this is in keeping with harry connick sr.'s reputation, his office handled upwards of 30,000 cases in his three-decade tenure after often faced accusations of hard-line tactics. >> harry connick was tough on crime and death penalty cases, i don't think harry would have offered a deal. he would have said, no, you can't have it, and he wanted to lock them all up forever. >> jim williams took great pride in his numerous death penalty convictions, he even kept a miniature electric chair on his desk. >> jim was regarded as one of the most aggressive prosecutors in the district attorney's office. he described sliding up behind defenders in the courtroom and buzzing in their ears to mimic the buzzing of electricity. >> the testimony of the lagarde children was enough to convict him of robbery. he was given the maximum sentence. >> your heart stops beating for a minute, you know. that was my first conviction, but he gave me the maximum. 49 1/2 years. i realized that i was in some serious trouble then. because now, now we're going to g

bill: we saw harry connick came up. did you see him do that? >> i blacked out. he was the sweetest.ressing room. so sweet. just a nice guy. my gosh. it's going to be awesome. we're doing jersey, new york pennsylvania. that's awesome. bill: thing as out of the site. >> it's called for seal. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ bill: that's awesome. [applause] bill: congratulations. you are the american idol. at least for this group, for sure. ♪ >> police released a sketch of the suspect reportedly grabbed a nine -year-old girl by offering her candidate. the man car is described as a four-door sedan mitsubishi gallant. dark skinned dark skinned in his 30s with a scar on the side of his face. bill: we went to the new jersey legislative correspondent center. i take a minute to paul's sojourn ray lesniak side. he did not actually agree. i gave him a belated gift. and exxon mobil gift card. [inaudible conversations] bill: he was a good sport. >> i i spent the whole day yesterday with the u.s. navy coast guard and marines. a whole lot of. all of the the. and a lot of them were super excited to head out. and since i wa

harry connick jr., keith urban and jennifer lopez will return as judges for the final season. ryan seacrest will host. the show average 30 million viewers at its peak but those rates have gone down in recent years. the final season begins in january. how long will muggy weather last? doug: showers. a couple rumbles of thunder because of a tropical depression. tracking them all afternoon long. jummy: [dramatic music] [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> yo! hey-hey! ho! [laughing] i'm terry crews, and i'm ready to start giving away some money right here on millionaire! [cheers and applause] all last week, we did special shows raising money for children's miracle network hospitals. on friday, our special guest comedian bill engvall did so well, he's not done yet. so right now, we're gonna find out just how far he can go. please welcome bill engvall! [cheers and applause] [laughs] >> i'm back, baby. i'm back. >>>> you're back. [cheers and applause]

black tie gala at the philadelphia museum of art featureing a special performance by harry connick jr more special of course for the university of pennsylvania. 166 pearlman students receiving their dip moment mass this morning. >>> google puts its driver less car on the road. what this car has to offer want you'll have to give up in you want one. ♪ coming up tomorrow on fox 29 weekend with bill anderson and myself something really neat is happening in the poconos. there's a new water park. it's actually phenomenal. we're live. >> and we've got new research. are parents giving their kids apps to teach them or just to get them to shut up? you may be surprised. we'll see you tomorrow morning at 8am. ♪ >>> a sneak peek at one of the tallest buildings in the world. the shanghai tower will be the world's second tallest building on the planet when it's completed this summer. it opened its doors for preview on friday. it's 120 floors stand more than 2,000 feet that will make the tallest building in china. russia space program suffering another set back today. this rock launch looks pretty go

with this picture of ryan seacrest and keith urban, singer and actress jennifer lopez, and singer harry connickjr. the show will begin its 15th and final sees january 20 -- season january 2016. the judges are staying on for a season long celebration. american idol premiered in 2002. in 2006 it drew 36 million viewers. they launched the clears of dozens. tmz said the host and original judges were the other stars of the show. >> i do think that the people on the show, ryan seacrest paula -- >> there is speculation that they may be returning. the final season this season begins tomorrow night on ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a leaky fire hydrant wasting water in the middle of the drought. and one resident says it was leaking for weeks weeks and no one listened to her complaints. what happened once we started making phone calls and a plan to change two routes in to san francisco. not everyone is on board. >> tracking the clouds and the chance of a showers towards the bay area week. i have that in the five-day forecast, see you after the break. female announcer: it's posturepedic vs. beautyrest with up to $4

season 15 will see the return of judges jennifer lopez, keith urban and harry connick, jr. host ryan seacrest the final season kicks off this january. of course you can watch the two-part season finale of season 141st tomorrow and continuing wednesday night right here on fox 29. >>> right here right now the one, the only howard eskin. >> can i pass on the 24 grams of sugar in that frapuccino? >> i'll pass on that. >>> the phillies sent a player to the minor leagues tonight. that was after the game. wait until you hear the name. nfl come down on tom brady and the patriots and eli manning had some strong comments about brady. that's coming up in sports. ♪ >>> we expect hard facts as opposed to circumstantial leaked evidence to draw the conclusion of this investigation. >> he call it out the commissioner wanted an apology that was the are you which is owner of the new england patriots robert craft c. the nfl game down on tom brady. four game suspension. they lost their first round draft pick next year. fourth round pick in 2017 and the largest fine in nfl history $1 million fi

season 15 will see the return of judges jennifer lopez, keith urban and harry connick, jr.st ryan seacrest the final season kicks off this january. of course you can watch the two-part season finale of season 141st tomorrow and continuing wednesday night right here on fox 29. >>> right here right now the one, the only howard eskin. >> can i pass on the 24 grams of sugar in that frapuccino? >> i'll pass on that. >>> the phillies sent a player to the minor leagues tonight. that was after the game. wait until you hear the name. nfl come down on tom brady and the patriots and eli manning had some strong comments about brady. that's coming up in sports. (mom) when our little girl was born we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the 2015 subaru forester (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your family. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. ♪ >>> we expect hard facts as opposed to circumstanti

harry connick jr., a great jazz musician. but it's about chemistry.ons why we're waving good-bye to the show. >> chris farley ladies and gentlemen, of the "wall street journal." thank you very much. >>> next we got to take you back to texas. more on our breaking story there. just devastating pictures. at least eight people are missing after this tornado ripped through a small town. we'll talk live with someone who hid inside a fast food freezer. her story. also more breaking this afternoon. george zimmerman, we have learned, has been shot in the face after what appears to be some kind of road rage incident. we're going to talk live with a witness. stay here. this is cnn. you total your brand new car. nobody's hurt,but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do, drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had a liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on three wheels. sma

season 15 will return the judges of the jennifer lopez, keith urban and harry connick, jr.. the final season kicks off this january. you can watch the season finale of season 14 this wednesday night right here on fox 29. >> a surprise stowaway on california boat a beebees sea lion sneaks on to boat and takes a snooze. quick thinking sailor grabs his cell ton and starts filming. >> abby gibbs shows out the boat own are in got the visitor back out to sea. >> you got to go. you got to go. >> a may full but unwanted house guest getting shoed up the steps and out of what he thought was going to be his crash pad for the night. >> go, go. >> i woke up and i heard snoring and sneezing. >> not exactly what sailor michael duffy -- >> i was like, what? >> okay. >> expected to see around 2:30 this morning. sitting here just feet from duffy's bed this little guy. >> curled up just like a dog right on the bunk. >> it was pretty clear to me this little guy was not going to do me any harm but i didn't want him there. at this point i said i should film this with my phone because if i don't

. >> she was doing a performance with harry connick jr. >> what? ♪ ♪ >> like that cher dress.dering who won "american idol," it was nick. >> they have announced it was their last season coming up. a 29-year-old singer from connecticut. good for him. from connecticut, good for him. >> good for him. >> wow. >> this is the last go around. for american idol. >> you know what if you can say you had that kind of a roll and a run, you know what -- >> i think it was when simon cowell left. simon cowell was so he was somebody who you look for, the answers you want >> paula added to it too. she was nuts. >> it was like on paper, what that's your casting, but monday night football howard and don, and you go how does that work? >> isn't chemistry a funny thing? >> look at you and me. >> yeah. >> let's play a little zach brown. >> okay. >> this is my ihoda play list. i decided to play zac brown band. every time ier that it puts me in a good mode. ♪ i got a feeling, out in the countryside ♪ ♪ lay back and smell the sun ♪ ♪ warm up the georgia pine ♪ ♪ feels so to be taking it easy ♪ ♪ why w

the cast from the past few seasons with ryan seacrest as host and jennifer lopez, harry connick jr.on in its weekend. >>> let's check a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> thanks so much. as we look forward to today, we've got a risk of storms from the upper great lakes all the way to texas. wet weather in the pacific northwest with a funnel system in there. we've got the remnants of ana causing heavy rain along the carolina and virginia coastline. wet weather in northern new england. sunshine through the gulf which will continue tomorrow with temperatures in the 80s. scattered showers into the northeast. slight risk of strong storms through texas. some areas over the next 72 hours, up to 3 inches of rain and more wet weather from the cascades back to the coastal pacific northwest. gorgeous weather in california tomorrow. a high of about 70 degrees. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happen >>> 9:33. thank you, al. good morning to you. new week brand new forecast. this week we're going to see shower activity. and we're looking toward potentially three out o