mackenzie phillips back on oprah again with more head-spinning claims about incestuous sex, drug addiction and rape. this time she has ammo. she's bringing her sister, who's now backing up mackenzie's claims of incest with her dad. but other members of mackenzie's extended clan are lining up against her, charging "you lie." "issues" has exclusive information from the family of john phillips. >>> and a double dose of evil. blood-soaked walls, beaten dogs, and day care? a horrific dogfighting ring, busted up at of all places a child care center in illinois. what? ten children taken out during a police raid. cops say these poor dogs were tortured and fighting to the death right next to a children's swing set. who were the sickos who thought dogfighting and day care were a good mix? >>> also, reliving a long nightmare. jaycee dugard says she will take the stand against phillip garrido. she wants to testify against the monster who's accused of holding her captive for 18 long years. this could force her to reveal every gut-wrenching and sordid sexual detail in front of the whole world. all while

you have mackenzie's stepmother, michelle phillips. e was the second wife of mackenzie's dad. she was a member of the mammas and the papas as well and she's outraged over mackenzie's incest claims. here's what she telled the hollywood reporter. "i have every reason to believe it was untrue, john because a bad parent and a drug addict, but blanking his daughter. if she thinks it's true, why isn't she with a good psychologist on a couch? mackenzie has had a lot of mental illness with she's had a needle stuck up her harm for 35 years. and michelle ranted again today to "vanity fair." but watch what she told oprah today about her stepmother's comments. >> when michelle found out i was writing this book, she vowed to do everything she could to discredit me. and oprah, this is -- either she's protecting the mammas and papas brand for her own reasons or she is having a textbook reaction. she's embarrassed. sweep it under the carpet. protect the abuser. i don't have a history of mental illness. i have a history of addiction. >> cooper, what's y

valerie bertinelli told me she used drugs with mackenzie phillips. at a time" is still in reruns around the world. can we ever look at them the same again? >> i never will. you never know what's going on inside a young person's life. yes, those were the days of reckless abandon, having a great time. there weren't any rules. i'm in tv, i'm a big star. but to find out now what was going on within the realm of her own biological family life is just mind blowing and heart breaking and she is going to be damaged one way or the other for the rest of her life. i only hope that people can take her book and learn from it. other victims are saying, if she's telling, i'm going to go tell. we need help. >> that's what mac is hoping for. i mentioned john phillips, her dad, passed away back in 2001. so we don't get to hear his side of it. but besides valerie's reactions today, oprah got a statement from mackenzie's stepmother who said married to john phillips while she was allegedly having sex with mac. she says this -- i'm stunned by her allegations about her fath

mackenzie's stepmother, michelle phillips. she was the second wife and a member of the mamms and pappas as well. here is what she said -- and that's not all. mackenzie was unphased by michelle's big backlash. watch what she said today. >> when michelle found out i was writing the book she vowed to do everything she could to discredit me. and oprah, this is -- either she is protecting the mommas and pappas brand or she is having a text book reaction and she is embarrassed. i don't have a history of mental illness, i have a history of addiction. >> is michelle phillips out of line for railing so hard against her stepdaughter or does she have every right to be so angry? >> she is totally out of line because she didn't live the life but mackenzie made a good point. the correlation between being on the couch and incest, i don't understand michelle phillips comment there. she is protecting the abuser. mackenzie was right in that way. it is not mackenzie's jop to protect the family. nobody protected her so i think it is fine to say al

mackenzie phillips says she had sex with her father, rock legend john phillips. she paints a sickening picture, saying daddy pulled her into a forbidden world of drugs and sex. she revealed her darkest secrets to, who else, oprah. >> i woke up from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father. your father is supposed to protect you. your father is supposed to protect you, not [ muted ] you. >> mackenzie's horrifying allegations are dividing her showbiz family. especially since john is dead and he cannot defend himself. stepmom michelle phillips says, you lie. take with a grain of salt anything said by somebody who had a needle in their arm for 35 years. mackenzie was back on oprah today, but this time sister chyna came alone, who backed her up. >> i'm proud of my sister. am i exceedingly joyful that my family's secret that i told maybe my therapist, my husband and my very best friend in the world know now? no. it's very upsetting. >> so you've known for a while? >> i've known for a long time. >> mackenzie's other sister, actress bijou phillips-s also s

mackenzie's sister, actress biju phillips said mackenzie told her about the abuse, then said, you knowver really happened. bijou said the man who raised me would never be capable of doing such things. it is heartbreaking to to think that my family would leave me alone with him. that raises a very good question. lisa bloom, if this actually happened, should mackenzie have made a motion to keep bijou away from john? but bijou said she was raised by a guy like mr. mom and was a loving and supportive father. >> absolutely. the problem mackenzie phillips has is that she is a life-long drug addict, a serious addict. i'm talking about heroin and cocaine being shot into her arms on a daily basis for many years. it doesn't mean her story is untrue. it probably is true. i represented a woman very much like mackenzie phillips who had had a consensual adult relationship with her father. it's absolutely devastating. it does happen. but the way that mackenzie phillips has gone about this is all wrong, because she's done it by trying to sell a book. that means everybody is suspicious of her motives.

the explosive mackenzie phillips incest debate. her father had sex with her. mackenzie back on tv this morning, revealing even more. members of mackenzie's own family calling her a liar. even oprah winfrey is under attack. plus, the provocative debate, should mackenzie have kept quiet? >>> also, it's the great cougar debate. courteney cox's new show "cougar town" debuts and gets men and women arguing everywhere. why do younger women get slam d slammed -- older women get slammed for dating younger men, but younger men are considered cool when they date older wom-- youn women?

phillips there on the left. there we go. that's him. mackenzie's former stepmother says john was incapable of having sex with his own child and john phillips' second wife said whether this story is true or not, delusional or not, very hurtful for the family. a half sister tells the magazine "us weekly" she does believe mackenzie phillips. we've been asking your thoughts on this. is mackenzie phillips helping anyone by sharing this story so publicly or should she have kept it between herself and maybe her therapist? let's go to the phones and talk to michelle in san diego. what do you think? >> caller: i think that she did everybody a big service. i feel that when you're in the public eye, you know, there is things you tell and things you don't tell. i really feel like she was more humanized as a person by telling her story. and i believe that she will help tons of people with this because people who are going through something like that don't feel that they can speak out and she is being a helpful person in telling her story. >> greg in arizona. wh

come on over here and fly with us. ( ding ) >>> and now to more with actress mackenzie phillips and that her memoir "high on arrival" that she had a long-standing sexual relationship with her own father. mackenzie, welcome back. >> thank you. >> how did this relationship finally end? >> well, i became pregnant and i was in a relationship with my son's father at the time and my fath father, and i didn't know whose child it was and i was horrified. and it brought me like smack dab into present time, and i was like, the implications of it were just so intensely disturbing to me that i had an abortion and i never let him touch me again. >> did you confront your dad and tell him that you were pregnant? >> yes. oh, absolutely, but it wasn't a confront thing. i mean, it was consensual at that point. so, it wasn't like you ba -- you know. >> right. >> pardon me. but he paid for the abortion. i don't know -- see, the thing is, i don't know, but that life growing within me was not meant to be for obvious reasons. and you know, my dad -- you know, he was a good man. i mean, i have great compassion

shocking new revelations today from mackenzie phillips. ain today while oprah is under fire for putting her on the show in the first place. >>> cougar alert. courteney cox's new show "cougar town" debuted last night and ignited a furious debate today. why are older women criticized for dating younger men, but men don't get slammed like that? tonight, the great cougar debate. ♪ >>> and if you needed anymore proof that beyonce's video gets everyone grooving, you have got to stick around to see this adorable video. >>> plus, more stories breaking from the "showbiz news ticker," tv's most provocative entertainment news show continues right now. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." it is 30 minutes past the hour. i'm a.j. hammer, broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. and tonight, we have the incredible fallout today after mackenzie phillips' remarkable claims about having sex with her father. mackenzie spoke out again today after her family just slams her, which ignited an all-out family feud. here are today's breaking devel

but fit, hooer's nbc's cis jansing. >> reporter: even by hollood tell-all standards, mackenzie phillipsr child star from "one day at a time" says she had a decade-long sexual relationship with her father, music legend john phillips. >> the revelation that there was an incestuous relationship is a real bombshell and really horrific. >> reporter: in her autobiography "high on arrival," mackenzie ys i started when she was just 19, the night before her fir marriage. ♪ california dreaming >> reporter: john phillips was pop royalty in the '60s, selling 40 million records with the mamas and the papas. mackzie ys he brought her into the world of drugs, sex and rock and roll. >> one othe stories that she tells is that oner 18th birthday, she was propositioned by mick jagger, and he sai to her, "i've been waiting for this since you were 10." >> reporter: the incestuous fair only ende mackeie says, whe she became pregnant and didt know whether the baby was her father's or her husband's. ♪ if you hold onor one more day ♪ >> reporter: the book has divided the famous family. former pop sta china phil

>>> now on "showbiz tonight" this week, the explosive mackenzie phillips incest debate. >> the sound bite, ten-year affair. that is the wrong way to characterize. >> the provocative debate, should mackenzie have kept quiet. >>> tonight, have jon and kate become a laughing stock? they try to get serious with new careers after their split. how come everyone is making fun of them. >> you don't want the kids. >> of course i love kids. have you seen my girlfriend? >> tonight is anyone taking jon and kate seriously? if you find anyone who does, can you have them give usa call? tonight the great "showbiz tonight" debate, are jon and kate now a lafrg stock. >>> plus the startling pregnancy trend. why are so many big stars over 40 having babies? it's a must see showbiz special report. the weekend edition of tv's most provocative news show starts right now. >>> hello, i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. this is "showbiz tonight" this weekend. tonight the mackenzie phillips outrage. there's a startling backlash to mackenzie phillips shocking claims she had a

backlash over actress mackenzie phillips revolting allegations of incest. she had consensual sex with her own father.úú today her sister came forward saying her father would never be capable of doing such things. here's what started it all. phillips oprah to promote her tell all book. >> woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father. your father is supposed to protect you. your father is supposed to protect you. >> oprah invited her back on her show today. she showed up with her sister china.@@@@ exclusively joining us, bill cleary a life long friend of john phillips and jane velez-mitchell. thanks to both of you for joining us. mr. cleary, first to you. you knew john phillips well. for many years. >> extremely well. >> when you heard these allegations made by mackenzie phillips on national television what went through your mind? >> i was totally shocked. this is crazy and insane. i don't know anyone, any junky i've known never has told the truth. it goes back to that. mackenzie has been in rehab about ten times. it's a thi

>>> now on "showbiz tonight" this week, the explosive mackenzie phillips incest debate. >> the sound bite, ten-year affair. that is the wrong way to characterize. >> the provocative debate, should mackenzie have kept quiet. >>> tonight, have jon and kate become a laughing stock? they try to get serious with new careers after their split. how come everyone is making fun of them. >> you don't want the kids. >> of course i love kids. have you seen my girlfriend? >> tonight is anyone taking jon and kate seriously? if you find anyone who does, can you have them give usa call? tonight the great "showbiz tonight" debate, are jon and kate now a laughingstock. >>> plus the startling pregnancy trend. why are so many big stars over 40 having babies? it's a must see showbiz special report. the weekend edition of tv's most provocative news show starts right now. >>> hello, i'm a.j. hammer broadcasting tonight and every night from new york city. this is "showbiz tonight" this weekend. tonight the mackenzie phillips outrage. there's a startling backlash to mackenzie phillips shocking claims she had

tonight, mackenzie phillips' explosive confessions to oprah today claiming she had sex with her own fatheryeah, with my pants around my ankles. >> i am telling you, mackenzie's startling sex confessions today will blow your mind. here are the big breaking developments. mackenzie who starred in the sitcom "one day at a time" is the daughter of john phillips of the mamas and the pappas. she made the jaw-dropping claim that she was having sex with her famous father for over ten years. i'm telling you, these are unbelievably disturbing details. more big news breaking. mackenzie drops another bombshell that her incestuous relationship with her father ended as dramatically as it began. you have to got to hear how she said she finally ended their sick sexual affair. mackenzie reveals to oprah how mick jagger of all people locked her in a room to have sex with her. joining me in hollywood, pat lalama. and carolina, senior editor of "in touch weekly." claims of drug abuse, rape, and mackenzie saying she had sex with her father. the new book is called "high on arrival." mackenzie read an excerpt on

mackenzie phillips said she had sex with her own father rock legend john phillips.y pulled her into a frightening world of drugs and forbidden sex. she revealed what she calls her darkest secrets to who else? oprah. >> i woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father. your father is supposed to protect you. your father is supposed to protect you, not [ bleep ] you. >> mackenzie's horrifying allegations are dividing her show biz family especially since john is dead and cannot defend himself. step mom michelle phillips says, you lie. take with a grain of salt anything said by somebody who had a needle in their arm for 35 years. mackenzie was back on oprah today but this time sister chynna, came along who backed her up. >> i'm proud of my sister. am i exceedingly joyful that my family's secret that i told maybe my therapist, my husband, and my very best friend in the world? no, now, a platform for everybody to know is upsetting. >> you've known for a while. >> i've known for a long time. >> mackenzie's other sister, bijou phillips speak

. >>> plus, more with mackenzie phillips. a riveting interview with meredith in the last hour. well, the "one day at a time" star's brutally frank new memoir details drug use starting at 11 years old, hard-core addiction by her late teens and a long-standing sexual relationship with her father, the mamas and papas' john phillips. >> unbelievable what she is revealing about her life. >>> also, women and heart health. if you can believe this, 37% of women die from heart disease, cardiovascular disease. the number is stunning. what's even more stunning is in 2005, al, 450,000 women were killed from the disease, and women often ignore the signs -- caring for family members, your spouse, your children. well, we've got some information. hopefully, we're going to change that trend by telling you what they look for. >> that's right. >>> and we also, our fabulous "today's kid reporter," right, coming up. >> yeah. looking for a kid reporter. "today's kid reporter." i think the tape should be about a minute. >> yes. >> do your best. don't report anything that your parents wouldn't want le

the explosive mackenzie phillips incest debate. her had sex with her. mackenzie back on tv this morning, revealing even more. members of mackenzie's own family calling her a liar. even oprah winfrey is under attack. plus, the provocative debate, should mackenzie have kept quiet? >>> also, it's the great cougar debate. courteney cox's new show "cougar town" debuts and gets men and women arguing everywhere. why do younger women get slammed for dating younger men, but younger men are considered cool when they date younger women. >>> and john travolta's heartbreaking words as he's forced to relive the day he watched his young son die. >>> and that is the "showbiz tonight" newsbreak. >>> i'm a.j. hammer. on "showbiz tonight" at the top

and, of course, mackenzie phillips herself has had a long history of drug abuse and problems with the law for 30 years. but yet this is what she's saying in her book. and john phillips passed away in 2001. so he's not here to give his account of this story. >> what is chynna phillips saying about her relationship with her father john phillips? >> you know, she never really had one. her parents split when she was 2, she grew up in l.a., her dad was in new york. she said she only saw him once every couple of years. they really did not have much of a relationship. and, in fact, she never talked to him about the things that mackenzie told her during the four years that she knew before her dad passed away. >> so she never confronted him? >> never confronted him. >> i was surprised to hear billy bob chime in on this, as well. >> that's right, they've been married for 14 years, and he said he said he thought he heard it all, but when she told him, he was disgusted and thought it was a really terrible thing. >> why does this family? why does chynna think that mackenzie is putting this out the

she, his daughter, mackenzie phillips.ho broke through at 14, in the now classic film, "american graffiti." and later, the hit show "one day at a time." >> i'm not pregnant. yet. >> reporter: then, things went terribly wrong. from flagrant drug abuse, she says encouraged by her father, to sexual abuse. in an interview with oprah, she reveals the details. >> i went to my father and said, look. we need to talk about how you raped me. and my dad said, raped you? don't you mean when we made love? and in that moment, i thought, wow. i'm really on my own here. i'm really -- i felt so alone. >> reporter: astonishingly, she says sex between her and her father became consensual and lasted a decade. during that time, mackenzie went on the road with the new mommas and papas. he wrote her a song. ♪ once upon a time i knew >> reporter: i adored my father. i waited for him over and over again. i was constantly trying to get his attention. and his deep, visceral, yearning for connection. >> when a woman is sexually abused by her own fath

. >>> and the woman everyone is talking about this week, actress mackenzie phillips. she was a child star who led a notoriously troubled offscreen life, but no one could have guessed just how troubled it was until some shocking allegations surfaced this week. >> she will be live with us this morning to answer those krit criti critics, including some in her own family. >>> iran, a secret underground uranium enrichment plant obama administration officials believe could be used to develop nuclear weapons, one that iranian officials say is only months away from being operational. mike viqueira has more from the white house. >> reporter: good morning. the president and the allies say the intelligence is solid and so is their resolve. united as never before in demanding iran give up its nuclear weapons program or face the consequences. iran caught red-handed, a secret underground nuclear plant. >> the size and operation of this facility is inconsistent with a peaceful program. iran is breaking rules that all nations must follow. >> reporter: u.s. officials say they have kno

conducting door-to-door interviews in clay county. >>> a candid confession by former child star mackenzie phillips. in her new book she describes a decade long sexual relationship with her father john phillips. he was the lead singer of the 60s grou group the mamas and the papas. she confronted her father but admitted that it eventually became consensual. one of the en counters occurred the night before her wedding in 1979. she also revealed that her father introduced her to drugs. john phillips died eight years ago. she forgave him on his death bed. >>> john travolta testifies in front of a jury in the bahamas about the details of his son's death. he is a key witness in the trial of two people who allegedly demanded money in order to keep his son's medical information private. travolta is expected to testify at a later date regarding the extortion threats. >>> he thought about his family as he lay on the pavement shot five times after coming to the aid of another officer. it happened two months ago. now a baltimore police officer is struggling to put his life back together. susan collins reports.

>> okay, marysol. >>> we turn, now, to the intense reaction of mackenzie phillips' allegations that sheal relationship with her father, john phillips of the mammas and papas. the charges have sparked controversy. and while some family members have lashed out at the former teenage star, her sister, chynna, has come to her defense. andrea canning has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bill. so many people talking about this. mackenzie phillips' candid revelations have put her in the spotlight. but it's also forced her family to grapple with the allegations in a very public way. >> she had the courage to come out and talk about it. i'm proud of my sister. >> reporter: friday, chynna phillips broke her silence on "the oprah winfrey show" to show her support for her half-sister, mackenzie. >> you believe her? >> there was a consensual relationship between my sister and father that lasted for ten years. very upsetting. >> tell me how long have you known that? >> well, i would say about 12 years. >> reporter: just three days earlier, mackenzie has gone on the show, to level allegat

mackenzie's sister, actress bijou phillips says mackenzie told her about the abuse and said, then, ohhe man who raised me would never be capable of doing such things. if he was, it is heartbreaking to me to think that my family would leave me alone with him. that raises a very good question. lisa bloom, if this actually happened, should mackenzie have made a motion to keep bijou away from john? but bijo spudz says she was raised by a guy who was like mr. mom and was a loving and supporting father? >> absolutely. the problem mackenzie phillips is is that she is a life-long drug addict, serious addict talking about cocaine and heroin being shot into her arms on a daily basis for many, many years. that doesn't mean her story is untrue. in my view it probably is true. i represent ad woman very much like mackenzie phillips when i represented survivors for many years who had a consensual adult relationship with her father. it is absolutely devastating, it does happen. but the way mackenzie phillips has gone around this is all wrong, she's done it by trying to sell a book. that means everybo

it started out an act of molestation and what it became are two different things. >> actress mackenzie phillips is asking people not to judge her father too harshly despite shocking allegations. >> phillips says she was a victim of incest. her father was john phillips of the singing group the mamas and papas. phillips was on "the today show" this morninging talking about him and her new memoir. she details being exposed to druggings at age 10 and her father raped her the night before her wedding at 18 years old. she says it was the start of a sexual relationship that continued on and off for ten years. >> at 18, i was molested. then maybe three years later, i started waking up with my pants down around my ankles. two years after that it became consensual. my father was not a bad man. he was a very sick man. if anyone out there can possibly separate his body of workmcr his personal demons, i think that would -- >> mackenzie phillips says she received an outpouring of support from incest survivors. >>> when we come back, hospital stay. how local patient are getting special one-on-one attention du

actress mackenzie phillips now says she had sex for years with her own father.ere are some of her own story in her own words. >>> tv actress mackenzie phillips talked with oprah winfrey about her claim she had sex for years with her father. john phillips, of course. now we told you about this yesterday. phillips says she hopes she is helping someone else by telling her story. >> i went to my father and i said, look, we need to talk about how you raped me. and my dad said, raped you? don't you mean when we made love? and, um, in that moment i thought, wow, i'm really on my own here. >> mackennedy's former stepmother says he was incapable of having sex with his own child and his second wife says whether the story is delusional or not it's very hurtful for the family. >>> over to meteorologist bob van dillen for a look at the air travel update. you're hopping on a plane or dropping somebody off. >>> so far so good no delays. keep in mind it's only 6:45 eastern time. what about the delays today? we're looking at about half hour to an hour delay around st. louis beca

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oprah had a lot of success this week with her interview with former child star mackenzie phillips.h she says she had a ten-year long sexual relationship with her father, john phillips from the band, mamas and the papas. she said it started when she couldn't come up with a good gift for father's day and the story created such a stir so many people were talking about it that oprah said, hey, mackenzie, come back on the show today. >> just in case you didn't throw up first time -- >> i woke up that night from a blackout to mind myself having sex with my own father. >> mackenzie phillips is back. you're gonna want to shower all over again. >> i think oprah owes her audience another free car after this week. for the first time since michael jackson's funeral, his ex-wife deb debbie rowe is speaking out, but not about michael jackson, but the death of jessica simpson's dog. it was eaten by a coyote. they became friends when jessica was dating tony romo and debbie rowe was playing nose tackle. and martha stewart had to apologize for saying if she was more careful, her dog would still be a

stepmom michelle phillips said mackenzie is lying., i have every reason to believe it's untrue. she's had a needle stuck up her arm for 35 years. sister chynna react differently saying mckenzie oig told her about the favor 12 years ago. >> i believed her because -- well, first of all, who is going to go out of their way to like say, yeah, i had sex with dad. >> all these negative feelings flying around in her family can jeopardize her recovery. >> reporter: but mckenzie's best friend says all the talk might actually help her. telling us, quote, she has lived with this for 30 plus years and talking about this now is an important part of her recovery. mackenzie phillips talks about her father and her life long battle with drug addiction in her memoir, high on arrival, and she's here to talk to us this morning, as well. good morning. >> good morning. gasoline when i met and you few seconds ago go, go, you said what a week it has been. why, what did you expect after you came out with this revelation? >> i expected it to be explosive, but

but first, as we first reported yesterday, former child star mackenzie phillips has revealed her mostturbing secret. she appear order oprah's win friday show to discuss what she call as ten year long sexual relationship with her late father, rock legend john phillips of the mamas and the pap pass. >> reporter: phillips said it started out as rape but became something else. >> the word shocking is appropriate here. ♪ >> i woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father. yes, it became a consents all relationship. >> what struck me most about mackenzie phillips' interview is that these still protecting her father by calling consents shull in-september she's still protecting the person who abused her. >> with you you didn't say that it's consents small because there's always a power imbalance when it comes to a parent and child. >> reporter: in her memoir high on rifle, mackenzie phillips always claims her father began to romanity size their relationship. >> we were lying in bed in a stupor when dad said we could just run away to a country where no one wou

longer speak with because they're in such denial or disbelief. >> reporter: two of john phillips' ex-wives, mackenzie'spmothers, who are denying her claims. michelle phillips sauce saying, she did celebrity rehab. and now, she wants a book. but chynna phillips says she believes her stepsister, telling "us weekly," when mackenzie told her in 1997, the news sent her into a deep, sadness and depression. a part of me died when i found out. >> writing this book is i wanted to earn the right to speak about forgiveness. forgiveness isn't for the other person. it's not to give the other person peace. forgiveness is for you. >> reporter: today, tiffany is happily married to a man she describes as her rock. she's in therapy and healing slowly. >> we've been there. it's so hard. the pain is unimaginable. it's important that you go through the pross and heal. >> reporter: you should know, tiffany gives talks for the rape abuse incest international network to help others. counselors for r.a.i.n. says anyone trying to find help, should start by telling someone safe, that you trust. and to reach out to organizations

mackenzie phillips is revealing she had a consentual sexual relationship with your father. >> she issay she had a ten-year relationship with her father and toward the end it became consensual. he exposed her to cocaine. the scenario sounds crazy. she is going on "oprah" to tell her story to help people like her. >> this is a family secret. she talks about her father getting her high, giving her drugs. how does she hope to help others with these revelations? >> she knows there are others like her who have had consensual or nonconsensual relationships with their fathers. she is hoping to bring light to the issue and build a support system so it doesn't have to be a secret. >> julia, tomorrow on the "today" show, a live interview with mackenzie phillips. she said it is a consensual relationship with her father. >> she has had a difficult drug problem. >>> a faceoff on afghanistan. >> the top general asking for more troops. what the president faces ahead. [ woman ] dear cat. gentle cat. your hair mixes with pollen and dust in the air. i get congested. my eyes itch. i have to banish you t

we're not talking to mackenzie phillips here. so jonathan, how does it work? the late night dancing. >> tell me the -- not a big deal, is she -- she went on, she had a little bit of fun, and somebody -- you know, what? almost everyone gets eliminated on the s how. >> it's an elimination show. >> everyone but one person gets eliminated. >> they should explain it before you go on. >> and the person who is going to win, am i right or wrong, donny osmond? >> he's hot. >> marie didn't do so good when you danced with her. >> well, we made the final. >> didn't you break your hip or something like that? she got physically injure. >> no, she fainted. >> don't do anything to donny. ashley, unfortunately this is the time of the show where we embark upon a tradition, and guillermo right now is outside. let's go for the ceremonial burning of the capezios. ashley, tonight you were eliminated from "dancing with the stars" and your shoes must pay the price. and i think macy's shoes are in there too. america has spoken. ashley hamilton, your dance card has been punched. thank

mackenzie phillips is back. she said she had a long time sexual relationship with her father. now versus the -- now her sister and will be a guest on the show. >>> hundreds gathered in northwest tonight to raise money for an important cause. the second chance empowerment services works to promote psychological help for women who have been victimized by domestic abuse. the keynote speaker tonight was the sister of a domestic violence victim who was killed. i was luckyo serve as the m.c. tonight. >> very good work. >>> doug, way to go for you? >> is today at looked like things to clear up. at 6:00, i saw this area west of the mountains, and i thought it would stay west, but it is moving in on us. we will look at live super doppler 7. not all this is reaching the ground. the air has dried out a bit. some of this is reaching the ground up across the potomac highlands and the shenandoah valley. there is a rate approaching martinsburg and a hagerstown. so there may be isolated showers northwest of town tonight. we may get some afternoon sunshine tomorrow. the number of doppler radar

mackenzie phillips was on oprah today. you remember her from "one day at a time".alking about the new book in which reveals she had a long-term sexual relationship with her father. her father was john phillips of mamas and papas, that's him. you think your family's thanksgivings are awkward. she said their affair went on for ten years and i don't know what to say to that except that except to say i'm glad my father didn't know how to do that. the audience didn't know how to react either. >> let's get to the secret you've been keeping from the public all these years. it's on page 108. will you read it. >> yes. >> here we go. >> i woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father. [ applause ] >> they have got -- they have got to be more careful with that applause sign, you know? so congratulations, i guess, to the late john phillips who has temporarily displaced jon gosselin as america's creepiest dads. temporarily being the key word there. the dalai lama was in memphis yesterday to receive the national civil rights freedom award. he na

. >> mackenzie phillips incest faceoff with half-sister chynna. does she think mackenzie is lying? >> how can a person that's been doing drugs be perfectly accurate? >> plus, was chynna a victim? >> did your father make sexual advances to you? >> the exclusive jackson family reunion photo. michael, paris and prince. >> who's in it and who's not? >> plus, the king of pop's audio shocker. >> i want to be buried right

. >> the fallout over mackenzie phillips incest revelation, as step-mom michelle phillips says she'sg. >> there's go to be denial and anger. >> new bomb shells she didn't tell oprah. >> he said, you know, i think we should run away together. i thought to myself, i'm going to hell. >> the tears on her father's death bed. >> forgiveness isn't for the other person. forgiveness is for you. >> plus, the lost love song they wrote during their relationship. ♪ take care of me >>> "krcsi" versus "grey's anatomy."

. >> mackenzie phillips' startling incest secret. the jaw-dropping confession. ♪ >>> donny's "dancing" debut. >> this is so cool! the roles have been reversed. >> i know. >> marie backstage for "e.t." and on our couch today. >> you heard what the judges thought of donny? well, now it's my turn. >> plus, the story behind her "dancing" date. >> hi, "e.t." i have jermaine here. >>> then, the jackson brothers come together in an "e.t. exclusive." >> can't mention the jackson 5 without mentioning michael jackson.

now, mackenzie phillips, mackenzie phillips also has a history of severe drug abuse, along with her dadhow "one day at a time" because of her constant drug use. last year, we're just talking 2008, she was busted in the airport with cocaine and heroin. she told oprah about this arrest. listen. >> it was terrifying. and the woman was like, "are you holding? are you holding?" and i was like, no, no, no. then finally she pointed down to my foot and i could see the baggie of drugs sticking out of the corner underneath my foot. and i, you know -- at some point you have to give in and i said yeah, i am holding. i said, but i'm somebody's mother, i'm somebody's mother, please don't bust me, please don't bust me. >> mackenzie says she is now sober. tmz reporting she will appear on vh-1's "celebrity rehab" as a mentor this season. dr. reef karim, she's got a book, she's on "celebrity rehab," and she's now revealing these deep dark secrets. connect the dots for us. >> yeah. you know, i'm split down the middle as well. on one side of it, you've got the entrepreneurial aspect of things and on the ot

. >> mackenzie phillips, raped by her father.he incest shocker. >> i begin waking up with my pants around my ankles. >>> plus, the stunning confession about a pregnancy, and who paid for the abortion. >> did you tell your father about the pregnancy? >> what you haven't heard about the stunning sexual relationship during "one day at a time." >> it became a consensual relationship. >> and the emotional surprise reunion with valerie bertinelli. then, mackenzie with her father. the "e.t." interview at the time of their encounters. >> he's not a bad dad then,

well, now her half sister, bijou phillips has issued a statement saying mackenzie told her the story enny phillips told oprah despite the fire sform erupted since her interview, she said she doesn't regret writing her memoir, "high on arrival." >>> a clearwater woman is lucky to be alive after escaping the jaws of an eight-foot long alligator. it is the first time someone has been attacked by a gator in that county in more than three years. the victim's father described what happened to his daughter. >> walking with one of our dogs near the water's edge when she noticed a squirrel in the water, she turned to leave. and it was up a small bank. she slipped and fell. the dog she was with ran up the bank. she came out of the water and grab her by the left calf. and tried to pull her back into the lake. >> it was a close call. the woman suffered bites on her calf and hand shelf gouged the alligator's eye with her thumb until it let go. she managed to drive herself to the hospital. she said she appeal the okay but is still a bit sore. wildlife authorities caught the gator three days later.