we'll help you out isnn just a little bit. >> you break it, you buy it. >> keep it as a souvenir. >> is the only thing holding us together. >>> let's get a check of today's headlines. here is your news at 8:00. >>> we begin with the stunning loss of carrie fisher. i'm stephanie gosk. in interviews, fisher said she never thought she would be an actress but she always knew she would be a writer. fisher turned out to be prolific at both. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: carrie fisher, a force both on and off screen. >> i don't know who you are -- >> reporter: at 19 years old the actress drew on her own fear itsness and wit to give life to the legendary "star wars" character, princess leia. >> will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way. >> reporter: a symbol of childhood for fans across the world, now in mourning over the sudden death of their hero. before fisher traveled to a galaxy far, far away to achieve superstardom as the rebel princess, she was already considered hollywood royalty. the daughter of pop singer eddie fisher and debbie reynolds. fisher entered the fami