a network news anchor's alcoholic confessions. elizabeth vargas opens up about rehabs, blackouts, and the moment with her young child that will haunt her forever. >> 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 ? >> and then, we're inside marie 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 days you wake up where you feel so horrible that the only thing that will make you feel better is more alcohol. and that's when you're in the death spin. >> she has covered some of the biggest stories of our time. but off camera, elizabeth varggs had a kind of double life. the mother of two suffered from crippling anxiety and alcoholism. >> i remember anchoring the news, you will see me, i gripped 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 so

about it all in her new memoir. she's also sitting down with diane sawyer's "20/20." >> we really only have today. >> elizabeth suffered blackouts and went to rehab four times, but she says it was a moment during a vacation with her son that still haunts her. >> i was drinking and sleeping. and i do vividly remember, like, 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 children, diane. 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 8th 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 rehab his image because today he just took another hit. >> when did you hear the news? when you were on the plan, before? okay. >> that's ryan with his attendance partner arriving at l.a.x. last night after he learned that the two u.s. sanctioned bodies had banned him from swimming for ten months. >> do you think that is too hot? >> no comment. >> in addition, ryan forfeits $100,000 in bonus money from winning the gold medal, which is on top of the estetimad 1 million he's already lost in sponsorships from the likes of speedo and ralph lauren. of course, danning with cheryl ul

winning could win him $345,000. >> cheryl, you're tough competition right now. >> in case you're wondering, according to ryan lochte, they were trying to book him long before the incident at the rio gas station. >> they've been asking for me to be on the show like five months now. with training and the olympics, i cooldn't take that time off. 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, just not the style he hoped for. there you see kim, kendall, and kylie all glam and of course decked out in yeezy from head to

chill and taking selfies, this was a hot mess of a fashion show that was crumbling all around them. 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. >> it was really, really hot. some of them had to be given water. >> then there's the shoes, as in some of the models couldn't walk in them. tyga's rumored ex stumbled and heels off in frustration, and this girl wobbled in her over-the-knee black boots when her five-inch heel broke. >> a man got up and helped her through. >> but here is the deal, kim may be kanye's best advertisement, she's worn the clear plastic boots before. expected cost, over a grand. >> kanye'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 that night as kendall and kylie celebrated the 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 back. >> from first-time designers, they showed how it's done indoors with air-conditioning. >> kendal's champagne and cindy crawford. the show took place in the locked air conditioning, just steps from socialiteen frrdly, park avenue in manhattan, a-listers, including julianne moore and others. >> what is going to happen when she sees the fashion ford show? >> alicia keys watched as models strutted on the runway to songs

and this was iman's first public event since the death of her husband david bowie. it's hard to see, but her necklace says "david." for an added hollywood touch, ford enlisted the man known for directing the grammys and emmys to orchestrate a live event of the show. cameras panned to the famous faces in the crowd for reaction. we see you, uma thurman. this out, that is mya hawk, her daughter with evan hawk. >> she is a very chic, gorgeous girl. so you agree that every girl loves a little bad boy? >> to a point, yeah. >> okay, to a point, ben affleck is giving us serious swagger in his new movie. >> ben in full boston accent

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 a long 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 involvee with, zoe saldana and sienna miller. >> we do want to go where we want to go. >> sienna also happens to be the mistress of another gangster. >> you spend your life hoping somebody will punish you foo your sins. here i am. >> in thisr dama directed by affleck, his character seems caught up in a world he can't ccntrol. >> i realize to be free in this life, breaking the

you had to be strong enough to make your own. >> that looks wwld. >> that looks like my kind of movie. >> 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 her personal makeup tips, her secrets to looking flawless. >> very natural. plus, kerry washington baby talk. the hilarious way she's hiding her bump on the set of "scandal." >> are you having -- we're hoping for a human. >> and stephen colbert did a break-up song for

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hello, mama, yeah, the baby rumors are true. a source tells us that natalie portman is expecting her second child. you can see she is blooming there. so cute. meanwhile, kerry washington is talking about her second baby, arriving very soon. >> you're dancing for two, aren't you? are you having -- >> a human. we hope for a human. >> well, boy or girl, it's going to be a beautiful human. kerry dropped in on "ellen" for a surprise visit and some baby talk. >> so what are their names? >> i can't tell you. >> no? can i guess? >> sure. >> ellen? >> a very pregnant kerry is hard at work on "scandal" but she has to hide her growing baby belling. >> how are you oing that? >> big coats, big bags, hiding behind different body parts of other actors. next up, oprah sharing her tips on getting glamorous.

lipstick, you're not going to t a lip that looks this full and rich with just one color. >> it's all on the issue of "o" magazine, contouring. >> you want your base color to be one color, and then your contour color to e a shade to a shade and a half, maybe two shades darker. >> and finally, it's good to be married to magic johnson. check out cookie johnson's newest bobble. a 30-caratam di ronding designed by magic himself and the people at 14-carat jewelers. the basketball hall of famer surprised his wife of 25 years with a whirlwind anniversary celebration, and we've ott exclusive details. first, he secretly flew 100 of their closest friends tona moco for one party and then over to st. tropez for another epic bash. an aerialist dropped down from the ceiling to deliver the ring. up

magic footing the bill for it all and tells us cookie deserves it. >> we were all over social media having a great time. >> you know, i saw magic in a jewelry store not long ago, he was getting something for cookie, i don't know if it was a ring, but he was getting her a nice gift. that was nice, magic. still ahead, katy perry on the one thing she hates about dating orlando bloom. plus, taylor and tom step outtafter their split. we have tom's new message. >> inside brady bunch's star, maureen mccormick. >> close captioning provided by.

now, dating woes from katy 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. definitely a los angeles problem, but hey, that sounds li

>> for everybody who doesn't live in los angeles, yeah, driving to malibu, that is far and that's love. while katy and orlando are going strong, katy's bad blood rival with tayyor swift ings sile again after splitting with tom hiddleston. two of the paparazzi questions, the mean, the jabs. >> that is right, hidelswift called it the split. >> the aftermath only just started. laigst nayht tlor tried to forget her trouble while out to dinner with louis aldrich, meanwhile, tom hung with his mates at a cafe on australia's gold coast, just as the breakup backlash boiled over. e latt nighhad a field day,

with the attempted moment 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 ♪ >> tom can probably laugh along with them. ushe j tposted this, explaining how comedy has healed him in the past. >> i was a bit heavy of heart and i would listen to comedy shows on the radio. >> yeah, because sometimes you just have to laugh to keep from crying. if taalor does want closure with another breakup tune, her cup runneth over with two exes to choose from. remember, she called it quits with calvin arrest in june. >> i mean, hearing that song warms my heart, the house is just down the street from our studio, but these days maureen mccormick, who played marsha, has a new

of "dancing with the stars." maureen just turned 60 last month, she looks great. >> you look so youthful, you have a great glow. >> i have had weight issues in the past, struggled with food, done all the things that a lot of us women do. 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. >> i've got to call jennifer. >> 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 bunch memory, but maureen's 34-year-old partner, ardem, is from russia. >> i'm happy to -- i'm looking

we'll do something with the brady bunch. >> hey, you guys. >> wonder if that famous football gag will make it in. dancing in public isua actlly one of maureen's biggest fears but she got advice from her tv mom, florence henderson, who competed on the show when she was 76. >> she was like no, you have to do "dancing with the stars." i was like, florence, you were amazing, but i'm scared to death of dancing. iidon't think i could do it. she's like, yes, you can, you should do it, go for it. so here i am. >> it will be interesting to see if maureen gets the brady bunch bounce with the voters. all right. let's keep moving. there's going to be a lot of focus in the coming days on the murder of jon benet ramsey. we're going to focus on a series on cbs. it goes further than any other show to find answers. >> we want to get the truth out so that jon benet n

>> explain to me what is going on, okay? >> there is -- our daughter is gone. >> let me address very directty 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 seveeal remarkable ways. first, the team built a full-scale replica of the ramsey e.hous >> we took a 70,000-square-foot warehouse in boulder, colorado. we got the original plans to the house, crime scene photos, vidography of the house, and we built it from scratch. >> because we built the place, we could test theories. >> also of interest, the alleged y entrpoint into the house, a small window barely visiblem fro the outside. z >> it's restrid.cte it won't open all they, wa which gives you very little bit of room to get in through here. this is the location where the letter

letter. it's at the bottom of the stairs that lead right unto the outside of jon benet's room. it's six to ten times as long as the average ransom note. >> that ransom note is another focus of the investigation. the team actually timmd out how long it would take just to physically write the letter. >> 21 minutes. >> just mechanically, it took 21 and a half minutes. just to write this thing. if it were original 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. >> this is so asfcinating. the case

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previously on the big bang theory... i guess i'm still wondering if emily and i are right for each other. does this have to do with that girl you had coffee with? you mean the strong, sexy angel i can't stop thinking about? who can say? i need to come up with a big idea to make some money. there's no reason you can't. that's easy for you to say. you and sheldon already came up with your superfluid helium model. that's just research. we're never going to make any money from it. forget helium-- the real superfluid is the fruit punch in this mug. it reminds me of my daddy's secret "don't tell mama" juice. maybe that's an idea. guidance systems for drunk people. they have that, it's called uber. hey, in your supercooled helium experiments, did you create quantum vortices? yeah, why? well, if you made a guidance system, couldn't you use those vortices as a gyroscope? wow. never thought about that. and, since it's in a quantum state,