we've got drew barrymore in the house.y, as we all know, since elementary school, but now she's trying something new in hollywood. she's directed her first movie, and i'm going to tell you, i saw it -- >> there she is. >> at the beginning with my ladies. it's about, i guess roller derby, but what it really is about is mother-daughter relationships. >> she told me it's finding your tribe. >> yeah. >> interesting. >> and i think also being true to who you really are. and i've got to tell you, drew barrymore, your movie made me cry. >> wow. >> we'll be talking to her in a few moments. >> laugh and cry, right? >> thank you. that makes me cry. >> oh, we're aller clement. >>> well, also ahead, we're going to talk about whether or not you're square-cut or pear-shaped. we're talking about body shape. if you don't quite know what shape you are or how to dress for your form, we have tips for all shapes and sizes. >> actually, i'm prune-shaped. >> prune-shaped, all right. >>> well, remember her from "er"? well, now she is in outer sp

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"whip it" is drew barrymore's directorial debut. it's set in the world of roller derby. some of the women who do this for real. one woman who said she lost 65 pounds. they love feeling pretty and violent at the same time. >> it's an interesting piece coming up. also, are you making cuts because of the recession? literally cutting your own hair. this is a 5-year-old getting a buzz cut from his dad at home. there's been a surge in at-home haircuts. one of the uncommon economic indicators we're taking a look at coming up. >> ron claiborne goes out to -- >> you heard about that one. >> we begin with more details on that breaking news out of afghanistan, where at least eight americans have been killed. abc's nick schifrin joins us again from afghanistan. nick? >> reporter: ron, u.s. troops were badly outnumbered in this attack. hundreds of taliban fighters launched the attack early saturday morning, it was still raging more than 36 hours after they left a local village to attack a joint u.s./afghan base as well as multiple bases in the area. the u.s. responded with quote, any

so drew barrymore is here dave, and she wants to give you a gift too. >> hi. >> oh, drew.re you? >> i'm good. i ran in it a flight attendant on american airlines yesterday named karen who loves you. >> don't talk with food in your mouth, dave. >> tell her thank you and it was nice to fly with her. but i wanted to give you a special treat actually for your journey so to speak. >> what do you have? >> well, i wanted to present you with a pair of roller skates in honor of the film i'm doing called whip it. so it -- >> evening they're understand the table. >> when your feet start to hurt from walking -- >> oh, this is awesome, drew. >> that way you have eight wheels to help you on your way. >> oh, drew this is cool. let me ask you this. you can give me a free pass to see your movie over the weekend? >> i would be honored to give and you free pass. and i wish you like well on your endeavor home. >> oh, this, is -- drew i love you. you're the best. good luck with the movie. and if you're around somewhere on the southwest over the weekend, maybe a roller skating lesson will be go

while drew barrymore's "whip it" tied for seventh, not even breaking 5 million. elsewhere, radar online reports hours after telling larry king that he wanted to be friends with his estranged wife, kate, jon gosselin allegedly withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars from their joint bank account without kate's knowledge. she's going to court today. >>> finally, lintd sdsay lohan d a way for bad press. lohan as create i have designer. among the reactions, women's aware daily called the collection, quote, an embarrassment. ouch! >> i've seen a lot of fashion shows. you know, some of it is unique to the user. let's put it that way. >> all right. that's a very nice and diplomatic way of putting it, bill. >>> well, this comes from kob tv 4 in albuquerque, new mexico, where it was that time of year to go up, up, and away. check it out. hundreds of hot air balloons lifted into the skies of new mexico in the world famous albuquerque international balloon fiesta. in all, about 600 balloons took part in the event. but it's not just the high flyers who enjoy the views but

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drew barrymore helped e.t.hone home the i am wondering if maria shriver thinks all this outrage over her phoning some one while driving is out of the world. the wife of california governor arnold schwarzenegger who signed a law banning using cell phones without a headset while driving in his state. maria got caught a few times breaking the law. maria on the "today" show hosting a series about women in america the not discounting how is important that is. watch maria squirm when the "today" show crew went there. >> anything else happening. >> oh, got a call? is that your cell phone? >> oh. >> here we go. >> is your cell phone some where. >> i don't have a cell phone anymore. >> what happened? >> i don't have a cell phone. >> a hands-free device. >> we should explain to people. >> of all the things i have done in my life this has gotten the most attention. >> everything is okay. you don't do that anymore. >> no. no. >> no. hands-free. >> maria said she terminated her cell and donated it to a charity that supports

. >>> tonight, drew barrymore's startling new confessions about her father.d-new interview. you're not going to believe what she claims her father the late john barrimore claims did when she was in rehab when she was just a teenager. >>> and now the "showbiz news ticker," more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. >>> well right now it is time for a look at hollywood's list. has some of the top stars are up to. tonight, paula abdul. you know paula walked away, of course, from "american idol." everybody's talking about it. she's been laying kind of low figuring out exactly what she's going to do next. tonight i can tell you she might be heading to vegas, baby. lyn to what paula abdul just told us. >>> i have many -- many different opportunities in vegas, which i've been offered for years but the timing is right, because i have tv projects that i'm doing, and a lot of different things. things that are very exciting that i get to continue to live my dream now. you know? i've always been one to help -- always said if i ever made it in