we're working for you. and, bike week getting revved up in datona beach, we are live this morning in the center of all of the action. as organizers race to get it all done, a massive crowd is expected. plus... >> people are getting more and more frustrated with the system and we must pick someone with a record of achievement, not just talk. >> john: the g.o.p. candidate some say is rising bike a phoenix, why john kasich reajertd him into the picture, is there still time. >> amy: a pine oneer, and considered to be america's first astronaut and lives in central florida. we'll talk with joe kitinger, looking ford to the conversation. >> john: a special on time, nationwide and people are introduced to him again. >> amy: and we'll introduce you to him. what is happening tonight. >> jayme: temperatures and skies

take a look, and gander downtown. and we're looking good. lake eola's northerly component to the wind freshens up and a cold front is draped down to the south and we did have a nice burst of rain this morning. and we had the lightning and the thunder and everything else that comes with it and now are sitting pretty. we have 50s and 60s and should make it with ease into the mid and upper 70s, a nice day overall, a look at a gradual return of sunshine and we're on our way. 76 by 2:00 and by 5:00, the big drive home, talking about 74. 67 for you, by 8:00 tonight. by the way, we should fall down to the 50s with ease tonight under clear skies and relatively light wind regime. it is all about the dry air. we look many states to the north, and a lot going on. and it is about big, row best high pressure and varying winds and overall looking good. highs through the 70s and look here. next thursday, mid 80s.

full long range forecast. i'll see you in 12 minutes. >> kristin: good morning, i want to take you to golden rod road south of the 408. a crash is causing a few slowdowns. right here on goldenrod and pine fork drive, causing slowdowns there. and looking at your drive times, if you are heading westbound, on i-4, from lake mary boulevard to colonial, it will take you 15 minutes an eastbound from the attractions to downtown, will take you 15 minutes and hopping on the 408, this morning, from the 417 to downtown, that will take you 14 minutes. john and amy, back to you. >> happening right now, the sound of rolling thunder filling the air in volusia county. >> amy: because today marks the start of daytona bike week, the 75th year of the event and there is as always expected to be a big crowd. andrea jackson joins us, live in the thick of things, this morning and it hasn't gotten any thicker than the last time we saw you? >> let's say bikers, most risers.

i could be wrong, there are a few motorcycles to roared past us. i'm joined by the chamber of commerce, born and raised in datona beach and no one more perfect for the job and it will be a great event for you. >> it is fascinating. to have the 75th anniversary in our community, is such a -- >> well, that extinction. >> john: we'll get out to them in a second. a lot of times -- >> a click -- we're moving on and have other news. developing, a man is gunned down inside of a gated community in orange county. >> the shooter out there on the run, right now and investigators say it happened last night at the cypress point apartments, just off of obt. police say a 22-year-old man was shot and killed, investigators say they are working on getting the description of the suspect

>> amy: deltona siblings -- two siblings accused of stealing money from a girl scout will go before a judge. investigators say the two turned themselves in to deputies yesterday. investigators say it happened last sunday, in front of the wal-mart in deltona. deputies say the girl was selling girl scout cookies when they snatched her money box that contained $200. they are scheduled to make first appearances later today. lake county deputies arrest a motorcyclist accused of daredevil stunts which they say put other lives in danger. the lake county sheriffs office says christopher clark taunted a deputy on a motorcycle, by driving erratically. the deputy tried to run the license plate and was bent in a way it couldn't be read clearly. when deputies say clark sped off. investigators say other police agencies had similar run-ins with him. >> he has been pursued by multiple agencies in reference to the fleeing and eluding and

police and will come by and speed up and break traffic laws. >> john: turns out the various police arrested him for driving without a license preventiously. so the deputy dug around on social media and found his facebook page, in the pictures, investigators say he was even wearing the same clothes he had on the day they tried to pull him over, arrest and charged with fleeing and eluding. >> amy: a man from seminole county is out of jail after his six-year-old niece killed herself with his gun. a tragic story. >> luanne: this is video of eric williams as he walked out of the seminole county jail last night. investigators say he was babysitting aleatha burke and she accidentally shot herself. this is a photo of her, given to our news partners at the orlando sentinel. her family says that she loved being a kindergartner and enjoyed coloring with her friends and singing her favorite pop songs with herr classmates.

playing on the living room floor of her family's home in sanford and found the loaded handgun underneath the couch. she picked up the gun and that is when it went off. burke was shot in the shoulder, police say williams was actually the one who took her to the hospital. where she later died. he was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. here's what his mother had to say. >> he's and in isn't person. they say he was a babysitter but he's a loving baby-sitter. >> williams is due back in court on april 5th. john, amy? >> andrea jackson, came up with quarters and put them in the side of the live truck and now we're going back out to bike week where the bikers will be rolling in you, fingers crossed, sorry to cut off the interview. it went poof and you were gone! >> reporter: it happens, and luckily i had a dollar bill and it took change and i was able to put quarters back in the truck and restart it again! we're in good shape. i hope, fingers crossed. the chamber of commerce, born

for the job, responsible for starting oktoberfest and now is in charge of bike week, a great event. how much does it mean to you? >> it means everything in the world. i'll tell you, to be able to participate in the 75th anniversary of an event, something that has been going on in our community for 75 years, is pretty amazing. >> let's talk about sturgis, they had the big 75th year last year and you had a lot of marketing and material to drum up interest for 75 years in datona beach. how much of an effect will it have. we could tell right after sturgis the numbers went up on all -- and, people had an interest immediately. >> reporter: the numbers, half a million people expected? >> anticipated. half a million is what we average and with it being the 75th year we have talked to accommodate tors and they say they are doing well and rooms are sold above last year and

been used as far as the vendors and the activity and the location, so we'll anticipate a pretty large crowd. >> the number that astounldz me, 7 -- astounds me, $75 million. >> $75 million in ten days! ten days, yes. astonishing. >> reporter: talk about the new things that will be happening here, the bandshell. >> yes, we have the daytona -- harley-davidson company is doing great activities with all of our sponsors at this bandshell and are bringing in eddie money in concert. a great bike -- great bike builders and shows and that is a very unique venue because it sits on the beach which is where those beach races used to take place 75 years ago. >> and we're not calling them bikers, they are riders, is that right? >> exactly right. as things change and generations change they now refer to themselves as riders because that is what they love to do. they love to ride, ride around town and go on trips, on their motorcycles. what they love.

week for daytona, ten days and 13th. and, we're at the welcome center, once you get here, packing should be fairly easy, get here early, though. and, you can pick up one of those guides to help yourself get around and take advantage of the fantastic things happening here, for daytona bike week and will wrap up next sunday, andrea jackson, fox 35 news. >> amy: the republican candidates really battling it out last night in detroit. >> john: quite the night. donald trump's rivals threw everything they had at him as they try and slow his momentum. >> he talks about the great businesses he built and inherited over $100 million. >> wrong. >> and with the money -- >> wrong. >> mr. trump -- >> this little guy has lied so much about my record. >> here we go. he has lied -- >> reporter: let me point out... >> it is not what -- >> please, i know it is hard not to interrupt. >> not what you said -- >> breathe. breathe. breathe. >> the op-ed. >> you can do it. you can breathe.

i know it is hard but just -- >> when you are done with the yoga can i answer the question? >> you cannot -- >> i really home we don't see yoga on the stage. >> flexible, and you never know. >> the candidates squaring off, hitting trump from every side and one candidate refused to take part in the fighting, ohio governor john kasich. >> we're putting people in that don't understand compromise, don't understand policy. people are getting more and more frustrated with the system. which is why we must pick somebody that has a record of achievement. not just talk. >> analysts saying he actually won last night's debate by staying out of the fray. he remains focused on the issues and kept his positive message going. after the debate, he talked about how the voters look to him because of his temperament. >> well, i'm not going to come out here and scream and yell, bill. it's not what is lifting me. i mean, the people say, you are the adult in the room and i think it will pay off.

>> right now, he's 4th in the delegate count and counting on a win in his home state of ohio on march 15th. donald trump of course leads in delegates right now, ted cruz in second. and marco rubio is in third. the 5th time going to be a charm? >> amy: we hope so, after four scrubbed launches spacex will try and launch the falcon 9 again tonight. but will it happen? plus, the man considered to be the first astronaut joining us live in our studios, this morning.

joe kittinger and talk about the >> amy: before there was john glenn in space and neil armstrong walking on the moon. there was joe kittinger, an aviation pioneer from right here in central florida. he's considered by many to be the first astronaut. after a capsule ride took him 97,000 feet above the earth in 1957 and then, in 1960 he did a free-fall and parachute-jumped 102,800 feet back to earth. and, space travels are a small piece of kittinger's incredible

and we should mention he might be the nicest guy on earth and he's here. we're hooned to be joined by joe kittinger himself. thank you so much. great to see you again! >> great to be back. >> amy: good to see you again. take us back to that day. how scared, how nervous were you as you were making this jump? >> well, i was prepared for it. i trained for it. i visualized it a thousand times. and, had a great team behind me and had confidence in my team and my equipment and when it came time to go i was ready to go. >> amy: no nerves at all. no, like, oh... >> a little bit of nerves, yes. i was going into the unknown and never done before but, i had confidence in what we were doing and why we were doing it. >> john: but it wasn't just about being a daredevil, right? there was science behind this and you paved the way for a lot of the astronauts of today, didn't you? >> the whole purpose of science, man had never been outside of a spacecraft in space, one of the

escape from high altitude and we were there for science, not for notoriety and records. >> john: how long did you fall. >> 4 minutes and 36 second free fall -- >> four minutes of free fall. >> the parachute opened, it is anticlimactic, 12 minutes after the parachute opened. >> amy: we have watched george h. w. bush jump out of planes and he keeps doing it. do you still have the -- a little bit of daredevil in you to want to keep doing this? >> i do and i watch george bush do it instead. >> john: makes it easy. >> but i still fly planes and balloons and, the sky is still my office. >> john: i tell you, this week our local guy has been getting nationwide attention, pbs has a special going right now called space men. you got to see -- i only saw a little bit and i have it recorded and it will be on-line to check it out. what do you think about the special they did on you.

the neat thing about it was it brought you up-to-date on the history of the research that was done before the space-age started. a chapter of aviation history that is kind of forgotten. because of the space-age was so exciting when it took place. it also paid tribute to dr. staff, a visionary that knew we were going into space and sp did back in those days, it was a great program. >> amy: take us box a couple of years ago, felix baumgartner, you helped me remember the name in the commercial, made the same jump that you made. and i remember back then, that you had been in contact with him. through the process. is that right? >> i worked on that program for five years. i developed the checklist and the emergency procedures and i was a capsule communicator with him during all three jumps he made. i was very much involved in the

that i set, 52 years before. so -- but he was a sky diver. i was a pilot and astronaut. for astronaut training. so, the difference between his 2500 jumps and my 30 jps i had when i made my jump from space. >> john: wow. what are you up to these days? >> i'm working on all kind of interesting things, i'm still active in the business. and looking forward to every day. >> amy: you are a hero, really are. thank you so much. >> john: and, they put those videos on-line, pbs will have it. you want to check it out. and -- or come to my house or joe's house and watch it. good to see you again. real life hero, right here with us. >> jayme: an honor, good to see him. let's talk about things as we slide into your local and live temperatures, good friday morning to you. here we go. this is a live look, it is our visit orlando tower cam atop the hyatt regency overlooking

attractions area. a nice day visiting our fine state. welcome to our home. a burst of rain and storminess early this morning is out. the good stuff on the way in now. it has been with us all morning, temperatures sliding through those 50s and 60s, we have the sun on our side. and a great, great looking day for you. i'll check it out here. gradual return to sunshine. slowly but surely i'm told areas of southern brevard county and indian river a little bit of last vestige of cloud cover on top, shouldn't last much longer and the front is off to the south, grand bahamas in the next hour or two. you can see it kicking through central florida. nothing but dry air ahead of this and looks as though -- behind it, looks as though we're with the dry air component all weekend. the gulf scene, damp to start things off, a delightful ending, ample sunshine and high and

highs through mid and upper 70s, despite a cool front coming through. looks like high pressure will remain in place, keeping us rather temperate for the weekend and very nice weather overall. as you look at the big picture, standing behind it, move out of the way and show you the series of fronts will continue moving our way. a big one might arrive by this time next weekend but before we see the front get in here, looking for booming temperatures, by next friday. thursday-friday timeframe, solid and middle 80s during the time. if you like it warm we have the weather you are looking for. the model forecast, locally for the weekend, everything hinging on the heels of high pressure and looks like a good one. thumbs up for sure. let's look at your 7-day forecast. shows the 70s, sunshine and those warmer temps, phasing in mid-week of next week, 83 wednesday and by thursday, 85 degrees and no chance of rain. enjoy! here countries tonight with live drive. >> kristin: i want to take outside. here's i-4 in the distance, downtown orlando, the cars coming towards you are going westbound and that is the 408

seeing some delays and some back-ups there. there is a lot of congestion on the eastbound side of i-4, heading towards the downtown orlando area. and, just south of the 408, we are seeing this crash that is causing some delays right there on goldenrod road. and it is right there at pine fork drive. you see the oranges there, that is some delays we're seeing there. taking a look right here, on the 27, u.s. 27, we do have a lane blocked, this is in clermont. we have highway up 27 southbound and a lane blocked from lake louisa road and green cove boulevard, not causing any delays, time for your traffic, pump patrol, fox 35 pump patrol, regular gas is just $1.62 at the sunoco at east altamonte drive and anchor road in altamonte springs. you can always check out gas saving tips on our web site at www.fox35orlando.com. john and amy, back to you. >> john: time runs out to find a permanent home for volusia county's homeless. >> we'll tell you why local

plus one central florida county is working to make school bus stops safer for your kids. we'll show you some changes they'll make and how much it will cost you, the taxpayer,

>> a little sam hunt. right now. how cool is that. a look downtown, going on through march 13th, so, you want to get out there, have a little fun, looks good. >> amy: a great day to enjoy anything outdoors, you have the soccer game on sunday and bike week, lots of fun stuff. >> john: and, the beach is always open. >> amy: always only. the 5th time in two weeks, space x is looking to light up the skies. go out and watch the rocket launch. >> john: so much to do. it will be dark and will be bright in the sky. and try and launch the falcon 9 rocket and will carry a communications salt into orbit. the launch window opens up again, 6:35, make sure and set your alarm. they scrubbed tuesday's launch due to high winds after they had to cancel three previous launch attempts due to various problems like a boat in the safe area. also, new this morning, deadline

is no plan in place for the homeless in volusia county. county leader were able to agree on a new facility but not one people are hoping for. the news journal reports that county leader approved a plan at the meeting for the homeless facility for children and families but the council made no progress towards establishing an adult only shelter. the county is offering $4 million for the construction of the 250 bed shelter in datona beach. the city leader say they don't want to be the only ones who are paying to operate it. wednesday's meeting, city leaders offered to spend $400,000 a year in operating costs, and county leaders call that move meaningless without a contract in place. also, new this morning, flagler county leaders are looking to improve student safety. flagler, the new technology, is being created that will change the way students wait for the school bus. a pad will now be placed at some stops, showing students where they should be standing. the idea is to get those

then put those pads in the an area where they are not going to be blocking traffic. each one is expected to cost $1200. the changes come one week after a 7-year-old was hit and killed by an suv. while waiting for the school bus. >> still to come, sat changes rolling on this weekend. >> amy: what parents need to know before they take their kids to take the test. >> john: michael phelps in central florida, again, we caught up with the olympic athlete as he gets ready to maybe go back for more gold? put more fun in your day with ice-cream-flavored coffees at dunkin' donuts.

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this friday. friday! hello! >> john: beautiful! better weather. thanks for being here, everybody. a great view, looking at downtown orlando, our camera atop the suntrust building. looking at all of the skyscrapers, all the action happening downtown, this sunday, the big orlando city soccer game, opening day, and should be a lot of fun, so no complaint, you'll have a great weekend. >> if you happened to have picked this for vacation, from central florida and watching from one of the hotels. >> amy: you win! and it is snowing up north. in the philly and flight delays and snowing in d.c. this morning, and they have a little but of a dusting in new york city. jayme king, they are seeing snow up there? >> john: we have spring training games today. >> jayme: a front, john, coming through, a big ocean storm, look at the curly cue, spiraling up

away as our cold front continues moving down south of the region and solidifies a good looking weekend. tremendous high pressure now filling in across the plains states and coming to an area near you. here we go, 50s and 60s, nice morning temperatures are in ec ch, skies are clearing and we have sun and fun out there. as we make the gradual shift toward sunshine through the course of the day, just about everyone in the viewing area is seeing it. you will soon get your local dose as we see the numbers, looking good. and talk about warming things up and you might call the back end of next week hot as we move into mid 80s with ample sun and breezy weather, big, big high pressure dominates the local coastal waters, southeast wind likely during that time and we remain dry through with rain chances at zero. enjoy. here's live drive traffic. >> good morning, i want to take you outside, you can see downtown orlando in the distance, we are seeing

and keep that in mind if you are heading on the 408 today and again, heading east on the other side of the e road. towards downtown, we are seeing congestion in that area. i want to take you to clermont. we have a lane blocked on u.s. 27, the southbound lane, you can see by the orange is causing delays between lake louisa road and green cove boulevard and this lane is block. your drive times, i-4 westbound from lake mary to colonial, will take you 15 minutes, eastbound i-4 from the attractions downtown, 17 minutes -- 16 minutes and westbound 408 from the 417 to downtown, 12 minutes. john, amy, back to you. >> happening right now, the sound of rolling thunder filling the air in central florida. all heading to volusia county. >> amy: today marks the start of daytona bike week, the 75th year of the event and, there is expected to be a big crowd. out to andrea jackson because she always finds the fun spots

to find fun like andrea jackson! true! >> reporter: i did it again, good morning to you and john, we're here at the welcome center. on beach street in datona beach and i'm joined by janet with the chamber of commerce. you have an incredible event. the next ten days will be fantastic. the 75th year. >> exciting, too. we're ready in our community to host the wonderful guests. >> how many people are you expecting. >> traditionally we bring in half a million people but with the 75th anniversary we do anticipate the crowds to be a little larger. >> and 75 million dollars in ten days for the volusia county economy. >> absolutely, an impressive impact and goes throughout the community. so it is really great for all of us. >> big changes this year. one thing i head, harley-davidson doubled their staff from 90 to 180 staffers for the event and are really taking charge here, over the next ten days. >> absolutely. there are official motorcycle and bike weekend and have been doing it for many years, and are

love the datona beach area. back when there was beach racing on the beach, harleys were racing out there as well. great corporation to be with us and they are fully out here ready to entertain and welcome. >> and you're giving away the bike? >> yes, the official motorcycle of bike week and it is styling from where it used to be in the old days to modern technology and is a little old and new. like the 75th. >> reporter: thank you and, what is also part of old and new, they are called riders, not bikers anymore and have to get the verbiage right. >> correct. >> reporter: thank you, good luck, have days. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: wraps up sunday, march 13 in datona beach, be part of it. the 75th year and stop by the welcome center and pick up your guide and parking should be easy, get here early and give yourself plenty of time. in volusia county, datona beach, andrea jackson, fox 35 news. >> thank you. 8:35 right now, the murder trial

security guard who is accused of murdering a woman in downtown orlando. >> the story kicks off the morning rush on this friday morning, a judge set the murder trial for october 10th. last month a grand jury indict him on charges of first degree murder, attempted sexual battery and burglary. he's accused of murdering ing ing a 27-year-old last october. a security guard at the apartments where she lived. >> amy: osceola county deputies need your help identifying this man accused of robbing a many golf course. deputies say he walked up to the window of the congo river golf course and slipped a note to the workers demanding money and took off with the cash. no one was hurt but they got really good surveillance photos, it is clear who he is but don't know who he is and need your help. if you recognize him call the sheriffs office. >> john: early voting for the florida primary begins tomorrow from brevard and seminole counties, people living in orange and lake county are

florida's primary is tuesday, march 15, election officials are warning voters to make sure they vote for someone actually still in the race, several candidates dropped out since ballots were produced. students across the nation getting ready to take the saturday after the exam gets an extreme facelift. students take the test tomorrow which is when the new changes go into effect. according to the college board the essay portion of the exam is optional. and the math is more tightly focused. outdated, obscure vocabulary will be gone from the reading portion, officials say the new version will help students focus on the content. >> we have gotten rid of the penalty and want students focused on answering questions and doing their best work rather than strategies or tricks about whether or not they should be guessing. >> john: the sat also has fewer questions, 154 compared to 171. if your child wants to see what they are up against, take

practice.org web site. sat practice.org, if your they probably have been practicing, i'm guessing. for the first time, michael phelps competing in orlando and ended with a big win. >> john: victory in the 100 meet fly in the 2016 arena pro swim series in 52.28 second. it is good. not far off of his 51.94 second record which is the second fastest 100 meter fly of all time. >> always good to win, and yor like to lose, and the biggest thing is -- for me, more frustrating to not do something i want to do. it bothers me a lot. >> john: research, 30 years old and he started swimming at 15 and is trying to qualify for his 5th trip to the olympics. and also says if he makes it

still to come, the top ten on "american idol" is now the top 8. >> amy: did your favorite singer make it to the next round? >> amy: we are breaking down the results from last night's show. coming up next and this morning on this day in history, march 4, 1966, john lennon stirred up serious controversy when he said, quote, we are the beatles. we are more popular than... who? the statement caused some radio stations to stop playing beatles music. who did john len son say they

jesus, the pope, or the

help, not just anybody help ... >> amy: not just anybody. 8:42. on this day in history, march 4th, 1966, was the year john lennon stirred up serious controversy during an interview when he said, quote, we the beatles are more popular than... who? the statement caused radio stations to actually stop playing their music. who did john lennon say they were more popular than? was it jesus? the pope? or the president of the united states? who did john lennon say they were more popular than, the question this morning, we have a special guest in the studio to join us! for our trivia exception! serving it's his birthday today! >> amy: happy birthday! oh! happy birthday, ricky! okay. >> i look at it and they always tell us, politics, religion and i'm going to have to say jesus

>> amy: more popular than jesus. >> i agree. >> luanne: of course. it is his birthday. i have to agree! >> amy: smokin' hot, too. and jayme. >> kristin: we'll say the pope. pope. john brown? >> boy, how do you go against ricky? he was on "american idol" two years ago and he predicted they'd win. i will not go against ricky. >> amy: you agree. luanne agrees. let's see what the answer is. this is interesting, because at the time it happened, 1966, it is printed in an english magazine, okay? and, they were like, okay. more popular than jesus and by the time it got picked up in the

john lennon and they were furious and burned their records and it watch long after they stopped during -- it wasn't long touring, because they were worried americans were so angry about it. good job! all right, 8:44. let's check in with jayme king. >> jayme: accu-weather forecast update. looking good. look at this shot towards the i-drive attractions. we are looking fabulous this morning. cold front has moved through. but, we're really not seeing much cooler air, showing up late tonight as we fall through the 50s and a few spots across the area. ultimately a nice day and we'll harvest 70s for highs an reap the benefit of ample sunshine now as the front is acting like a big scouring pad here, getting the moisture out and cloud and bringing back shop, 50s and 60s now, looking good, warmer spots,

upper 60s, wind indicative of a cool frontal passage veering north and west from gainesville and carrying degree across other areas, out now to the cape canaveral sea shore. and, i got one thing to say, i want to be that guy. right now. what do you say, man, huh? look at the shot. gorgeous! you lucky dog! >> all day long! enjoying himself. >> maybe doing art work, nice, 65, west-southwest winds at 6. coastal brevard and compare and contrast, washington, d.c. now with a little bit of snow around the nation's capitol. 32 on the nose with north-northeast winds at 8, a tale of different cities, you bet. as we head down south. much of our state basking in glorious sunshine and the gradual return to it, evident now, by 2:00, 76, drive home at 5:00. around 74. general theme continues on the golf scene, sunny and nice by 3:00, mid and upper 70s facing

tonight clear and cool, the 50s. tomorrow. 59. nice weather for the weekend. enjoy. our 7 day shows that. if you like it warmer like myself, mid-week of next week, 85 by thursday, local breezes out of the southeast, windy at times. week. no rain chance, though, lows wednesday and thursday. all right, that's your forecast. this is gideon. our weather baby. love this kid. binky in his mouth. chilling. it can be seen every morning on gdo, fox 35. visit or web site, www.fox35orlando.com. here's kristin with live drive traffic. >> kristin: outside to i-4, conroy, looking west toward the florida turnpike and things are moving slowly. we are seeing congestion. a look at the 408, entrance

coming toward you are heading westbound, seeing delays here as well. we have a new crash on i-4, down west of downtown. osceola parkway accident at i-4 not causing any delays. back to you. all right, thanks. the "american idol" top ten narrowed down to 8. last night america said good-bye to two of the contestants. and entertainment expert and radio show host power 95.3, ricky joins us to talk idol chat. great to see you. how are you. >> good. >> amy: happy birthday. >> thank you. >> amy: you have the color of the day. everybody is wearing green today. talking about olivia rox. we'll listen to her and talk about what happened to her. >> trouble now trouble i've got trouble... >> amy: all right, so how did it

>> the talent pool is amazing. she didn't do bad but the talent is so good that at the end of the day, somebody had to be cut and unfortunately, it was her. >> amy: bummer. okay, not a good night for olivia. >> he'll be okay. she's a good singer and used to be an actor on the disney show when she was younger, she'll be all right. >> amy: she has a good start going. now we'll listen to giana, right? let's listen to that. some people need that's the only way to prove that you love her ... >> amy: she has a pretty voice. what happened. >> like i said, man, just a very strong pool and, she's one of the younger ones and had the most potential to succeed out of everybody. unfortunately, not her year. we had a good pool of talent.

the youngest one, will be able to grow and she won't be thinking about "american idol" in a few years. >> amy: it won't be around. okay. and last but not least we're listening to avalon young. here we go. you make it looks like it's magic i see nobody nobody but you, you, you... >> amy: pretty. i like the hair, she has a lot going on. >> you know what i love about her? the star quality is not there. but she doesn't care. she is herself on stage. no makeup, no -- doesn't dress up, pure talent up there singing and they put her through. she's in the top 8, good to go, and, is moving on.

choose for the win. >> la portia. >> amy: you are good -- >> years ago he pick it right early. >> and, la portia, she's the one to beat. the one to beat. they jazzed her up and did a new hairdo for her and, i'm telling you she's going to win. >> amy: i love the hair. i love it! happy birthday, ricky! how can our viewers find you. >> instagram and snap chat, and, i'll be on the radio today from 3:00 to 7:00, power 95.3. >> amy: you have to work on your birthday? >> they make us do that. >> amy: that's not right. >> we'll have fun tonight. >> amy: celebrate ricky's birthday with him. thanks, coming up in our 9 o'clock hour we'll actually chat with olivia and giana, coming up. >> john: his agent called and we have to mention he got the trivia right, too. still to come, there are a lot of movies to choose from, we're checking out what is new in

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>> lots of variety to choose from including the latest, zootopia. >> i have 36 hours left and we can only solve it together. >> reporter: the sorry centers on a co-op and a con artist fox, who must work together to solve a case in a mammal metropolis. >> we'll get you out of here. >> reporter: nonstop action an explosion, london has fallen is the sequel to the 2013 hit, olympus has fallen. it is set in the british capitol after terrorists attack several world leaders including the u.s. president. >> tina fey stars in the drama, whiskey tango fox trat and is a journalist who volunteers to cover afghanistan and stays for five years. >> no matter what you do, you must not open the door. >> reporter: for those looking for scares, the other side of the door follows a grieving mother trying to reconnect with her dead son.

life and death. when a sacred warning is disobeyed. and the artsy drama is out, and stars christian bale as a troubled screenwriter who indulges in the decadent hollywood lifestyle while trying to cope with harsh realities of his life. in hollywood, michelle pelino, fox news. >> john: my favorite part of the movie is -- the preview is so funny. >> amy: and the sloth is helping them. so cute. >> john: zootopia, you would think it would be a bad idea to have a sloth in the workplace but a local ceo disagrees. >> amy: he'll bring his exotic work mascot into the studio and explain how the pet sloth builds morale at work. also, this morning, new research showing happiness can be bad for your heart?

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