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part of his tribute that he posted over the weekend to amy winehouse and married to katy perry. a had a chance to talk to perry, about their reaction to the death of their friend. >> i feel really sad. and i just hope she finds peace. >> reporter: you and your husband tweeted about it wrote about it, as well, about her passing. >> he wrote a piece about her. an interesting piece about a phone call, when you know somebody that's dealing with addiction, you dread that phone call. and sometimes that phone call is that person saying i've had enough, i want recovery. d sometimes that phone call is the unfortunate phone call. but there will always be a phone call. >> we'll see the full interview later in the show. >>> now, we want to talk to dr. sack, the ceo of promises treatment center in los angeles. thank you for joining us this morning.g. you know, one of the saddest things about this wasn't a surprise at all. we watched this spiral in public for so long. >> that's absolutely true. there was lots of evidence in attempts to return to her singing career. and concern expreed by her f

outside influence. >> reporter: signd to a nashville gospel label in 2001 perry released her first album under her birth name katieabel went bankrupt. it folded. i didn't turn into amy grant like i wanted to. >> reporter: but slowly perry was being exposed to the outside world. >> you know, i just started little by little asking, you know, hey, can i listen to the beatles? i had friends, you know, friends that i looked up to that were so much cooler. they knew about the world. i was just like wow. teach me everything. >> reporter: she went back to the west coast, determined to become a pop star. it was a struggle. you couldn't get a record deal or you had a record deal and you lost it. >> oh, i could get record deals. i was the queen of getting record deals. i just couldn't keep record deals. >> reporter: she was signed and droppeded by two more labels. >> everyone kind of looked at me a little bit like damaged goods. >> reporter: finally capital records picked her up. she changeded her name to katy perry to avoid being confused with actress kate hudson. and in the summer of 2008 released the anthem that changed e

>> i think it's a combination of being with such a big star like katy perry. >> yeah.ably the biggest thing. >> it's tough at your age, though, i mean, you know, being your age is a tough time in anyone's life. how do you -- how do you maintain that confidence and what's your message to your fans in terms of, you know, not dealing with bullying and being confident at this stage in life? >> i think really the best advice that i could ever give is to just not let it ever get to you. i mean, it's okay to be sad about it for a little bit. but don't let it change you permanently. >> what's been the biggest wow factor for you throughout all this? >> probably -- oh, gosh, that's a hard question. all of it has been so amazing. i mean, from working with katy perry to doing funny or die to hosting a party for mtv. it's all insane. >> well, take it in stride. hopefully there's a lot more success coming down your way. >> thank you. >> congratulations so far, rebecca. this is a fun story and it's good to kind of watch it kind of go along here. tell those hatest just to, you know, l

katy perry snagged nine nominations to lead this year's field. >>> reports in what could be her sixth time collaborating with johnny depp. helen abonhamme carter could possibly star in "the lone ranger." zach braff's official website was the target of a creative hacker who posted a coming out note claiming to be braff saying he was gay. as of this morning the note was replaced by a promotion of a play written by braff. >>> finally, earlier this week just days after announcing the end of her seven-year marriage to marc anthony, jennifer lopez was reportedly paid $1 million to sing at the lavish wedding of a son of an uzbek oil tycoon. the wedding itself was said to cost $15 million. >> are you crying over that amount of money? who is crying over that? do you have an answer? ryan reynolds. >>> okay. well, this comes to us from wnbc 4 new york in new york city where a somer homecoming is a reminder of the brave sacrifices of september 11th. bagpipes blared as a new york city fire department truck was lowered into its final resting place. city officials, firefighters, and 9/11 families sa

katy perry snagged nine nominations to lead this year's field.ntertainment weekly" reports in whatted could be her sixth time collaborating with johnny depp, helena bonham carter is scheduled to star in "the lone ranger." and a creative hacker who posted a coming out note claiming to be by brass saying he was gay. as of this morning it has been reported. >>> days after announcing the seven-year marriage to marc anthony, jennifer lopez was reportedly paid 1 million bucks to sing at the lavish wedding of a son of an uzbek oil tycoon. the wedding itself was said to cost $15 million. note to self. uzbek oil tycoon son, good to get on the speed dial. >> so does marc anthony get half of that million? the divorce happened to be announced before the wedding. >> stay tuned, "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> in this game of chicken, both sides are beginning to blink as president obama may be open to a short-term deal and republicans are indicating they may be open to including some new revenues. the question is, are we starting to see

katy perry was on cbs sunday morning. they did a great piece on her. go to the website if you haven't seen it. >> by the way, i want to invite you back to the mammouth manic monday meltdown in november. >> i'll be here. we're happy to have this group. it's going to be fabulous. 4th of july, manic monday, studio j in front of jimmy's in fells point. we have baltimore's cab drivers, when the eyewitness news morning edition continues. nicotine cravings make smoking one of the most powerful addictions. try only nicoderm cq has smartcontrol technology... for twenty-four hour craving protection to help you quit for good. try nicoderm cq today. [ slap! slap! slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never heard of that. [ wife ] it's great. it's a sweet honey cereal, you'll love

katy perry. >> katy fan, pat. >>> our favori story of the day now.og that was born to run. >> dozer the dog is a scrappy goldendoodle. when he saw hundreds running in the marathon he decided to do what anyone would do, join in on the fun. abc's john donvan has more. >> reporter: start at the ending. the finish line. a half marathon in maryland. so why the dog? >> well done, well done. >> reporter: more importantly, why give the dog a medal? well, here then the beginning. dozer the goldendoodle in 2008. when his new human went to take him home -- that would have been roseanna there with the stick -- all his puppy brothers and sisters had already left. >> he was the dog nobody wanted. >> reporter: which made dozer kind of an underdog. but thenfast forward three years. the sunday morning of the maryland half marathon. 2,000 runners, 13-plus miles, pounding down the road for cancer research. when they passed dozer's house he somehowlipped past the virtual fence meant to keep him inside and joined the runners. caught up in the current there he was. still

. >> lots of rumors there about katy perry and russell brand breaking up. parently katy went on to twitter and said, do not believe it, we're just fine, and the marriage apparently is solid. she went out there and wrote what you see there on your screen. privacy is our luxury, we don't need to flaunt our relationship. basically is what she said. >>> here are somome stories to watch today on abc news. the military psychiatrist charged in the 2009 ft. hood shootings is due in court this afternoon for arraignment. nidal malik hasan is accused of killing 13 people. >>> american airlines is expected to announce it's ordering hundreds of new jets to replace those in its aging fleet. both boeing and airbus can expect orders. good news there. >>> houston rockets all-star center yao ming just announced his retirement at a news conference in shanghai. he's struggled with injuries during the past few years. that will be sad to see him go. >> yeah, prominent player. >>> finally this half hour an update on once was and is now again our what? our favorite story of the day

the idea is that you pose in this vertical position, as still as you can, and this is katy perry. >> >> yeah, me and my merman outfit. she's wearing a mermaid outfit. everybody is saying, why are you -- a, why are you planking? b, why are you in a mermaid outfit? some people think it's a nod to a music video. something she's got up her sleeve. there are a lot of celebrities doing this. >> is she under water? she's kind of channeling daryl hannah. i'm waiting for tom hanks. >> yesterday it was richard simmons. >> we remember that photo. >> who could forget. >> i had a nightmare about that. >> you can unsee that later. >> and side note, what is he wearing? is that a shirt? it looks like a decoupage -- >> a blouse shirt. >> streamers with tape. okay. charlie sheen and brooke, his second, now -- actually it's his third ex-wife now -- >> estranged. >> they have recently come to a custody settlement that is kind of eyebrow-raising. can you raise your eyebrow? can you do that thing? >> i can. >> this is what this makes you want to do. hold on. they say they do not have to have any drug test

katy perry, she e st got nine nominations for the 2011 mtv video music awards.t's exciting. >> i think she's at the top of her career right now. she's doing. >> she's great. >> on the more serious side of things, john edwards likely will be back in the news next week. they're asking he pay back more than 2 million bucks to the feds because they're saying he overstated his expenses and understated his revenue a little bit on top of his other legal issue. these are issues t tnding now. so people are buzzing again about edwards, not in the most posititi way. >> not in the most positive way, definitely a big talker next week, that's absolutely sure. giant sink hole forms under a guatemalan woman's bed. >> breaking news. >> sounds like something you need to see. >> i have a feeling you may be trending later today too as we say good-bye to you on the show. very sad, i'm very sad. >> me too. >> we have some surprises coming up later today. >> okay. >> stay with us, everybody. >>> when we come back the big dispute in arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver's divorce ano

in a couple of weeks katy perry will sing songs there. time to check the commute. you were saying something is on the road. >> there is. we called it a roller. it's not a hair roller. nothing like that. we're looking at 580 with an 18-minute drive through livermore. the volume of traffic picking up. the slowdown right there around north livermore or toward airway and slowing to the dublin interchange. so kicking in for the commute to the tri-valley. 13 miles registering at the l street, that's the speed at red where it shows 20 or below. 54 holding up through pittsburg, slowing slightly but it is slowing nonetheless. we track that portion, then heading to the maze, the metering lights are on but the maze moves smoothly. he there is a disabled vehicle rolling along heading over to fifth street. not a major problem but keep that in mind. stay over to the left as you head to downtown. i don't know if they are getting off or keep going. chp is getting throughout to help them. then the golden gate bridge, not much to see. i wanted to show it. it's tough to see. it will

katy perry's song fireworks gives us a very appropriate soundtrack to the show over new york city. [an ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of fiber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? and how can you talk to me about fiber when you are eating a candybar. you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. >>> by noon,6. spotty shower available later on. highs upper 80s to low 90s. andrea and jess, over to you. >>> the nationals will try to get above the .500 mark as they take on the chicago cubs. >> a crowd of 32,000 saw them go to extra innings. >> jayson werth was on first base with no outs. pinch-hitter livan hernandez lace down a perfect bunt and that moves to the second. next pitch, no one is watching werth. he steals third without chicago making a throw. there it is. en this on a 2-2 count, carlos throws a wild pitch. werth dashes home and the nationals win it 5-4 in ten innings. >> looking good. >> nats pros

keenan cahill, you remember the internet sensation who lip synced with the likes of 50 cent and katy perryut and this time with the "glee" stars. take a look at this guy. ♪ it is a blacked out blur ♪ but i'm pretty sure ♪ it rules ♪ last friday night ♪ you will be dancing to the ♪ drums >> you are looking at some new cast regulars there on who joined cahill during a "glee" arena, and if you are wondering how this whole thing came together, he was as i did some research the 27th most subscribed youtube channel on youtube, and so he has a following and he is pitching a tv show. >> but he looks like an entertaining character, but he has a huge following on youtube. and 29 best rated channels. >> yes. and one thing i love about him is he has no shame. half of the time, he doesn't know all of the with words to the song he is lip syncing to, but he is fun to watch. >> yes, he is a fun guy. and courtney hazlett, we like you, too. and for the latest, you can go to scoop.com, and be a fan on facebook. i know you did those stories on the "all my children" and "one life to live" just for me. >> yes.

. >> rock star katie perry, among those finding her way into the smurf's movie. she's being a little smurfette. let's check out the gang in blue. >> this summer. [ screaming ] >> do not be fooled by their cuteness. >> now it's allowing you. >> of all the people on the planet, those magical little creatures came to us. >> no, it's not happening. >> ticklish? what are you doing? >> okay, so that was a little fun there. some other big names in there, jonathan winters, among others. okay. a katie movie you like? or should i say it's a katie movie. >> do not like the hives song they put over that fool you. if this movie had a smurf name, it would be -- i think kids are going to laugh at it. because the director also did "beverly hills chihuahua" if you're before awaiting the live action cartoon, keep waiting. >> and this was 3-d also? and it was coming at you? >> yes, smurfes coming at you. and it just made me smurfy in my head. the cartoon was never known for being highbrow, but it was charming and there was none of that in this script at all. >> something tells me y

neil patrick harris, katy perry. you don't actually get to see of them in the filming? did not see any of them. he is brilliant in the movie. i did not. you know, when you do these things, you're just in the room with a director and a producer. >> i didn't get to see them. hank azaria is brilliant in the movie. i did not. when you do these things you're just in the room with a director and a producer. it's probably the only profession in hollywood where you don't need a shower before you show up to work, you know? yeah, but i quite enjoy it. i've been able to because of the schedule that i maintain to do more animated work, more voiceover work. >> you've done five animated feature films. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. it's almost like a reluctant movie star. these things -- was it valentine's day that was number one and rio was number one? smurfs? do you feel the mystique after celebrity is just getting chipped away all the time? in the old days because you didn't know much about these stars and you put them on these pedestals and stuff. there was much more respect real

singer katie perry wrote this on her twitter page rip amy winehouse. she she finally find peace.rand the actor, comedian and former addict himself wrote a lengthy tribute saying winehouse and i shared an affliction. the disease of addiction. addiction is a serious disease. it will end with jail, mental institutions or death. 27 is a very haunting age for musicians. look at this. jimmy hendrix, jim morrison, janice joplin. jones of the rolling stones all dead at the age of 27, shep. >> >> shepard: what do we know about the hours before she died. >> even her mother says the day before she died she was, quote, out of it. we know on the night before she died she went and saw doctor as part of a series of exams she was getting because of her addictions that night she was reportedly scene at a london pub drinking. went home and played the neighbors complained. 10:00 saturday morning she told security going to sleep. 4:00 in the afternoon they found her in her bed dead. she had apparently been dead for several hours because rigger mortise had already set, in shep. her funeral is schedul

neil patrick harris, katy perry. you don't actually get to see of them in the filming? >> i did not see any of them. he is brilliant in the movie. i did not. you know, when you do these things, you're just in the room with a director and a producer. >> not very glamorous. >> it's not glamorous. it's probably the only profession in hollywood where you don't need a shower before you show up to work. valentine's day that was number one and rio was number one? smurfs? do you feel the mystique after celebrity is just getting chipped away all the time? in the old days because you didn't know much about these stars and you put them on these pedestals and stuff. there was much more respect really for them. whereas now, i get the sense it is a real bear pit out there in the attitude towards famous people. >> i think respect is right. they have these tours that go up and down and you know more than you did. i believe the less you knew about a star made them a bigger star before there was the internet and tmz and perez hilton. >> the queener who always had this great quote because

neil patrick harris, katy perry. you don't actually get to see of them in the filming?m. and ed is brilliant in the movie. i did not. you know, when you do these things, you're just in the room with a director and a producer. >> not very glamorous. >> it's not glamorous. it's probably the only profession in hollywood where you don't need a shower before you show up to work. but yeah, i quite enjoy it, because of the schedule i maintain to do more animated work, more voiceover work. >> well, you have done five animated feature films. >> unbelievable. unbelievable. it is almost like a reluctant movie star. you know, "valentine's day" was number one and "rio" was number one and now "smurfs." >> don't you believe that the mystique of celebrity is getting chipped away all of the time. because in the old days you didn't know much about the stars and you put them on pedestals and there was respect for them, and now i get the sense it is a real bear pit out there. >> well, respect is the word, because there are tours that go up and down and the less you knew about a star, the m

. >> reporter: recently, "sesame street" pulled katy perry, thinking she showed too much cleavage.erry found out, showing too much cleavage can be an easy mistake, but it's difficult to undo the impression it can leave on others. ann? >> thank you so much. nalityia reagan is an anthropologist and we have editor in chief of "glamour" magazine. good morning to you. there are some words for, theseta ta-tas, the rack. i'm fascinated to think that -- with this information that it's possible that during tough times, we -- we are more likely or that the country might be more obsessed with larger breasts. what accounts for that? >> well, there's an idea that basically in times of economic downturn, you would be more apt to like a woman with more meat on her bones, perhaps breasts being an indicator of better fat reserve, she's going to survive a famine. i want that woman on my team. she is going to take care of kids when things don't go right. during the great depression, mae west, marlin man romonroe and tn in the '60s, twiggy. >> yeah, we're coming out of probably 15 years where it reall

. >> i love that song, katy perry. i sing that song in my car.l like i sound good. >>> washington, d.c. has to be one of the best backdrops as you saw for the fourth of july fireworks. thousands of people were there for this year's show and it capped a day that included reading of the declaration of independence, a parade down constitution avenue, also a star-studded concert at the capitol with one of my favorites steve martin. >> playing his banjo. we're going to transition to this story. one of the best places to watch the capitol fireworks is across the potomac river at the pentagon. that's one of the many benefits of working there. >> well done. the pentagon may be the headquarters of the fierce u.s. military, but it's actually got a real warm and fuzzy side too. abc's john henenen has the inside story. >> reporter: it's a fortress city unto itself. >> we like to think of ourselves as a small economy within a small city. >> reporter: the pentagon is the world's largestlow-rise office building. one the nation's military leaders never have to l

as katy perry explained. >> when you know s sebody that's dealing with addiction, you dread that phonealways be a phone call. ♪ >> reporter: but should more have been done? aaron mcgee, the former manager of oasis, doubts it. >> ultimately people are responsible for their own destiny. it's like if you at the end of the day, if you don't want to get clean, you're not going to get clean. ♪ ♪ trying to make me go to rehab i won't go go go ♪ >> reporter: this was supposed to have been the summer of amy winehouse's comeback tour. instead her backing singers were today paying their respects. david sillito, bbc news, camden. >> so very, very sad. no formal cause of death has been established. results of the toxicology report expected in two to four weeks. >> and more questions, as well. at this point, they are saying she had a fortununof $15 million to $20 million. not clear if she left a will or not, who will inherit what. a really, really distinct talent gone way too soon. >> tragic story. >>> we'll be back in a moment. ♪ >>> are you ready? loosen up your arm. >> doesn't that put you in the

in the chat rooms, juneau star, ellen page, natalie portman, and pop star, not an actress, even, katy perrystars were your clients, would you want them playing casey anthony in a movie? >> i mean, in hollywood, it's all about the role and it's all about a dollar figure. an actress's job is to really transcend the moment and become that person. and it's got all the ingredients for a very juicy story. so i would image that if it happens, actresses will be clamoring to play casey anthony. >> wait and see. i'm sure we all will. marvet, britto, thank you very much. and today, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles so it enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief right to the site of your tough pain. ♪ in fact, it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. extra strength pain relief, twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus, contai

you have clients like katy perry, all into their abs.crunches her abs are engaged and forward and back and a twist that also gets the corset and pulls her abs in. this can make your abs pull in and look smaller. >> do you do abs every day or should you give it a break? >> you should never do the same ab exercise every day. while this focuses on a certain ab area, maybe the next day move laterally. a different day we're going to show you -- >> keep going, jennifer, faster. just kidding. >> melanie is going to demonstrate superman or superwoman. in this exercise notice she's bringing her arms straightforward, her legs straight back. up and down. >> what is that working, her core? >> strengthening the opposite of what we always do, we do crunch, crunch, crunch. after a while these muscles becomes so strong they pull your forward. she has to strengthen the opposite muscles to pull back again. it's all about pulling back. she can do another variation and alternating superwoman. >> let's see alternating. >> she does it. okay. notice not only i

. >> rebecca black got so famous that katy perry put her in a cameo in one of her videos, also called moment ♪ my moment ♪ i've waited for so long ♪ and now everybody knows that this is my moment ♪ >> really? she's adorable. she's very cute. she looks like a little disney star. what's the problem? poor kid. >> parents only paid $4,000, i shouldn't say only, but they paid $4,000 to get a video made. and it turned out to be huge. >> when i think of the money that my parents invested in me, in terms of being able to leave college when i did and go out to california and follow my dreams. >> i think people are probably a little bit envious, thinking i could do that, too. >> joanne lamarca. she's just jealous, jealous as all get-out. you know another thing that she's upset about? that charlie sheen is going to have his tv show. >> they're so clever and the title of this is "anger management." >> based on the movie, of course. do you think it will work for him or not? >> i think there will be a huge tune-in initially. there will be, i think he's very smart guy. whether he's you know, a littl