. >> now to pop star rihanna. >> i lost my best friend. everything i knew switched. >> rihanna talked to oprah in a tearful interview. >> who is going to help him? >> she talked about the well-publicized domestic incident with ther then boyfriend, chris brown. >> she was more concerned about whether he would be okay. >> he needs help and everything is going to say he's a monster. >> rihanna in tears. just released clips with rihanna with oprah about being assaulted by chris brown in 2009. >> for happened to me and it happened in front of the world. it was embarrassing and humiliating and hurtful. it's not easy. >> the interviews air sunday. brown remains on probation, but remains in a music video with brandi. put it down and the full video featuring brandy and brown featured on bet and online. ♪ >> how much fun is it working with brandy some. >> she has been one of my inspirations musically -- i don't like to say it in front of her. i wanted a chance to be on the record with her. >> another big celebrity sit down after a high profile split

. >>> pop star rihanna is facing criticism after she said she is still in love with her ex-boyfriend chris brown three years after he beat her. womens groups are firing back at the singer saying it sets a bad example for victims of domestic i abuse. she denied rumors that she and brown were dating again. >> we've been working on our friendship again and now we're very, very close friends. we built a trust again. i say, like we love each other and we probably always will. i think he was the love of my life. he was the first love. and i see that he loved me the same way. >> brown pleaded guilty to assaulting rihanna in 2009. he was placed on five years of probation. >>> it is time now to check the forecast, as we take a look at this cool start to our day. tom, it feels refreshing out there. we had a beautiful weekend, too. >> is this a dream or what? >> i know. it's august. >> right? >> it's been amazing. last several mornings in the 60s. here we are again. starting off in the 60s. there's a lot of cloudiness around. live view from hd city camera. washington monument under a cloudy sky

now to pop star rihanna opening up extensively for the first time about the violent assault she sufferedtalie here with that story. >> rihanna talked to oprah in a tearful interview. you may be surprised what she's saying about chris brown and that ill fated night at the grammy awards. >> i lost my best friend and everything i knew switched, switched in a night. i couldn't control that. >> reporter: in a rare and emotional interview pop star rihanna tells oprah winfrey after the infamous fight she had with chris brown in 2009 that left her battered and bruised, she worried about him. >> i became a circus and i felt protective. i felt like the only person is him. as angry and hurt and betrayed, i just felt like he made that mistake because he needed help. i'm like, who is going to help him. >> reporter: while brown pleaded guilty to felony assault and was ordered by a judge to stay away from rihanna, the two remained connected. >> they are popping up in each other's songs. you hear about them in the same places. clearly there's something still going on there. >> reporter: the rihanna inte

pop star rihanna says she still loves the man who beat her and she says it on national tv.s this the kind of message our teenagers need to hear? plus an unbelievable lawsuit involving a child and a beauty contest. you won't believe this one. we hope you stay tuned to those repor >> laura: in the personal story segment tonight, a new documentary is making waves but not everyone is happy with it they come to america, takes the viewer on uncomfortable journey from the rough mexican border to the mean streets of new york and its leafy suburbs where illegal immigrants take jobs from american workers. >> the buildings that use to higher me -- hire me and my guy juiced to come me to get cheap labor cut me out of the picture. now my tax paying citizens aren't paying the bills anymore. who are paying the bills? these guys? they get the checks and send it back home. >> what are you looking at over there. >> it is a cartel headquarters for distribution of drugs in this area. you go near there, you are dead. you are dead. >> drug cartel. according to the film makers who has been imposs

. >>> pop star rihanna is facing criticism after she says she still loves her ex-boyfriend chris brown three years after he beat her. women's groups are firing back at the singer saying it sets a bad example for victims of domestic abuse. in an interview with oprah she denied rumors she and brown were dating again. >> we are working on our friendship again. we're very, very close friends. we built a trust again. that's it. like, we love each other. we probably always will. i think he was the love of my life. i mean, he was the first love. and i see that he loved me the same way. >> brown pleaded guilty to assaulting rihanna in 2009. he was placed on five years probation. she went on saying she was able to forgive him after working on issues with her own father, alluding to the possibility that there was some abuse in her family. seems like it was more for her in terms of the forgiveness than it was forgiving him. it seems, if you listen to the whole interview. >> sensitive subject that both sides get real difficult worked up about. >>> 5:27. coming up, could you really say no to faces

pop star rihanna facing some criticism this morning after she said she still loves her ex-boyfriend chris brown three years after he beat her. women groups are firing back saying -- sets a bad example for victims of domestic abuse. others call the move brave to admit it. in an interview with oprah she denied rumors she and brown were dating again. >> we've been working on our friendship again and now we're very, very close friends. we've built a trust again. that's it. like, we love each other and we probably always will. i think he was the love of my life. he was the first love. and i see that he loved me the same way. >> brown pleaded guilty to assaulting rihanna in 2009. he was placed an five years probation. >>> problems continue to mount for san francisco giant melky cabrera. suspended from baseball for 50 gaps for steroid use. now the "new york daily news" reports cabrera and some of his handlers tried to pull a fast one by launching a fake website in july featuring a fake supplement. the report claims it was an attempt to get major league baseball officials to believe he ingested t

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rihanna's interview with oprah. apparently not everyone is happy with some of the things the pop star is saying. lie here with that. good to see you. >> the full interview aired last night. rihanna says she has forgiven chris brown for assaulting her in 2009 and admitted she still loves him. >> what do you want the world to know about your relationship with him. >> we've been working on our friendship again. now we're very, very close friends. we've built a trust again. that's it. we love each other and we probably always will. >> superstar rihanna got deeply personal in her interview with oprah winfrey admitting three years after being abused by then boyfriend chris brown that the two are working on rebuilding their relationship. >> you know there are rumors you saw him in st. tropez. did you? >> we did. we went to mutual friends party on a yacht. >> brown pleaded guilty to felony assault and was ordered by a judge to stay away from rihanna. she told oprah that court order has since been lifted. she says she's not dating brown again but described what it's like when she spends time with him. >>

. >>> later, rihanna being linked to a reality tv star, hang out with the dude you wouldn't expect. what does the pop the member of a reality tv family? we will find out coming up in "the skinny." here. >> a new boy under her umbrella, ella, ella. >> perhaps something going on with her and a certain dude getting more friendly. picture. uh-huh. >>> first, tropical storm isaac well on its way to becoming a category 2 hurricane. and then setting its sights on new orleans. >> yes, indeed. isaac is packing 65 mile-per-hour winds this morning, churning now west of florida. the gulf coast, meanwhile, is bracing for up to 15 inches of rain. hurricane warnings issued from the florida panhandle all the way westward to new orleans where the storm is expected to blow ashore come wednesday morning. >>> as isaac approaches the governors of alabama, mississippi and louisiana have all declared states of emergency at this point. officials in louisiana have already issued evacuation orders, in fact, for more than 50,000 folks in saint charles parish, conditions expected to worsen over the next 24 hours. parts of south

today's professionals, the fallout rihanna brown forgives chris brown and still loves him even though he assaulted her years ago. is it fair to criticizes the pop startalk about that and more with star, donny and nancy. >> there's been a lot of reaction so far. if you live in a swing state you probably know presidential campaign ads are flooding the airwaves. president obama defended his while criticizing mitt romney. how effective are these ads. how much of what you see could you and should you believe. we'll get into that coming up in a few minutes. >> a sneak peek at experimental technology that could save your life. cars that can talk to each other and warn you of an imminent crash. >>> we'll begin with a health scare for rosie o'donnell. she recently suffered a heart attack. mara schiavocampo has more on this story. >> reporter: good morning. according to o'donnell this was a close call. in fact, a miracle she survived. she had what was known as a widow maker, a clogged artery with the potential to cause a massive heart attack. though she's known for being funny. >> what am i clown for you? do i muse you? >> reporter: rosie o'donnell had a seri