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simon cowell touched on this and lionel richie. it got harder and harder to be a superstar in the music business because of the ferocious attention from the media and the internet and so on. do you feel that? do you sense it's becoming ever more pressurized with the environment to stay at the top? >> it's ever more pressurized, the thought of having a body of work that is compelling this somebody wants versus one song that somebody wants to download with the music competition and it's different than when whitney arrived on the scene. now with all of the media and the internet and twitter and all of the television exposure and the pressure is outrageously enormous. then be able to survive everything that will come at you. >> you knew whitney well. what kind of woman was she? most people earning you the caricature of the newspapers and the magazines and so on. what was she like. >> the whitney i remember was this absolutely stunningly beautiful young girl with this golden voice. smiling, laughing all the time. a church girl who came

yes, i've been waiting. >> cowell, i could do it.l recent gave the boot to steve jones and judges paula abdul and nicole sheringer. and we would do it for much less. >> yes, 5 million. >> much less. >> i would. >> auditions for hollywood come to a wrap as american idol handed out the final dwoald en tickets on last night's episode. it was a good one. we have a sneak peek of madonna's new song and video. take a look. ♪ you, me, madonna. ♪ . . >> miki minaj is there. she promises no wardrobe malfunction. >> can you promise that? >> i don't know. right. as if janet wanted there to be a wardrobe malfunction? >> people are probably watching to see if there is one. >> the entire video will premiere tonight on her own youtube channel. >> all right. >> nobody promotes like madonna. i'm going to say that right now. it's always an event when you puts it out. >> are you ready for some baseball? >> wait until you hear about this. football season draws to an end. of course, the super bowl is this sunday. annie yu is live with some kids to make yo

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simon cowell touched on this and lionel richie.t got harder and harder to be a superstar in the music business because of the ferocious attention from the media and the internet and so on. do you feel that? do you sense it's becoming ever more pressurized with the environment to stay at the top? >> it's ever more pressurized, the thought of having a body of work that is compelling this somebody wants versus one song that somebody wants to download with the music competition and it's different than when whitney arrived on the scene. now with all of the media and the internet and twitter and all of the television exposure and the pressure is outrageously enormo enormous. then be able to survive everything that will come at you. >> you knew whitney well. what kind of woman was she? most people earning you the caricature of the newspapers and the magazines and so on. what was she like. >> the whitney i remember was this absolutely stunningly beautiful young girl with this golden voice. smiling, laughing all the time. a church girl who

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let's talk about we want to start with simon cowell i guess. >>> yes, simon. >>> blowing up the showg they are just wiping out the show clean, starting over they have fired paula abdul, they fired nicole, and they also fired steve jones the host of the show, so the only people left are now simon cowell and l.a. reid and simon was the head man behind this and for him to fire paula abdul is a pretty big shot but never the less she did respond yesterday saying look, this is the way tv goes some times you got a gig some times you don't she says i have been around long enough i will find another job and move on and simon said look i wish everyone the best of luck it didn't work out on the show but he does feel like he wants to work with paula abdul once again in the future i am just thinking i am not sure i would trust him he takes her on shows and she gets fired in the long run i don't know if they gave the show a long enough period to build up those viewers american idol when it first debuted wasn't the number one rated show instantly you had the build up that audience so i think maybe

i was talking to simon cowell about the pressures that come with being as big a star as whitney houstonrying to stay at the level that people know you for. we were talking there about the angelic voice. there's no doubt that in recent years, because of the issues in her life, she was struggling to keep that voice at that same level. from a singer's point of view, tell me about the psychology when that happens to you. it must put huge pressure on you. >> huge. it's almost to the point of, what would be your identity? if your identity is your voice and you don't have the voice that you had say ten years ago, what an amazing psychological pressure that could be on top of you. to be excellent every time you perform, it's just devastating. and then let's put, now we have to live our lives in the press every day. so on top of just the vocals, it's what are our personal tragedies? what are we going through personally as, i bet your can't top yourself. can you beat the last performance you had? a young singer just came along that could be the next you. can you imagine how that sounds in your he

cowell says he wants osts for the show, rather than one.e.haps allison see more andand tony perkins -- seymore, and tony perkins. >> i think he want to be there, too. >> there's fan favorite, shes landed her own show on nickelodeon.ni the 14-year-old singer and tvv network are teaming up for ar comedy pilot developed aroundnd rachel. the episodes are to air in theth spring. she finished fifth in the first season of the x-factor.fa crow has signed to columbia records, too.re >> if you cowonder if simon is a good person, notice the speed with which he ran to comfort his men tee. anyway, big night on "american idol."" 14 singers are a step closer too becoming its next "american idol." the judges revealed the lop 24 contestants during an emotionala episode. among those moving on, wedding singer erica van pelt, reed grim.gr ritchie law, the cowboy who got on some people's nerves didn't make it. the rest will bebe announced tonight.un man, those two hour episodes, they are -- i read in tv guide, they said this is great, we're that much closer to th

cowell recently fired three "x-factor" judges as the show lagged behind "american idol" in viewers. beyonce appeared on the british version in 2008. the contestants she coached then went on to win the show. >> that's a lot of coin. wow. >>> if snooki and j-wow need a place to live jersey shore will welcome them with open arms. jersey shore, pennsylvania that is. earlier this week hoboken, new jersey, turned down a request to film a reality show there. mtv is playing in a spinoff featuring nicole "snooki" ploezy and jersey shore, pennsylvania is in a part of the state near williamsport. mtv says it is flattered by the offer and loves all jersey shores but hasn't yet taken the tiny town up on the offer. >>> this sunday is guaranteed to be one of the biggest tv watching days of the year. for some, it'll be that football game between the giants and the patriots, right? >> yes. but of course for others it'll be for the commercials. it's all about the commercials for a lot of folks. joining us now is david gortetsky an advertising pro with sage communications in the washington area here.

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simon cowell touched on this, and lionel richie, that it's got harder and harder to be a superstar in the music business because of the ferocious attention from the media, from the internet and so on. do you feel that? do you sense that it's becoming ever more pressurized, that environment to try and stay at the top? >> well, it's ever more pressurized and the thought of having a body of work that's compelling that somebody wants versus one song that somebody wants to download or if the star is made from one of the music competition shows is quite different than when whitney arrived on the scene and how whitney made it into the star making process. so now with all of the media and the internet and twitter and all of the television exposure of all the music competitions, the pressure is outrageously enormous. outrageously enormous. so you've really got to stand out from the fray in a big way. and then be able to survive everything else that's going to come at you. >> tommy, you knew whitney well. what kind of woman was she? because most people only knew the caricature from the newspape

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>> simon cow cowell has to make $101 million a year. >> who cares.hat's what it looks like. >> how about it? >> wasn't it good? >> how about it, gary? >> a little chilly, but all things considered, not bad. now we have been watching this weekend forecast all week long. going back and forth here. going back and forth there on exactly what was going to happen. and we saw not a lot of agreement with our chart. the models that we look at, but this morning they all magically began to come into agreement. so looking right now like the weekend has gone downhill. more clouds tomorrow and then of course this threat of a wintery mix and some snow coming up saturday night into sunday morning. we'll get into all that. 50 right now. gaithersburg dropped. temperatures are dropping, 46 right now for pittsburgh. 33 up in bingonton. it gives you an idea of where the cold is and where the cold isn't. there's not a whole lot of cold air up to the north of us. so is this going to be a big storm? is this going to be a significant snow? no, it's not going to happen. we do

. >>> simon cowell told reports he offered beyonce $500 million to be a judge on the "x factor" completeonsense. you saw that coming. >>> karl lagerfeld is known for speaking his mind. he judged del ray's look, not bad at all but questioned whether she had undergone plastic surgery, asking about, quote, all of her implants. come on, buddy. >>> this really caused a stir. he called english singer adele's face beautiful and her voice divine but he also called her, quote, a little too fat. this is not the first time that he has made comments about women's weight. it's disturbing. there's so many young women who are affected by things like that that you would hope that -- exactly. >> total garbage. what gives him that spot to stand on and everyone listens to? >> luckily, he is being criticized enough about it that he steps back from it. >>> in jacksonville, in nearby keystone heights, a new four-legged singing sensation. ♪ that is, in fact, a donkey on the left offering musical accompaniment to a farmer turned violinist. the rancher posted it on youtube and it has been viewed numerous times.

simon cowell has offered her $6 million to be a judge on the "x factor."t's over five years, $100 million each year. if it's even true, it is hard to imagine unless she is physically printing money on the set. >> she could afford six more nannies. i just want to borrow one! >> oh, bill, so sad. i'll baby-sit. >>> from detroit, in nearby farmington, the future of one boy's tree house is up in the air. city officials have told the 13-year-old his back tree house violates a local ordinance and will have to and down. the boy built it along with his friends and his dad. but it sits 26 feet above the ground so the zoning board admits it's well built, we agree but believe it's too dangerous and could lead to lawsuits. the boy and his family is vowing to fight the rule. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is our time. we have 39 degrees this morning. a little chillier than it has been on this third day of february. good morning, i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 today. >>> montgomery

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simon cowell is sniffing oxygen by the can.f it. we're all sniffing oxygen any way. i know, the pure idea is -- i'm with it. look, you can't argue with what simon cowell does. >> he looks great. >>> and finally, i like this story. remember back in the days when kids would have tea parties? >> every afternoon. >> you're experiencing that now. toddlers are drinking baby chinos now. a baby cino has steamed milk with cinnamon or cocoa. the kids feel like grown ups. >> sarina this one is for you, honey. this one's for you. >> not bad. it's like a lot of milk. >> now, if you'll do a fairy princess ballet solo, it will be like every afternoon. >> not today. not happening. cheers. >>> let's get some weather from sam. we're outside. it's a little misty. hi, young lady. what is your name? >> jessica. >> where are you from? >> north wells. >> opinipennsylvania? >> yes. >> what is your favorite thing to do here? >> go to toys "r" us. >> that's an entire picture after picture after picture, it's a what? slide show. the fog is causing proble

another says simon cowell offered half half a billion dollars to judge --. >> the b word? >> on the x factor. >> have you seen it? >> i did. >> it's over five years. >> $100 million a year? >> a lot of other people are reporting it. but yeah. >> like bill gates throwing in a super pac money? >> will she be printing money on the set? that is the only way i could justify it. i'm lynn berry, this is "first look" "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> a washington post piece by david ignatius suggests israel may be ready to go it alone this spring in an attack on iran's nuclear facilities. the question is what would the united states do if israel strikes first? >>> mitt romney wiggles out of a comment about the very poor, taking a break to accept the endorsement of donald trump inside trump hotel in las vegas. how badly damage will his candy da see by a line he claims was ripped from the context. >>> after two weeks of talk, two days until the super bowl where tom brady

another report says simon cowell has offered beyonce $.5 billion to judge "x factor." >> over five years>> what? >> wow. $100,000 a year. >> $100 million. >> excuse me. you wouldn't think the show would make that much money. >> she better be printing money onset. >> j. lo wants a raise. >> no kidding. >>> this comes from detroit, where the future of one boy's tree house is up in the air. city officials have told the 13-year-old that his backyard tree house violates a local ordinance and is going to have to come down. the boy built it along with his friends and his dad, but it sits 26 feet off the ground, which is kind of impressive. the zoning board admits it's well built but insists it's too dangerous and could lead to lawsuits. the bow and his father vow to fight the ruling. that's kind of a downer. incredible tree house. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> most dread attempting to parallel park, but try fitting into a spot at this lot. two parking attendants in china have made the best out of the worst situation res

. >>> simon cowell told reporters he offered beyonce $500 million to be a judge on the "x factor" werequote, complete nonsense. >>> karl lagerfeld is known for speaking his mind. he's done it again. this morning, he's being ripped for it. in a french newspaper, he judged singer lana del rey's looks, quote, not bad at all, but questioned whether she had undergone plastic surgery asking about, quote, all her implants. pretty tasteless. this is even more tasteless. he really caused a stir when despite calling the english singer adele's face beautiful and her notice divine, he also called her, quote, a little too fat, which is really just so disturbing that he would go that far in a public newspaper. she's gorgeous. she's publicly said that she doesn't care what people think. they can say whatever they want. it's not going to hurt her. so good for her. >> good for her. who is it that gives him the stage to speak on? who cares? really? >> it's ridiculous. >>> in jacksonville, in nearby keystone heights, a new four-legged singing sensation. ♪ that's a donkey on the left. it offers musical ac

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simon cowell explains the shake-up at the x factor".hion icon over her weight. let's get the scoop from brian bagging that czar from pop goes the week. come. ellen and this controversy, a lot of people were not aware of it. she's the jcpenney spokesperson. >> an organization called 1 million moms tried to mobilize a boycott. they released a statement, and i'd love to -- ellen is reacting. they said by jumping on the pro-gay bandwagon, jcpenney is attempting to taken a new target market and in the process will lose customers with traditional values that have been faithful to them over all these years. well, yesterday, ellen taped her show that airs today and responded to it. so let's take a listen to something she had to say. >> this organization doesn't think that i should be the spokesperson because i'm gay. so for those of you just tuning in for the first time, it's true, i'm gay. i hope you're sitting down. i hate to break it to you this way. but anyway, so they wanted to get me fired. i am proud and happy to say that jcpenney stuck

a's cutting payroll like simon cowell cuts singers. this was stunning.y sign cuban defecttor, 4 years, 36 million dollars for a guy they hope provides powell in the middle of the line up. everybody figured he would go to a big bank roll team. a's come out of nowhere to snatch 26-year-old fielder from cuba. highest paid player on the tea team. fred solomon died today. 59 years old. he played eight years for the niners. superbowl champ since 1981 an 84. he said he learn about work ethic and professionalism from spreading. solomon was battling colon cancer gone too soon at 59. >>> john mcenroe over 50 but still plays tennis. let an um pair know he was wrong. tonight at the open in san jos jose. johnny naebing showed us. second set sequence here. forehand winner coming up. soon. there. mcenroe backs up against dale and steve. checking the line cull here. in or out. he wins and that's it for toyotas sports report. >> still has the fire. >> yes he does. >> thanks e.night license up next. >> for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> we appreciate your time s

. >>> simon cowell told reports he offered beyonce $500 million to be a judge on the "x factor" were,onsense. we all saw that coming, right? >>> 78-year-old fashion guru karl lagerfeld is known for speaking his mind and this morning the blog sphere is ripping him for it. in a french newspaper interview he judged singer lana del ray's looks, quote, not bad at all but questioned whether she had undergone plastic surgery asking about, quote, all his implants. this is worse, lagerfeld caused a stir when despite calling the english singer adele's face beautiful and her voice divine, he called her, quote, a little too fat. it's disturbing. he said controversial things before, the thing that's great is adele has said over and over again, she doesn't care what people say about her. she's happy with the way she is. she's stunning and beautiful and she doesn't care what people like karl lagerfeld thinks. take ha. >> i had never heard of that guy until this morning. maybe that says something. not that he's nobody, because i've never heard of him, but is he the model of perfection. >> if you don'

a's cutting payroll like simon cowell cuts singers. this was stunning., 4 years, 36 million dollars for a guy they hope provides powell in the middle of the line up. everybody figured he would go to a big bank roll team. a's come out of nowhere to snatch 26-year-old fielderro

last week in the henry cowell redwood state park. law enforcement says they will continue to canvass the area. >>> new allegations against a former l.a. teacher accused of committing lewd acts with nearly two dozen children. among other things, 61-year-old mark berndt is accused of taking bondage-style pictures with students ranging from 6 to 10 years old. berndt is in custody on 23 counts of felony lewd acts with minors. >>> court appearances began a little more than an hour ago for some oakland "occupiers" arrested in last week's melee. mario casillas pled not guilty to charges he swung his bicycle at two police officers hitting one in the face and the other on the hand. michael lou bin pleaded not guilty to throwing rocks, bottles and a two-by-four at police. but more of the "occupiers" arrested face a judge tomorrow. >>> a large number of those 400 "occupiers" arrested last weekend don't even live in oakland. we'll show you a map that breaks it down. more than 100 do call oakland home. however, many live in other bay area cities.

there are respects that simon cowel is offering her a show on the x factor.o well with this philosophy and send a message and well on tuesday in various states in minnesota and do well, the rest of the country and world will notice that the right ideas is what we need and we don't need more. >> ron paul is getting a lot of applause. the caucus underway in nevada. ron paul wrapping up a town hall meeting. and mitt romney the favor to win and there is a great deal of time by ron paul on how to lure romney supporters. joining us is the ron paul campaign. there is a three second delay. i hope you will bear with us. thank you for joining us today. cthanks for having me. he may come in second in nevada. what are yourr expectations? we are running a great open. we expect it to be that way second time around. >> second would be great and we are taking on a lot of folks out there. and gingrich has the backing . we'll think we do well. second place is achievable. what impact with the mormon vote in nevada. we expect to do well with the mormons. they have a respect of l

in recent days here is an interesting bit of information, simon could telling the media, he was -- cowell telling the media he was considering her as a judge for his singing competition. >>> well, it was an e motional night for bobby brown he performed with new addition just hours after learning of his wife's death he told a crowd in mississippi first of all i want to tell you i love you all second i want to say i love you whitney the hardest thing for me to do is come on this stage he was overcome with emotion as the concert wound down. >>> pregrammy party did go on last night as planned at the beverly hilton hours after houston was found dead in her hotel room. her death was on the mind of all who attended. >> whenever you lose a loved one, and she was like aloofed one it helps to have family around you if fact the music community and entertainment community is all together in one place tonight i just thing there is something healing about that >> i fell in love with her voice long before my life as a musician, just as a lover of beauty. and her voice has this quality to up lift you and

going to be produced by simon cowell and that crew. she was so great. >> you remember?when she got the boot off the show and sort of broke down. a cute little girl. >> simon was clearly very supportive of her. >> huge fan. they're saying nicklelodeon loved her and she can also act which is what x factor is all about. >> is there something going on with marcus canty, too? or he was just in the video. >> we like him. of course the local guy from bowie who was an x factor contestant, we wish him well. thanks for the scoop today. >> thank you. you've got it. >>> brian, what's coming up on the news edge at 6:00. >>> a move to surely shock many parents. no kids allowed at a mexican restaurant. why adult only dining may be the new trend. >>> could mean big savings for a lot of taxpayers. we'll explain the president's corporate tax cut. and maryland vows to make some changes after a transgender attack was caught on tape. stay with us for the news edge at 6:00. at 6:00.  >>> it's ash wednesday, the first day of lent. catholics around the world are fasting and recei

speaking of reality shows big news from the show "the x factor" today, simon cowell has fired the host of the show, steve jones and fired judges nicole scherzinger and paula abdul. they will not return to "the x factor." the host guy was terrible and nicole had a hard time -- she cried during every performance last year. but paula abdul, that surprises me. i think -- i think the problem with paula is she was too coherent last year. she didn't say anything nonsensical -- people want to hear her babble. if i was samening i would get a swivel chair and i'd spin her around until she's just the right amount of dizzy and think about hiring her back, right? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: this is pretty great. this is from a spelling bee in ventura county which is not far from here. almost two years ago but it just started to blossom online. an eighth grader at santa clara school got up and this goes on for awhile but i think you'll enjoy it. >> heron. >> please repeat the word. >> heron. >> will you give -- please give me the definition. >> a wading bird that has hey long neck and legs and

. >>> cowell said that there will be two hosts next season, one male, one female. >> interesting.ight. yeah. check in with brian and find out what is coming up next on the news edge six. >>> there is concern across the country as gas prices continue to rise. aaa shares a new way to find the cheapest gas prices frompho >>> and seven marines killed in a military accident. we're live in yuma, arizona w the latest.  . >> a flight attendant is in big trouble accused of being drunk on the job and causing her airline to cancel a flight. it happened on sunday in grand forks, north dakota. pinnacle is a subsidiary of delta. according to a police report, the 51-year-old woman was so drunk she could not spell her own last name. and she was the only flight attendant on the 50-person plane. >>> another forced to return to the gate tuesday because of an unruly passenger. the teenager refused to turn off his electronic cigarette and began yelling profanities and swinging the fists to the flight attendant. and this is cell phone video of the teen being arrested. the 19-year-ol