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so it would be amazing ♪ the power of love >>> now in music news, celine dion take on her body shamersok strong. and you are strong. this is the kourj tour. sometimes the critics come after you. what do you say to people being critical of your body? >> is there anything wrong with my body? when i was 12 years old my face was rounder because you have more fat in you, you're younger. but i have always been pretty thin. if you don't want to be criticized you are in the wrong place. >> today the 51-year-old singer announces she's postponed four nights for throat problems. despite the postponement celine extended her kourj world tour into september 2020 and she dropped a new video. that's the grammy winner wiping off her makeup in her video "imperfections." the black and white footage showcases celine's love of fashion. >> this is a scaporelli haute couture custom made drez fss fo celine. >> how does she do it? we have seen celine with her dff pepe munoz. that's where they get their ideas. >> what it's like? she's an icon to so many people. >> we forget she's celine dion. >> what song do yo

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celine dion. >> my queen. she has been killing it out on the road. deal with a few body shamers while on her courage world tour. and our lauren zema saw how brave she was taking on those trolls. >> you are so strong. this is the courage tour. but sometimes the tabloids and sometimes the critics have come after you. what do you say of those people who are being critical of your body lately? >> is there anything wrong about my body? when i was 12 years old my face was rounder because you have more fat in and you're younger. but i've always been very thin. if you don't want to be criticized you are in the wrong place. >> on thursday the 51-year-old singer announced she was postponing four nights of her world tour because of a throat virus. quote, celine is on strict doctor's orders to take one week of rest to fully recover. ♪ >> despite the postponement, celine actually just extended her current world tour into september of 2020 and she dropped a new video. >> because i got my own affections. >> that's the grammy winner wiping off her makeup in her vide

went back stage at celine dion's world tour and not a empty seat. queen celine. ♪ when you call on me >> so ♪ when you call on me when i h amazing celine looks, 51, rocking a new blond due and the sequin dress showing off the legs. i love the blond due. >> thank you so much. >> it's amazing. celine, you c. >> don't know crushed it, i felt that the crowd carried me. ♪ >> from our love for celine to matt trying to pick up recent. >> how you doing. >> "e.t." celebrating "friends" turning 25 with surprising stories from the famous guest stars and hilarious moment that's never made air and which cast member was the easiest to crack up. >> and then demi moore's bomb shell memoir o drug use and pass marriages. it's everyt. it really is. >> and the star that built this giant estate the size of a mall. >> and one-on-oneith seth curry expanding his family again. >> my goodness. now movie "e.t." never before seen fireman blooper. i had sick closet mosl of john bashon toes. >> and it is nothing in comparison. i'm >> and next. >> you never know i may pop up. >>

. >> fierce fashionista celine dion tells the mag her new home in las vegas is under construction and treated myself to a playground. two stories of archives for all my clothes, shoes, belts. i kept everything. >> my kids are boys. they're into tags, everything. >> the beckham family's on the list, thanks to their fashion savvy insta game. they have 100 million followers sbiened. then there's the power couples. the jason momoa and lisa bonet, gabrielle union and dwayne wade, and of course george and amal. >> i should have made that lis. >> ha! just joking. he's just joking. he's so funny. >>> coming up, all of this. >> get away from me. >> shame on all of you for laughing at that. >> gwen's back and wait until you hear her nickname for blake. >>> then, a new competition show for first responders. >>> putting down their badges for a lip-synch battle. ♪ i want it that way >> and sharen osbourne is getting a new face and telling us all about it. >> like i have a lot of sleep. >> yes. >> in a tomb. >> em back upped. closed captioning provided by -- ♪ you know when you're at ross and that

just went backstage for opening night at celine dion's "courage" world tour here in quebec, and out heren the audience not a seat is empty. everyone turned out for queen celine. ♪ i'm alive ♪ when you call on me ♪ it's so positive ♪ when you call on me ♪ when i hear you breathe ♪ i got wings to fly ♪ i feel that i'm alive yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ i can touch the sky ♪ i know that i'm alive >> can we point out how amazing celine looks? 51. rock a new blond do and this dress. >> i love the blond bob. >> you do? >> yes. >> thank you so much. >> it's amazing. you crushed it. >> i don't know if i crushed it. i felt that the crowd carried me. >> celine started her day with a massage and admits the night was bittersweet because her three sons stayed home in las vegas. >> did you face time them? >> they did. i had my three kids wishing me a lot of courage. they said we moe it's not easy, with you you have been there before. can't wait to see you. je t sheaime. >> this was lauren's first time in the celine universe. it's a lot. >> she cried. >> i'm crying now. clearly celine is busy, but we'd love to

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in the grammys it was celine dion's "my heart will go on."first season. [ applause ] that was the first season in 1999. i got chills. >> that was so good. changed television. >> i feel like that was the linchpin in television. they knew even then it would become one of the best tv series of all time. and then finally throw this in. a quickie because such a coincidence, 1999 the year "gma" started broadcasting in times square studio with charlie and diane at the helm. it was also the year i was brought over. [ applause ] i was brought over a "gma" reporter. my very first assignment in the fall of 1999, covering of all things, pokemon, the big craze, how kids were skipping school, tough assignment to see the very first pokemon movie, the minute it came out, robin, take a look. >> ooh. >> wabc's lara spencer who will join us from time to time decided to bust a few. >> a few? they were all over the place, and, you know, the thing is today is a legal school holiday, so theaters like this one will be filled. there are seven showings here. they are

. >> plus an exclusive interview with the one, the only, celine dion, and this may be her most revealingan't believe it's been a quarter century. >>> democrats went after each other and president trump during their third debate last night in houston. they attacked the president more than two dozen times frontrunner joe biden was challenged over his claim to the obama legacy and there were spirited exchanges over immigration, gun control. >> of the 160 million people who like their health care now, they can keep it. if they don't like it, they can leave. >> let's be clear, i have never met anybody who likes their health insurance company. >> maybe you have run into people who love their premiums, i haven't. what people want is cost effective health care, medicare for all. >> just the ten leading democrats were on that stage last night eleven candidates have already qualified, though, for next month's debate which happens in ohio. >>> less than two weeks after hurricane dorian, the bahamas in the southeastern u.s. are bracing for a possible new storm. the national weather service says trop

must see interview you're going to love it is tomorrow on "today," sheinelle got to sit down with celine diondoing three years after her husband rene's passing and finding the strength to push forward with a new album and tour without him it's a revealing interview catch their exclusive conversation we'll have that tomorrow right here on "today." >> looking forward to that. right now, though, your news at 8:00 >>> president trump is weighing his options after all but blaming iran for that attack on a major saudi oil facility u.s. intelligence indicates the weekend drone strike originated from iran, according to three people familiar with the intelligence the president said u.s. forces are prepared but seemed to back away from any immediate military action. >> do i want war i don't want war with anybody. i'm somebody that would like not to have war. >> the drone attack caused world oil prices to skyrocket. experts are predicting that americans will soon see gas prices soar by $0.25 to $0.40 a gallon. >>> investigators are searching for the cause of a devastating explosion yesterday that levele