oh, his. he set up want you to find out how it s young people know about what s going on and it turns out they know very little. but you know what is great is i can see you rolling your eyes at some of the answers and the blank stares. you can t laugh in their face. we laugh in the edit room afterwards. and i can imagine what your brow was quick. have never thought that i would be on tv. it was my first job, real job when i went to new york city and i moved here for the duffel bag on a train. so i was a financial writer and an institutional investor and i had hair this long, never wore makeup and my eyebrows were only about this long. and they didn t go all the way over. so some minute the makeup counter took pity on me and give
$100 million. but things didn t start out easy for michelle phan. where do you get your drive? i get it from my mother because she was an immigrant when she came here to america, and didn t know how to speak english, had less than $20 in her pocket. reporter: growing up on food stamps, 10 years ago michelle was waitressing struggling to make ends meet for her family when she applied for a job at a makeup counter and was turned down. gently pat and blend the concealer under your eyes. reporter: how did you get them to go viral? i m a huge believer in timing. good timing, good story telling and pushing the envelope. i was one of the first to do this. i m constantly evolving my videos. reporter: those videos becoming so popular l oreal gave michelle her own makeup line. what s the first thing you bought when you became the
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embattled comedian who is facing allegations from numerous women who say that cosby drugged or assaulted them at the peak of his career. macdonald tweeted, eddie decides the laughs are not worth it. he will not kick a man when he is down. bill cosby released a statement earlier today saying i m appreciative of eddie and applaud his actions. still, the sketch went on as planned. potent potables. reporter: mcdonald later tweeting eddie does not need the laughs. eddie murphy is the coolest, a rock star even in a room with actual rock stars. linsey davis, abc news, new york. looks like controversy solved. coming up, building up your booty. it may be below zero outside. we are a few months away from swimsuit season and we will show you how to whip that derriere in to shape. better work. ahead in our next half hour don t think of picking up the makeup tester before you see this report. dangers at the makeup counter. you are watching world news
less meat and more plant-based foods. these recommendations are likely to be formal guidelines later this year. three to five cups a day. that s caffeinated. wow. one thing we could do with less of, germs, particularly around cold and flu season. as conscientious as many of us are there are hot zones we never think of. one of the worst places, ladies is actually the makeup counter. who better to check it out, abc s becky worley. reporter: makeup, 50 shades of everything. should i buy cranberry red or petal pink? that distinction you can see, but with makeup testers it s what you can t see that could make you sick. we went undercover to six locations from high-end department stores to discount retailers and swabbed testers, lipstick, mascara, foundation, and face creams to see if there are any worrisome germs and bacteria that you may be putting on your skin.