ellen degeneres is "american idol"'s judge.ere's more on what she will bring to the judging table. >> i am going to be the new judge on "american idol." >> reporter: ellen degeneres making the big announcement during the taping of her talk show on wednesday. the comedienne and talk show host will join simon cowell, car car and -- kara dioguardi and randy after the audition. randy welcomes the new edition. >> ellen is a really good friend and love her to death. she's the funniest girl, from the south like me from louisiana. my true home girl. i am so elated and so happy she's going to join us. >> reporter: degeneres is a longtime fan of the show. idol producers said her love of the music and understanding of the american public will bring a, quote, unique human touch to the judging panel. news of el 18's -- ellen's new gig hit the carpet of the career with the -- of the movie "whiteout." >> i am a big fan of ellen. it will be great. if i had to sing in front of someone, i would choose ellen. >> reporter: some say although ellen

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talk show queen, comedian ellen degeneres has been named the show's fourth judge. she dances daily on her talk show, which she will continue. nevertheless, admits to having no musical background. the move ends speculation that the show's producers plan to bring abdul back using the controversy surrounding her contract dispute to refire interest in the show. >>> elsewhere, paris hilton's former b.f.f., nicole richie, has given birth to her second child, a boy named sparrow. >>> katherine heigl and husband josh kelly are adopting. radar online reports it will be a 10-month-old little girl from korea. >>> robert de niro, bruce springsteen and mel brooks will be celebrated at this year's kennedy city honors. >>> and "playboy's" hugh nephher is finally getting around to divorcing kimberly conrad for whom he's been separateded since 1998. >>> and this comes from wmaq nbc 5 in chicago, where one couple took their love of heights to a whole new level. the rock climbing enthusiasts tied the knot while standing on a pane of place 1,300 feet in the air. the lofty ceremony too

ellen degeneres announced on her show yesterday that she'll join the "american idol" judges panel forthe show and that getting this job is a dream come true. >> i just finally got the okay just moments ago to announce this to you today. oh, god! i am going to be the new judge on "american idol." >> reporter: with cheers from her studio audience and a hug from her resident deejay, tony, ellen degeneres first broke the newsednesday during a taping of her daytime talk show that viewers will see today. >> i have not missed one episode of that show. i've watched every single thing. i love everything about it. from "american idol," please welcome randy jackson. paula abdul. simon cowell. kara dioguardi. >> reporter: over the past few years ellen has talked to all the show's judges. >> it premieres tonight which is so, so great for a lot of us that have just been waiting. we just wait for january. >> reporter: now ellen is officially one of them, replacing paula abdul. >> it's not the obvio choice, but i do think it actually could work. ellen degeneres has all of the charm and sweetness of p

got let off the hook by ellen degeneres.ican idol"? >> charm on humor will only go so far. she is going to have to provide valuable insight or input or criticism about the show. >> right. judges don't. no, i'm kidding. i'm joking, people. >> so i mean, i think -- and people are pointing to she was a judge on "you say she can dance and she bombed on that show. she tried crack jokes. she wasn't making honest criticism. she was riffing. i think that she needs to look at that performance and say i need to not do that. >> you know how some people suggest starter marriages so you can learn what mistakes to make and get over them before your real marriage. maybe that's a starter judgeship and now maybe "american idol" is the real thing. great to see you. thank you. >>> that's it for this edition -- i mean, i'm ending on an up note. i'm contessa brewer. david shuster picks things up next. backlash from congressman joe wilson's outburst during president obama's speech last night. south carolina governor mark sanford expected to hold

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. >>> and someone else not doing bad, ellen degeneres has a lot to dance about with her new gig. but there is something not quite right about thiscene. we'll reveal the ellen imposter seen at vh 1 diva show. >>> and holly is the real deal. holly. >> reporter: that's right. i could either show case cavalia or i could just become a part of the show. what do you think? i'm going to go on record right now and say cavalia is a show you will indeed flip over. how about that. listen, this is a show that showcases horses, acrobats, aerial artists, live musicians and more. coming up later, we'll try a front flip, shall we? we'll show you the professionals at work so i could make a good under study and we'll talk to a local guy that is the star of the show and we'll tell you how to get tickets. and it's all up next in the new hour of fox 5 morning news. >> fantastic. she's amazing. >> she is amazing. >>> holly is amazing but we want to give you our trivia question of the day before break. which famous newspaper had the headline on august 27th, 1911. it was the head lines, martian headline t

. >> and ellen degeneres is coming to american idol and she always has strong words for simon.r what she has to say and how she says she landed the gig next on fox 5 morning news. the washington post calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwar. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for vernor and my campaign sponsored this ad. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for vernor >>> i think this may have been a shocker to a lot of people. the producers of american idol have named paula abdul's replacement. >> it is comedian and talk show host ellen degeneres. would saw this coming? she is helping to brung a real person's perspective to the hit show. we have more in this report. >> reporter: she's finally coming back to network tv but not in the way anyone would have guessed. >> i am going to be the new

ellen degeneres is tapped as the new judge on "american idol." "early" this thursday morning, new judge on "american idol." "early" this thursday morning, september 10th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning and welcome to "the early show." i'm hear smith along with maggie rodriguez about. julie chen is on assignment. >> remember yesterday how we talked about how a lot of people thought the date 9-09-09 was a lucky number? at least one thought it was unlucky, he thought it was 666 turned us down that he hijacked a plane. luckily it landed safely. they ushed all those to safely including a couple newly married. what a story they have to tell. we will hear from them ahead this morning. >>> first, though, president obama is looking to turn the tide with his address to a joints session of conditioning last night. he's been facing growing opposition to his health care reform plans. here's cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante with more. good morning, bill. >> reporter: good morning. it was kind of a light a state of the unio

the singing judge. >> "american idol" has signed on talk show host ellen degeneres to a five-year dealntly upset about the choice, saying hey, ellen might be nice, but she has no music experience. kim is the senior editor for "in touch weekly." kim, let me ask you, because i guess paula abdul is leaving because of money. i would imagine they would have to pony up a lot of cash for someone of ellen degeneres' status. do we know anything about the negotiations? is she making more than what they offered paula? >> that has not been released yet. we haven't heard about that. but obviously, it's not a problem with money when we're talking about "american idol." i mean, i think the commercials for the finale last year went for like $1 million per commercial. and you know, they're going to be paying simon, when he renews, reportedly, you know, something over $40 million a year or something like that. i mean, so, it's not an issue of money for "american idol." but yeah, i would think thedz they would have to pay ellen a lot. however, you know that she is a huge fan of the show. i mean, as she a

ellen degeneres will be the new judge on "american idol." ntract. degeneres says she's a huge fan of "idol" and thinks she can add the viewer perspective. she'll join the panel after january. >>> this story is getting a lot of your reaction on our facebook page. mary ellen writes, what on earth does ellen know about singing? i'll agree she's a fantastic coach. but a vocal advisor? i'm completely lost here. here's a response, ellen has ears. you'll find a link on our facebook page. we with welcome all of your opinions but let's be nice to each other. >>> fish storm named fred, it is looking bigger to me. but is it stronger? >> it's doing some weakening, good news. do you think ellen will make them stop doing the, stretching out a two-minute song into five minutes. >> bob's biggest problem is you can take one note and spread it all over the place. >> for the last love, make them stop. here's our fish stop. today is september 10th, the peak day of hurricane season. from now, the activity the usually starts to go down. hopefully that's a trend th

the next season, ellen degeneres will sit next to simon, randy and kara. >> i just finally gothe okay moments ago to announce this to you today. oh, god! i am going to be the new judge on "american idol." >> reporter: through cheers of her studio audience, she broke the news wednesday during a taping of her daytime talk show viewers will see today. >> i have not missed one episode of that show. i love everything about it. from "american idol" please welcome randy jackson. paula abdul. simon cowell. >> reporter: over the past few years, ellen talked to all the show's judges. >> it premiers tonight which is so great for a lot of us who are just waiting for january. >> reporter: now ellen is officially one of them. >> it's not the obvious choice, but i do think it actually could work. ellen degeneres has all the charm and sweetness of paula abdul, but without the loopiness. >> reporter: paula made headlines this summer over a contract dispute reportedly demanding $10 million a year to stay on the show. demands that were not met, paving the way for ellen to join the judge's table. she has

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right there, comedian ellen degeneres. made the announcement on daytime talk show saying she will speak for the people from judge's chair. >> who is going to relate to that person. i'm hopefully going to be that voice of what we're all doing at home. [cheers and applause] gretchen: of all the people i would have never guess the ellen degeneres. gretchen: randy jackson live at the top of our hour here to weigh in on the big announcement. gretchen: brian, that was a good booking. brian: i worked hard on it have you ever seen randy jackson not happy. have you ever seen mallory jackson not happy. outstanding intern from northwestern university who has to say goodbye today. congratulations on a wonderful summer for us and for choosing sports over that really ugly weather thing that you could have done. >> absolutely. brian: have you been unbelievable intern. i want you to go entertain us with the sports. >> she is the youngest tennis player in a decade to reach the quarter finals at the u.s. open. could american tennis teen sen

ellen degeneres will occupy that seat. hang on to the gig of her host of talk show. what do you think? text us at hlntv. type in views a if you like the idea, views b if you don't. standard text rates apply. let's check the polls, see what people are saying. 54% are voting in the favor to add ellen, 46% say it is not a hot idea. >>> melanie oudin, her run at the u.s. open tennis championship is over now. the teen sensation struggled from the start of last night's match before losing 6-2, 6-2. oudn says she is happy about her tournament performance. >> i wanted to win more than anything so losing isn't good enough but i think about it and have had an incredible two weeks and should be proud of myself. >> before last night did you know who she was? the 17-year-old from mayor yetta, georgia, had beaten four ranked players to reach the quarterfinals. she became the youngest player to get that far since 1999. she was beaten by another teenager, 19-year-old caroline wiznaki of denmark. earlier on at the open, tennis player novak

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they are suing the ellen degeneres show, and time-warner, the parent company that distributes the show segment of the show, we have all seen this, this is to the segment where ellen is dancing through the audience. that's one of 150 songs cited in this lawsuit as being used without permission. madonna, rihanna, the black-eyed peas, they're all on there. this is unfortunate saying this is a routine business dispute and they remain willing to resolve this on amicable and reasonable terms. they added that this action does not involve degeneres who they said is a tremendous music enthusiast. >>> a security scare on this 9/11 anniversary. the u.s. coast guard takes a look at its decision to conduct a training exercise not far from the pentagon while the president of the united states was there. plus the congressman says he won't be muzzled, this hour how republican congressman joe wilson is profiting from his high profile heckling. and liberal activist caught on tape allegedly offering advice on setting up a prostitution ring. cnn is investigating the sting operation and whether it was poli

when you heard that ellen degeneres was going to be added as a judge, what was your first thought? you, first of all, when i heard that paula was not going to be there, that almost didn't seem like that was even going to be true. you almost just knew that the show was going to come on and paula was going to be there. but you know something, i'm probably the bad person to ask here because i am a huge he will when degeneres fan. and i think it would be great to have somebody call simon out on his corny jokes. >> maybe that's the point because a lot of times paula has been kind of an advocate versus simon srt of, you know, he kind of hates everything. so as long as -- is there a sense that ellen will be sort of the people's advocate and the person supportive of the talent some. >> one thing about it, is ellen degeneres qualified to be a musical talent judge, when you take somebody like simon cowell, for instance, of course we say simon because he is the biggest judge on the show, you know, simon whether very admittedly admit that he doesn't like country music at all. so when it comes

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gm holds on to the remaining 35%. >>> and meet the next paula abdul, sort of, of course that's ellen degenereses will take her seat on "american idol." she'll continue her talk show. she says she has always been a huge fan of the show and she won't shy away from mixing it up with simon cowell if he's rude or perhaps even mean. i know you're a big fan of ellen degeneres's show, but what about "american idol"? >> i am a big fan of ellen degeneres, i even danced on her show. >> you had rhythm. >> but i'm not going to do "american idol." >> what if she were to invite you because i know you have that relationship. >> i won't go on "american idol" but i'll go back on her show. >> i'm sure she'll invite you again. >>> stand by to hear more from joe wilson about why he make the accusation about lying to his republican colleagues. >>> and vice president biden says pass the turkey. along with health care reform, just ahead, his prediction, and the best political team on television. ever worn your clothes in the shower? if you're using other moisturizing body washes, you might as well be. you see, their

. >>> ellen degeneres is taking on another job. has announced that the talk show host will be joining randy, simon and car remarks as the fourth judge on "american idol." the new announcement seals the departure of paula abdul, who said last month she would not return to the program. degeneres is assuring her talk show fans that she plans to keep both jobs. >>> a big night here in the big apple. here's mike yam at espn news. >> good morning, america. we start with history in the bronx. derek jeter looking to become the yankees' all-time hits leader. jeter had two hits on the night. one more would tie lou gehrig. jeter, down the right field line. ties the record. his folks in the stands. they're cheering him, just like all the fans are. as are the rays. and his manager, joe girardi. jeter at this point, tied with gehrig at 2,721 hits. jorge posada to right field. his 21st of the year. and the yankees victorious, 4-2. >>> move over a burrough, to queens. melanie au don taking on caroline wozniacki. oudin going wide. wozniacki would t

>> white smoke is in the air because "american idol" has chosen ellen degeneres to replace paula abdultter. why is she judging singing ability? what music cred does ellen have? you could say the same thing about paula. >> oh, you lie. >> that's not where you're supposed to say that. >> i screwed it up. keep going. >> ellen has been a fan since day one, she'll save money not having to text in her vote. she also said -- >> you lie! >> a white woman would reach a better conclusion than a white male. no, she didn't say that. there, i lied. that was a lie. the legendary fashion house ungaro has put panties in a bundle throughout the fashion world by hiring lindsay lohan. >> no. >> as artistic adviser. >> don't. >> does lilo have fashion experience beyond shopping? >> no. >> does she have fashion cred? when the house's previous designer was asked to have l.l. as his collaborator, he quit. >> multiple people not qualified doing really fun jobs. >> exactly. >> maybe myself included. so, who am i to judge? thank you very much. >>> we're going to take a break. still ahead, the morning meeting, t

ellen degeneres. isn't that interesting? they say she will fill the fourth judge's seat. dul quit the show. ellen admits she has no music experience. but she is a huge fan. they have used guest judges in the past. ellen says she will continue to host her own show. >> i think that is a good fit. she is too nice. >> but paula was that way. she loves music. she dances all the time. >> se will be doing lot of dancing on the show. >> exactly. bolldob s nnmclel pt calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor and my campaign sponsored this ad. >>> our failure to meet this challenge, year ft year, decade after decade, has led us th breaking point. >> we can do better with a targeted approach that tackles problems. >> the big story, the figh

for the first time, ellen degeneres used her show to strike back at anyone who thinks that she can't len spoke out for the first time about that over the top jaw dropping spoof of her by paula. which is why "showbiz tonight" can tell what you ellen said on her show this afternoon made for big news breaking today. >> apparently there's a lot of debate going on right now whether i'm qualified or not to be the new judge on "american idol." >> on her talk show ellen degeneres did something unusual, she campaign forward a job she already has, the next "american idol" judge. >> i will be kind, i will be compassionate, i will be empathetic and truthful. i will be an honest judge without being mean. >> it's interesting that ellen is kind of still in campaign mode. >> this is happened already. it's a done deal. nothing is going to change. she is the fourth "american idol" judge. so she doesn't have to win people over. you have to wonder why she is defending herself. >> every good campaign speech need as zinger. ellen covered that today for the first time by going after her idol predecessor, pa

paula adbul replaced by ellen degeneres. is ellen the right choice? what does paula have to say.y jackson reveals to us tonight. we have the explosive fallout and coast to coast reaction. bombshells from oprah. oprah's startling revelations about the quest to get the first interview with jayccee dugard. could it be true? is oprah quitting the show? the guy who stripped for george clooney and asked him for a kiss. for the first time, "showbiz tonight" is exposing the real story. that is your "showbiz tonight" news break. tv's most provocative news show kicking off at the top of the hour on hln.

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. >> hey, you know, what do you think of ellen degeneres replacing paula abdul in "american idol"? she is great at tv and we need a nice judge and she will be a nice job. >> the opie and anthony show is supposed to go to 11:00 a.m. but you seem to end whenever you want to. how is that possible? >> the sirius xm losse losses r that we are not even there.

so now ellen degeneres and ryan seacrest host 40% of all television shows.nd tomorrow, it will be tennessee and pittsburgh. brett favre, michael vick, terrell owens, and i might be more excited about a rookie from the buffalo bills, named ellis lankster. he answered questions about his an interception he had against the bears. >> what were you thinking on that play? did you think -- [ inaudible ]. >> yes. >> how did that work -- walk me through that. >> like, um, -- like, um -- like, um, like, um, i was -- like, um -- um, like, i was -- i was just like, um, i was just reading -- i was just on the man or whatever and he had -- he had threw the ball to my man. and i had called it and picked it up there. [ laughter ] >> you know, it doesn't work out on the field i think he's got quite a career in the broadcast booth. monday night football will go until tuesday. [ laughter ] this is good. this is from south africa. a reporter named charles starmer smith got in the lion's cage. he was making a tourism video and the lion was supposed to be tame, but it ended up bi

. >> larry: ellen degeneres is going to be on "american idol." >> weird. >> larry: paula abdul didn'tay bad things, did she? >> paula abdul didn't know what she said, and she still doesn't. do you know what the word cognizant means? it doesn't apply to her. ellen is too lucid for that show. she better hit the bucket of klonopin right away. >> larry: is michael jackson bigger than he was? >> yes, he is bigger than he was. i cannot even get over your interview with joe jackson who was so insane with those tattoo dragon eyebrows, because i believe at night he does a drag queen named la toya. i knew the guy was freaky, but i didn't realize how freaky he was until he sat in this chair and said, michael didn't wake up no mo. how do you do it without laughing? >> larry: jay leno starts on prime time monday. >> i think it's great. look, it's all changing. it's all changing. i'm on a little fake cable network that not that many people watch, and i get to do my thing on my show that i love. i don't even know how the network works. >> larry: do you think jay can beat csi miami? >> maybe. he's go

. >>> well, ellen degeneres may be dancing her way to court. find out why her show has been sued. >>> one of the largest recording companies are suing the ellen degeneres show for violating copy right laws. the company claims producers of the show played more than 1,000 copyrighted songs without permission. most of the songs played during the show's popular dance segment where ellen dances through the audience. warner brothers entertainment says it has been working with the record labels for months trying to resolve the issue. >> police at yale university are looking for a missing graduate student. 24-year-old annie le has not been seen or heard from in nearly three days. she was supposed to be married on sunday in new york. police say the pharmacology student wasast seen on a surveillance camera outside the building where she worked at a lab. police say she left her purse, her cell phone and her wallet inside and has not been seen since. le's fiance is reportedly in town working with police. >> big developments in the fight against the swine f

ellen degeneres is going to be a judge on "american idol." >> paula abdul didn't know what she said. he bucket of con know pin. >> it's harder to be bigger than he was but i am fascinated by the whole circus around that. and let me tell you something, here is why i am going to give you a hug the minute i hop over this table. is i cannot even get over your interview with joe jackson. who is so insane with those tattooed drag queen eyebrows because i believe at night he does the la toya and i knew the guy was freaky but we didn't know how freaky he was until we sat in this chair and said, michael did not wake up no more. how do you keep a straight face on this show? i mean, right? >> larry: i've got to do it with you, i can do it with anyone. >> but come on. >> larry: jay leno is going to 10:00 live across the board. >> i think it's going to do great. the network loves that. and -- >> larry: you can't drag him down because if you drag him down any more then the -- >> and then it goes on for the rest of the night. look, it's all changing. i'm on a little fake cable network that not that

you may have heard that ellen degeneres is replacing paula abdul on "american idol." last night at v.h. i's divas live, abdul took a spin in ellen's shoes. literally. >> ♪ >> why are you all staring alt me? can't a girl try out a new job? all kidding aside, nothing but love, ellen and i wish you the best and congratulations on your new gig. and call me if you have any simon problems because you know i know him best.

another talk show host in the news is ellen degeneres who as you probably heard will replace paula abduls the new judge on "american idol" this season and i will be taking her spot as the host of "ellen" this season. [ laughter ] as if idol wasn't long enough, from now on, they'll start with 20 minutes of the audience dancing. so that will be good. some people are saying it's a bad choice because ellen doesn't have any expeerngs in the -- experience in the music business but i think they should be reminded that randy jackson has decades of experience in the music business and all he can seem to say is i'm not feeling it, dog. that may be overrated as a quality. so anyway to prepare ellen she has to get ready for this difficult job of filling pla's shoes. she will be fitted with a vicodin drip and beaten over the head with a frying pan. last night was the premiere of the 13th season of "america's next top model." i can't believe there's still any dangerously skinny women left in america to compete this thing, but there are. one of the wanna-be top models jumped out to the lead in the unst

finally, evybody, ellen degeneres announced last night that she will replace paula abdul on "american it up for the roots! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we got a great show tonight. first up, i just want to congratulate derek jeter. that was great. [ cheers and alause ] he's a good man. he tied lou gehrig. he tied lou gehrig, and then he got to first base and he didn't want to take his hat off or anything. he's a classy guy. he's just like, "let's just play the game." and tampa bay just came out of the dugout and started clapping for him, and then he took his hat off. he's such a classy dude. i just love him. congratulations to him i'm so excited for tonight's show, though. writer/producer/director and star of the new film, "i can do bad all by myself" tyler perry is here, everybody. thas a good movie. it me me laugh. the lely, young actress a author amber tamblyn is joining us right here. [ cheers and applause ] she's great. and my good pal, who is going to be here for the third time. our first three-peat guest, all right? my good frnd chef mario batali is here to show us how t

paula abdul says ellen degeneres is wildly funny and talented and here is what and and we're all doing that. and i'm not that technical and not looking at it in a critical way. i'm looking at it as a person that's going to buy the music. >> degeneres signed a multi-year contract and congratulations to her. that brings us right to tonight's punch line. this is courtesy of conan o'brien. >> sources close to paula abdul say that her dream is to create a new show that would compete directly with american idol and get better ratings. in other words, paula is still drinking. and that is tonight's match-up. >>> can politicians in this country actually stick to the debate? there is plain rudeness on both sides, frankly. so we're going to cut through the noise tonight and try to get you answers. >>> plus, how easy is it to get away with a $50 billion scam. we have bernie on tape explaining it all. >> you know, you don't have to be too brilliant with these guys. >> the best thing is to not get involved with written instructions. everybody has something in writing that they ask for. natural gas i

talk show host ellen degeneres broke the news on her program. the news came yesterday as she taped the show that airs today. she replaces paula abdul who left after a contract dispute. she will be the first judge who does not have an industry background. she plans to judge as a person who likes to buy music. >> i am going to be the new judge on "american idol." >> let's check in with dan hellie who is going to do rewinding to let us see a few things that happened in the past. >> the redskins, as you ow, opening up the season on the road against the giants. as we've seen in the past, playing the meadowlands, not easy forhe skins. time to go old school. it's redskins rewind. it's back. we are looking back at the skins/giants game from 1991. it went down to the wire. october 27, 1991. a day of redemption and comeback. joe gibbs has the redskins at 7-0. the giants are next on the schedule, a team the skins lost to the last six times they played them. in the meadowlands, a repeat performance is under way. new york leads 13-0 at halftime. while the gi