 'go, for i will surely hand the philistines over to you.'" and once he got clear direction, once he knew he had god's blessing, he went down there and defeated theph but if we would do like david and inquire of the lord before we get into conflict, before we make big decisions, go to god for daily direction, for daily manna, it would save us a lot of heartache and pain. i've learned what god orders, he will pay for. but god is not obligated to bring victory to battles that we're not supposed to be in.

but it's much better to inquire of the lord before you make important decisions. a few months later, the philistines came back to the same valley to attack david again. david could have thought, "this is a no-brainer. i don't even have to pray about it this time. i know what to do, go down there and attack." but david realized he couldn't live off of yesterday's manna. he knew yesters information may not be appropriate for today's challenge. and the scripture says david inquired of the lord again, and the lord said, "do not attack them." same valley, same enemy, but god said, "this time, i'm going to do it a different way. i don't want you to go down and attack. i want you to circle around them." he went on to tell them when they heard the sound of

trees, that was a sign that he had gone before them to defeat their enemies. then they were to go in at once. but if david had not inquired of the lord, he would have done it the first way. that's common sense. hey, it worked last time. i'm sure it's going to work this time. but god's ways are not our ways. he doesn't want you to get hooked on a formula. he wants you to be hooked on him. when you develop this habit of going to god for your daily bread, daily direction, saying, "god, how do you want me to respond? how should i deal with this situation in my health, my finances? god, give me your wisdom, your insight, your favor," that's how god will lead you down the best path for your life. in my early 20s, there was this couple i knew that i really liked, and i went overboard to be good to them. and they were kind of friendly to me, but it was

enough. my nature was to do more. i showed them favor. and when they, several years later, moved to a different city, i gave them money for their moving cost, helped them pack up their house. and i knew down in here that's what i was supposed to be doing, taking the high road, going the extra mile. i felt good about it, and i believed that god blessed me for it. but a couple of years after they had moved, i received word from a friend of mine that they were upset with me because they didn't think i'd helped them enough. and here i'd helped them more than i'd helped anybody. and back then, that really bothered me because i wanted everybody to like me. and i was tempted to go and try to do more, and try to make it up to them. but when i prayed about it, when i asked god for daily direction, i heard it so strongly, not out loud, but down in here, something said, "joel, leave them alone.

same battle, same people, but different approach. if i hadn't have learned what i'm telling you today, to get daily direction, then i would still be frustrated, trying to convince somebody to like me that was never going to like me. are you fighting battles that you're not supposed to fight? if god hasn't given you permission, then you're going to do it in your own strength, your own ability. it will be a constant struggle. there's no grace for it. and just because it was right last time doesn't mean that it's right this time. and like david, you may be skilled in battle. you're tough. you can take on the best of them. but you have to check in with headquarters. you have to get your assignment. "god, am i supposed to fight this battle? show me the right steps to take." then listen to what you're feeling down in here. not in your head, but in your

still, small voice. it's an impression. you can't explain it, you just know this is what i'm supposed to do. that's god giving you daily direction. this is where joshua and the israelites got off-course. they had just seen the walls of jericho come down, a great miracle. they'd defeated other armies along the way. god's favor was on them, but there was a group of people called the gibeonites. they lived about two cities over from where joshua and the israelites were camped. and when they heard how powerful and successful the israelites were, they knew they couldn't compete with them, and they too were going to be driven out of their land. so, they came up with a plan to try to deceive joshua. they loaded their donkeys up with old, rundown, worn out sacks. they put on clothes that had

were falling apart. they left food out on purpose so that it would be old, and moldy, and stale. they did this to make it seem like they had traveled a great distance. and they showed up at joshua's camp, said, "joshua, we've come from a far, far land. we've traveled for months and months. we're tired, we're hungry. please, joshua, make a peace treaty with us.le we promise we'll work for you." joshua said, in effect, "how do i know you're not from one of these neighboring cities i'm about to conquer? how can i be sure you don't live close by?" they said, "joshua, look at this bread. it was freshly baked when we left home. now, it's old and moldy. look at these clothes. they were dry cleaned before we left. this shirt had starch in it. look at it now." joshua said, "let me see that

he looked at it, it was old, smelled badly. the scripture says the israelites examined their bread, but they did not consult with the lord. it looked like they were telling the truth. everything on the surface seemed like they were straight up people. so, joshua signed a peace treaty with them, saying, "fine, you can live here. don't worry, we'll never hurt you." three days later, the truth came out. joshua dve weren't who they said they were. they were from a city just a couple of towns over. the israelite people were furious. they were ready to wipe them out, let them have it. joshua said, "no, don't touch them. we gave them our word. if we break our agreement, god will come against us." it was a big headache. it all could have been avoided. the whole problem was they did not consult with the lord.

surface. everything seemed fine. but god can see things that we can't see. that's why you need to go to him before you get involved with people, before you sign the contract, before you put the money down. do yourself a favor and consult with the lord because people are not always who they say they are. they can show you one side, the side they want you to see, but god can see the whole package. and you can't get so caught up in how fine she is, how beautiful she looks. "but joel, he's tall, dark, handsome, and rich. i don't have to consult with the lord. the lord just answered my prayer." you better step back, joshua. you may end up with somebody that's not who you think they are. if you're married, don't say

their early 20s, they had traveled from their home in southern california down to tijuana, mexico to go christmas shopping for the day. when they returned to their car, they noticed what looked like a little puppy. looked just like a little chihuahua. it was squirming there in the gutter, and they could tell it was in a lot of pain. feeling sorry for it, they picked it up and put it in the trunk of their car. they were going to take it home, and didn't want the border patrol to see it. one of the girls took it into her apartment, gave it some milk, trying to nurse it back to health. she tried to feed it, but it wouldn't eat anything. that night, she wrapped it in a blanket and put it in her bed with her. and all through the night, making sure it was okay. the next morning, it was doing worse than ever. she rushed it to the emergency animal clinic, handed it to the veterinarian, and began to describe the symptoms. the doctor stopped her and said, "where did you get this

she thought she was in trouble for bringing it across the border, and she finally said, "well, doctor, my friend and i found this little chihuahua in the gutter in tijuana." he said, "young lady, this is not a chihuahua. this is a mexican river rat." everything is not what it seems. you better consult with the lord. you don't want any rats living in your house. i'm asking you today to go to god for daily direction. you're not going to make the best decisions if you're not consulting with the lord. don't do like joshua, try to figure it out in your own strength. do like david and inquire of the lord. remember, yesterday's manna is not going to be good for today. if you'll develop this habit of going to god for fresh manna, i believe and declare god is going to lead you down

from mistakes, bring the right people, and take you to the fullness of your destiny. in jesus' name, if you receive it, can you say amen? >> joel: it's great to be with you today. victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing over you and your family. >> female announcer: as a thank you for your support of our ministry this month, joel and victoria would like to send you a copy of joel's new series, "better than ever: living a hope-filled life." in this new three-part series, joel osteen inspires you to discover more of god's goodness, more of his blessings, and to live out the better than ever destiny he has for you. your future will be better than your past. to request your copy of "better than ever," visit us at joelosteen.com, or call us toll-free. >> victoria osteen: we weren't created to stay at one level. we were created to get better. you have seeds of greatness.

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[music] >> male announcer: the world seems more fractured each day. never have the headlines been this jarring, the cultural changes this rapid, or the moral decay this pronounced. terrorism that bleeds across borders, deepening persecution and intolerance, a growing culture of apathy, self-centeredness, and greed, escalating international tensions simmering just below the surface, and a future that seems all but certain. after each new occurrence,

will the world ever be the same again? and where is god in all of this? people are asking, "is this the end?" >> female: breaking news out of north korea once again, where pyongyang is now threatening a nuclear strike. >> female: earlier, we reported that isis leaders called for more attacks during the holy month of ramadan. >> male: the renewed focus on russia's military started with its annexation of crimea in southern-- >> male: this will have brought political ramifications and ramificationsfo >> male: the largest nuclear arsenal in the world, larger even than the us. >> benjamin netanyahu: but israel lives. the people of israel live. >> announcer: but could we be on the cusp of a spiritual revival, a resurgence of faith, world evangelism, and spiritual awakening? over the last few decades, dr. david jeremiah has become one of the world's most

to connect modern culture and current events to biblical prophecy. dr. jeremiah was recently in new york city to discuss these ripped from the headlines issues confronting our world, including one particular pressing topic. >> david jeremiah: throughout the history of america, there have been five major revivals, beginning with the great awakening back in the colonial days. and i read about all of those, and i was so encouraged because here's what i learned, two things really. number one, revivals always come when the country is at the lowest ebb it has ever been. and number two, it always starts with young people. it doesn't start with the old saints, sorry guys. it starts with kids. in fact, the entire missionary movement started in what was called a haystack prayer meeting, where a bunch of kids got into a barn to get out of the storm, and while they were in there, they started to pray. and they looked at each other,

"i will go anywhere god ever tells me to go to preach the gospel." and they left there, and they went around the world, and that was the beginning of the modern missions movement as we know it, all young people. when i see that, i know god can do that again. and i believe him to do that again. >> announcer: it's obvious that this issue, and how we respond to it, is vital. on today's program, dr. jeremiah uncovers how our steadfast faith applies to this subject, from discovering to finding the power of christ in all of us. >> announcer: the bleeding of our borders, the apathy of america, the persecuted church. are these current events a sign of a coming rapture and tribulation foretold in the bible? unsure of the future, both christians and nonbelievers are asking, "is this the end?" dr. david jeremiah explores ten critical issues facing our society in his new book, "people are asking,

signs of god's providence in a disturbing new world." split into two sections, "is this the end for america?" and "is this the end for the world?" dr. jeremiah provides a biblical perspective on topics including israel, isis, and the rise of russia. order your copy of "people are asking, is this the end?" when you support the ministry of "turning point" with a gift of any amount. and if you give $60 or more, dr. jeremiah will send you the "is this the end?" study set, which contains his new book, his complete series on your choice of dvd or cd, and a correlating study guide. plus, you'll also receive the prayer for america bookmark absolutely free. "is this the end?" book and study set, order yours from "turning point" today. >> announcer: and now, join dr. david jeremiah as he addresses an urgent issue for our time, "the remedy of revival." >> david: lightning struck on valentine's day back in 2012, and jeremy lin began playing

he almost single handedly turned the knicks season around. and soon, the rowdy crowds over here at madison square garden found a new vocabulary. and i remember it because i was here during that time. and on the front page of the newspaper and on the front page of the sports page, these titles were given to him. he was called linsanity, lintensity, lintelligence, linvincible, linspiration, and lincredible. and some of you remember basketball was exciting again in new york. didn't last long, but it was there for a while, amen? well, since that time in his life, jeremy lin has battled injuries, and surgeries, and ups and downs in his career. took a stop in carolina, but now jeremy lin is back with the brooklyn nets. and he openly admits he battles discouragement

but sports writers have recently been using a word to describe his career. they've been calling it the revival, the revival of linsanity. what they don't know is that jeremy lin is a deeply committed christian, and his heart aches not for a revival of his basketball career, but for a revival of morality and faith in the world in which he lives. well, i'm with jeremy lin. i love basketball, and i'd like to see him do well. but the kind of revival we need is spiritual. and if we're ever going to see this nation return to its roots and its values, there's going to have to be something that happens within the church that brings people back to god. so, there's a suggested prayer that's in the bible. you can write down the reference and look it up later. i hope you'll pray it often. it's psalm 85 and verse 6,

that your people may rejoice in you? will you not revive us again, lord, that your people may rejoice in you?" now, the thing that i think we all need to know is that, as bad as things are in our country right now, things have been this bad before. sometimes, we think we've gotten out of the realm where god can help us. how many of you know there is no such place? god can always help us, especially if we come to him in the right spirit. i want to tell you about a revival, first of all, that happened in bible days. and it's recorded in the scripture. did you know that the old testament has a handbook on revival, and it's the most unusual book you would ever imagine? it's the book of 2 chronicles. if you read 2 chronicles, you'll read about revivals that happened to the people of israel, and how god broke through their culture to change everything. i want to tell you just about one. there was this young king

the darkest days of judah. and one of the wickedest men in all of the bible, a man by the name of king manasseh, had been on the throne for 55 years. and he was a wicked man. and during his time, his nation sank into a quagmire of idolatry and occultism. they actually sacrificed humans during that time, and lawlessness broke out, and violence. it was a really bad time in israel, have ever known in our culture today. enter josiah, age eight. with his grandfather dead and his father murdered, josiah comes to the throne of judah and, remarkably, this young boy had a heart for the lord. and he began to lead his nation righteously. 2 chronicles 34:2 says, "he did what was right in the sight of the lord,

of his father david, and did not turn aside to the right hand or to the left." the revival that took place during josiah's life is one of the great turnarounds in all of history. it started out, first of all, with the fact that there was in control of this nation, for the first time in many, many years, a humble leader. since he was only 8 when he came to the throne, he really had little to do with running his nation until he began taking charge at the ripe old age of 16. and we read in 2 chronicles 34:3, "in the eighth year of his reign," remember he became the king when he was 8, so the eighth year of his reign would make him 16 years old, "while he was still young, josiah began to seek the god of his father david; and in the twelfth year, he began to purge judah and jerusalem of the high places, and the wooden images, and the carved images,

this young man who started this revival started it unknowingly by providing the money for the rebuilding of the temple. and while they were rebuilding the temple, listen to these words, "hilkiah the priest found the book of the law the lord had given to moses." now, how many of you know if you find something, it's because it's lost? and so, the book of the law had been lost can you imagine that, being a religious people and not even having the bible as we would call it today? so, while they're ransacking around, rebuilding the temple, the high priest finds this book, and he reads it, and he realizes this is god's word to moses. this is the book of the law. and with the word of the lord in his hand, josiah announced a revival meeting. and he called all the people together. and it tells us

of 2 chronicles 34 that, "all the men of judah and the inhabitants of jerusalem, the priests and the levites, and all the people, great and small, and josiah read in their hearing all the words of the book of the law and the book of the covenant which had been found in the house of the lord. then the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the lord, to follow the lord, and to keep his commandments and his statutes with all of his heart and all of his soul." well, the people who came to that revival meeting were moved by the sight of their king, and they were burdened for revival, and they joined in his commitment. and the result was amazing. moral trends were turned upside down. spiritual zeal was turned right side up. and impending judgment was turned away, and god did not judge the people because they got right

that's overdue in our nation today. as bad as things are, things have been worse, and god has broken through. as bad as things may be, we are never out of the reach of the loving hand of a merciful god if we will just turn to him as we are told to do so in the scripture. so, let me tell you a little bit about some of the revivals that have happened in our nation. this is a fun story, so listen carefully. go and we have the history to prove it. like ancient judah, our nation has repeatedly sunk to the depths lower than anything you and i have ever experienced in our lifetime as modern americans. and the first great movement of god in this country took place in the 1740s, and it's called the great awakening. have you all heard about that? how many have heard about the great awakening? that's not what happens at the end of the sermon

go to church, you know. that's not the great awakening. this is a period of time in history, all right? the colonies were, according to one historian, the most protestant, reformed, and puritan commonwealth in the entire world. that was the early days of this nation. but throughout the 1600s, the spiritual and moral condition of the colonies declined at a rate that alarmed everybody. and that's when god brought revival. ther was theodore frilingheusan. and he just began to preach. he preached evangelism, and he saw people coming to christ. he preached the gospel. and in his services, people would come and they'd hear the gospel, and they would get saved. and he told them that they needed to be born again, and all of a sudden, the message started to spread, and revival broke out. and there was a man whose name we all know, his name was jonathan edwards. and jonathan edwards

i didn't know some of this stuff until i researched it. i found out that when he was 6 years old, he was studying latin. he entered yale when he was 13, and he graduated when he was barely 15. he was ordained at the old age of 19. he was a teacher at yale when he was 20. and he later became president of princeton university. harvard granted himsity. a bachelor's degree and a master's degree on the same day. not for all of his degrees, but for one sermon that he preached. that sermon is called "sinners in the hands of an angry god." it was a hellfire and brimstone sermon describing what it would be like if you fell into the pit of hell. i can't possibly recreate what was going on in the church that day, but edward's voice was suddenly lost amid cries

he paused, and appealed for them to quiet down. then he concluded, "let everyone that is out of christ now awake and fly from the wrath to come. the wrath of almighty god is undoubtedly hanging over a great part of this congregation. let every one of you fly out of sodom," he preached. it is reported that strong men held onto the pews, feeling like they were slipping into hell. others tmb rolled onto the floor. and throughout the night, cries of men and women arose in the village as people begged god to save them and forgive them. five hundred people were converted that night, sparking a revival that swept thousands into the kingdom of god. that was the great awakening. and while this was going on in new england, john wesley and his methodists were riding the crest

and the powerful george whitfield was traveling back and forth, first to america, then to england, and he was preaching. and when i say powerful voice, that's what i mean. without any amplification, his voice would carry in the wind for a mile, and he could preach to 30,000 people at one time, and they could hear him, and there was no public address system. and thousands of converts filled the colonies. new theological training colleges were born. it was during that time that princeton, and rutgers, and brown universities opened their doors, once again to train missionaries and preachers so the gospel could be spread. what a long way we've come from the original intent for these schools. the effects of the great awakening shaped the american political scene, and it set the stage for the american revolution. that was the first movement of god in our country. the second great awakening took place in the 1800s. let me tell you that story.

and the revolutionary war, christianity in america spiraled, and then it went into another decline. it seems like we can't ever figure out how to stay where we're supposed to stay. and that's true in all of our lives. we've all been through the ups and downs of our walk with the lord. someone once told me that the christian life is getting up and falling down, getting up and falling down, getting up and falling down all the way to heaven. well, during the great awakening, there were as many as 40% to 50% of top that went to church. but by the 1790s, the number was down to 5% to 10%, fewer than the people who go to church even today. so, if you're asking yourself, has it ever been this bad? yes, it's been worse. things became so bad that among the students at princeton, which was founded to prepare men and women for the ministry, only two people in the whole school could be found who professed to be christians.

when they got at the bottom, when they got as far away as you can think, that's when god moves in. when we ruin ourselves in such a way that there's no way for us to correct ourselves, god comes into the picture. some students at williams college hid in a haystack to avoid a thunderstorm. and there, while they were hiding from a thunderstorm, they began to pray. and they committed themselves in that moment to go anywhere in the world, wherever god might lead them, who had never heard it. and that was the beginning of the modern missionary movement as we know it now. it's the famous haystack prayer meeting, the second great awakening. and then there's another great awakening that happened a little bit later in our culture. in 1858, another revival broke out that transformed our nation. the catalyst for this revival was a man whose name was jeremiah lanphier, who announcer a prayer meeting

it was to be held on september the 23rd, 1857. he went to that prayer meeting, and there was nobody there but him. but he kept going and kept announcing it. and in a few months, more than 50,000 people a day were gathering for prayer all over new york city. the revival spread from one city to the next, from cleveland to detroit, to chicago, to cincinnati. and between one and two million people are estimated to have found christ as their during that great revival. out of this revival came some interesting things that we all know about today. the gospel era of d.l. moody, a singer by the name of ira sankey, and a songwriter by the name of fanny crosby. the birth of a new phrase in our hymnody. millions singing lighthearted gospel songs like "blessed assurance" and "revive us again."

almost out of the blue, one of the greatest revivals in christian history occurred in the first decade of the 20th century. it's hard to pinpoint its origin, but a major epicenter was undoubtedly the country of wales. and that's where my ancestry is from. my grandfather is from wales. the person most associated with the welsh revival was a young coal miner named evan roberts. he was a bible student who took a break from school to return to his home village, where he could preach his first sermon. within 3 months,reach 100,000 converts were added to the churches in wales. and all across the nation, theatres closed, jails emptied, churches filled. soccer matches were canceled to avoid conflicting with the revival. and welsh miners, they were so thoroughly converted that their ponies and mules had to be retrained to work without the prodding of curse words.

it seems hard to believe anything like that could ever happen when you look out at our world today. but let me just say this to you. it seemed as impossible to the people who lived at that time that such a thing could happen. and my thought is, lord, if you did it once, do it again. if you did it two or three times, let us be the next one. because if we don't have something like that happen in our culture today, our ability to try to fix what's messed up in this nation is not going to get it d we need an intervention, an intervention from almighty god like he's intervened in times past in this nation. i don't remember any of the great revivals that i have talked to you about, but the last great revival i remember vividly. we don't really call it a revival, but it was. it was called the jesus movement. how many remember the jesus movement of the 70s? wow. once again, our nation

morally and spiritually. i was just starting out as a pastor. we started our first church in 1969, right on the cusp of this period of time. a distressed generation met in what was called ground zero for the emerging youth culture. it was san francisco's haight-ashbury district, called hashbury by the hippies. disillusioned long hair youth adopted counter-cultural values. they turned onto drugs. they dropped out of society. they protested the establishment. i remember those days. in the middle of the hashbury bedlam, in 1967, a christian couple opened an evangelistic coffeehouse called the living room. other christian coffeehouses soon opened up and down the west coast, and ministries started. young people began to get saved, and the winds of revival blew thousands of hippies into the pacific ocean

this was the beginning of the jesus movement. if there was a theme song to the jesus people, it was a song written by kurt kaiser, "it only takes a spark to get the fire going, and soon all those around can warm up in the glowing. that's how it is with god's love. once you experience it, you spread his love to everyone. you want to pass it on." people sang that song everywhere. we sang it in our youth group. we sang it everywhere. this was the song that everybody grabbed hold of. it only takes a spark to get a fire going. we do need another spark today, men and women, another touch of the fire of heaven. america cannot be saved by politics. it's going to be saved neither by republicans or democrats or independents. we need wise and godly leaders, but the real answer to our problems isn't political,

there's a two-fold plan for revival, and here it is. we can't orchestrate it, but we can get ready for it. and the way you get ready for revival is you pray for revival personally. remember the verse i gave you at the beginning of this message? "will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice?" says the psalmist. pray for revival. and then secondly, practice revival personally. don't wait for some big movement to happen, and then say, "okay, now i'm going to start living right." start living right before a movement starts. rededicate yourself to living a life of personal holiness and perpetual revival. you and i don't have to wait for some global or national movement. let the movement begin in us. if you've lost your fervor for the lord, if your love for him has gotten cold, if your sin has dampened your spiritual zeal,

and into your habits, you know what to do. ask god to forgive you, and repent of your sin, and ask him to renew a spirit of righteousness in your heart. god isn't finished with our country. i think the main question isn't, is god finished with america? the main question is, is america finished with god? but i want you to know, on the basis and the authority of the bible, and the history of revival, we are at a place not where we should despair, but where we should look with great anticipation. where god has intervened in every other time in history. this is a period when god wants to move among us. start it in me, start it in you, start it anywhere, but lord god, if you don't break through into our culture, we don't have any other option. we are confessing our sin before you today, and we're asking you in the words of the psalmist, revive us again. >> announcer: dr. jeremiah will return after this

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? new details in the brangelina divorce as brad reunites with the kids. >> whatever's got to be done to keep the family together. >> then an exclusive with michael jackson's daughter. >> what do you see? >> death. >> paris's >> what was that? >> was she talking about her father? >> also, ben flecaffleck gets r about co-parenting with jennifer garner. >> my area of expertise is not homework. i only play an accountant in the movie. >> plus -- ? you've got to hold on ? our new interview with jon bon jovi. why he says richie sambora left the band. >> the way he did it nobody appreciated it. >> and "90210" star luke perry

>> i'm in no hurry to be the star of a film. >> then -- ? only we're behind the scenes of carrie underwood's new music video. and baby talk with kelly clarkson. >> i hate pregnancy. like with a capital h. >> her candid confessions about mom life as she totally rocks out with her 2-year-old. ? baby baby ? >> now this is "entertainment tonight." thanks for joining us, everybody. cameron math eson's off tonight. and we are tracking the good and bad news for brad pitt in his divorce battle with liegea jolie. that and more in this weekend's "know and tell." brad finally got to see his kids last saturday, october 8th, 20 days afterage angelina filed for divorce. we've learned the visit was supervised by a child protective services monitor. but what's interesting is not all of the six children were there. >> whatever's got to be done to keep the family together and

>> from what we know it's unlikely angelina was present. in fact, we cannot confirm if the divorcing couple has even spoken directly with each other. we're told that with a child safety plan in place conversation usually goes through attorneys. we confirmed the fbi has been gathering facts on what exactly went down with brad on the plane. as of monofishlz still had not interviewed members of the family. but does angelina want brad prosecuted? we've been told it's not her call, it authorities. >> i think of everything i do now, my kids are going to see it when they grow up and how are they going to feel. but they know me as a dad. >> it remains to be seen if any of brad's future visits with the kids will need to be supervised. that's determined by the therapist. the temporary child custody plan expires next thursday. next story, billy bush's impending exit. the "today" show co-host is under fire after this tape was leaked. on it you can hear bush and donald trump making lewd comments.

thing he can do. his agents, his representatives are in negotiations with nbc about an exit deal in order to kind of clean this up to the extent that it can be cleaned up at all. >> a lot of people are upset, billy. billy, is there anything you can say? >> billy was grilled as he landed at l.a.x. >> a lot of people are very angry. people deserve a comment, billy. >> questioned after the "washington post" relatesed the tape. >> billy, do you have any comments about the leaked audio and video of you and donald trump? >> he stayed focused on finding his ride and paparazzo until the very end. >> i gave a statement. the statement speaks for itself. >> i know but -- >> here's that statement. "obviously, i'm embarrassed and ashamed. it's no excuse. but this happened 11 years ago. i was younger, less mature, and acted foolishly in playing along. i'm very sorry." this of course is just the latest anchor scandal for nbc. brian williams was demoted to msnbc after he falsely recounted a story about reporting from iraq. and the network was blasted for

left the anchor in tears on the "today" show couch. >> i'm sorry i couldn't carry the ball to the finish line. >> billy bush is not the brand name that brian williams once was. anchor, nbc "nightly news." ann curry, number one morning show, "today" show, for 15 years. billy bush is a small fish in a big pond over at nbc. he's expandible. and that's why he's being kicked to the curb. >> next up, kim kardashian. there's new fallout after she was robbed in paris. >> tell me how kim is doing. i'm sure everybody here is >> i mean, she's not doing that well. i mean, it's incredibly traumatic what happened to her. >> this week we confirmed there's an investigation surrounding the leaked video of kim inside her paris apartment. cops are trying to find out who made the secret recording which is illegal in france. that person faces a year in prison and fines up to $50,000. >> it's a distraction. somebody's trying to make money

violated a person who'd already been violated by a robbery. >> reporter: as for the investigation, here's what we know. there are crime scene photos, fingerprints, surveillance video and reported dna evidence left on the $33,000 cross necklace the robbers dropped as well as duct tape and zip ties the thieves left behind. now to the battle of the ballroom and "dancing with the stars." now, last week we thought laurie and val couldn't be stopped when they got the first perfect score, right? well, a lot can happen in the ballroom in a week. and it did. >> we both suffer from a condition called a.d.o.s. attention deficit ooh shiny. and when she walks out like this i'm like i don't know how i'm -- there's a lot of shiny here. how am i going to do it? but we focus and we manage to get through the routine. >> manage to get through the routine. i think that's the understatement of the year. >> you are unbeatable. >> amazing control. >> you are a miracle.

moved to the top of the leaderboard scoring 29 out of 30. recalling when a 200-mile-an-hour crash nearly killed him last year. >> i was appreciative of the position i was in before but man it really drives it home when you almost lose it. i suffered a pretty big concussion, and i have no memory of the accident itself. honestly, i was so lucky. for those 100 things that went wrong there was 1,000 things that had to go just right for me to not only survive that but to be able to race again, be side effects. >> how long did it take you from the accident to get back into your car? >> it was four months. just over four months. >> crazy. >> they said it would be six or seven. but i was motivated. so. >> working on his own comeback story is ryan lochte. he earned his best score of the season, a 24. but looks like he's still riding high after proposing to "playboy" model kayla ray reed last sunday.

so weird. and then when i got down on one knee i couldn't get the ring out of my pocket. all i could say was i love you so much, will you marry me? she said yes and gave me a big hug, and i was like, yeah. >> the olympic gold medalist took his girlfriend of eight months on a helicopter ride over los angeles. >> i'm driving a helicopter. >> then gave her a custom-designed platinum ring with a radiant diamond. hollywood nightclub back in january. she cheered him on at the olympics in rio and stayed by his side after his scandal. and kayla ray has been a permanent fixture in the audience while he competes on "dancing with the stars." >> she stuck right there by me and just was like my rock. and that's when i knew. i was like i'm not letting this one go. >> oh, yeah. lochte's in love. you know they haven't set a date yet. but ryan told me he's just

"dancing" competition, the voice. their list of superstar mentors is amazing. and just when you thought couldn't get bigger it became divine. >> you ready? >> okay. >> i'm going to brag on you here. bette midler. she's one of my favorite people ever. >> why don't you unbutton one of your shirts? >> that's a better look? >> that's a better look for you. >> i flash my man boobs all the time to the girls. >> my word. >> whoever thought you'd see the divine miss m teaming up with he's cute. he's with it. he's funny. he's witty. he sings great, plays great guitar. sold millions of records. i mean, why -- >> go for ten. >> writes his own songs. he's going to give me one. >> okay. i wish. wow. >> we want to see these two hit the road together. and did you notice the pink streaks in bette's hair? seems she was going for a little bit of the gwen stefani vibe. >> i can't think of anybody who knows more about the

swear. >> this week all the "voice" coaches partnered up with star guest mentors for their team's battle round. miley was with legendary rocker joan jett. alicia keys. and other adam lev gene over the moon with new daughter dusty rose. >> i'm so excited. >> can you imagine adam levine being your father? ? you say you love me ? >> natasha's voice is like an unpolished diamond. she's got something. >> as for team adam all eyes were on fuller house daughter candace cameron bure's daughter natasha. we sat down with the 18-year-old rising star. ? i can't help ? ? falling in love with you ? >> i was really hoping.

voice" come to you? >> i had gotten an e-mail a couple months before blind auditions happened. and i was not interested. i'm way too competitive. that would just not be good for me to be on a show like that. but my mom and my dad and my grandparents were always like you should try out, it would be so much fun. ? now you say you love me ? >> adam's great. he's given me a lot of tips about being in the zone and singing with emotion and passion. >> the winner of riley. >> sadly, natasha was eliminated from the competition. but not before getting props from the judges. >> you did one hair flip that inspired me. >> adam, thank you so much for turning your chair and giving me the opportunity to come on here and just kick my nerves in the butt. it was such a great opportunity. >> i think you are going to be on a great path, and i just look forward to watching it. >> i was so proud. it was the best i heard you sing it. so you can walk out of here with

from the family but you can bet natasha turned to her mom for advice on how to handle the ups and downs of show business. >> i kind of just learned from watching her more than i have her telling me. she worked since she was 5 years old, which is just a great testament to who she is. but a lot of the advice she'll give me is just to work hard and be humble. ? i cried a river over you ? >> and of course her mama was supporting her the entire way. after candace tweeted "i'm so proud of my baby girl for crushing her nerves. we will be rooting on riley elmore. we love you." next we are on the red carpet with ben affleck talking co-parenting with jen. then it's date night in italy co-parenting with jen. then it's date night in italy co-parenting with jen. then iwe dance on thein italy salsa team together, and it's like a lot of power in what we wear. when we're practicing if i don't feel good in what i'm wearing i don't look good. t.j.maxx has that variety. i can get a lot for my money. it's like "yay t.j.maxx!" if you're feeling it, just go for it, don't wait. maxx life at t.j.maxx.

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