judges jennifer lopez, keith urban and harry connick junior returning-- in search of the last singer to be judges jennifer lopez, keith urban and harry connick junior returning-- in search of the last singer to be crowned american idol. auditions continue tonight.... the judges will be looking for talent in san francisco and little rock. you can see them right here on fox5. and strip headliners boyz to men are joining the cast of "grease live!" the group made the announcement on twitter last night. all three guys will play the role of teen angel, played by frankie avalon in the 1978 movie. "grease live!" will air right here on fox on january 31st! you're looking inside the bellagio gardens, where they're getting ready for the chinese new year celebrations. a team of designers are transforming the area right now. last year it was all about the ram... this year is all about the monkey. the chinese new year display opens tomorrow and will be up through march 12th. elsa, anna and olaf are taking over the thomas and mack center now you can catch the sisters, that adorable snowman and the

"nats of singing at beginning " this year's judges are keith urban, harry connick junior, and jennifer lopez. you can catch more auditions tonight at eight, right here on fox5. we have a little girl... and a horse. priceless picture of this adorable little girl and a no one is safe bomb..... we just found the world's happiest horse. this little girl is clearly excited to get her picture snapped in front of a clydesdale.... but she isn't the only one cheesing for the camera. the horse is also showing off his pearly whites--- giving a huge grin. plenty more straight ahead on fox5 news this morning... the las vegas arena officially has a name. see who got the rights and how much they had to pay to display their name on the city's brand new venue. el nino continues to wreak havoc in southern california. we have the incredible images coming out of los angeles as torrential rain continues to in the political spotlight... all the democratic heavy hitters are in town... see what hillary clinton has to say about donald trump... in a fox5 exclusive. l.a. has the staples center and boise has the

harry connick jr says: " i think the last couple of years we put a lot of faith in some of these young performers to improve greatly over the course of the season... that doesn't happen as much as you'd like to see, so we're trying to pick people who are a little more ready to go right out of the gate." our own cincinnati idol where local girl jazmyn rodgers auditioned and won. take a listen to her performance.... "5 seconds of singing!" that performance allowed her to skip the long lines and audition in front of producers this summer! so be sure to keep her... the 2 night season premiere kicks off ten... most talked about man in cincinnati a-j mccarron is getting ready to lead the bengals in the playoffs... and yesterday our own tricia macke caught up with the q-b to hear his thoughts "how much confidence do you have, do you even you a confident guy? yeah i mean i have know there are gonna the best way is to just find a happy medium. you know lean on the guys that have been there. you know trust them, go out, play and have fun." don't miss our interview tonight at 10. frankie 1shot no

you broke his back american idol featured a wide variety but for the judge's, keith urban and harry connick junior, they offered some impressive talent. >> in the course of two hours, five or six people command that would just phenomenal. >> and maybe a single day the show. one of the contestants got flirty with jennifer lopez direct his addition to her and the idol judge sang. there were a lot of tears for those heading to hollywood . two young , too dumb to realize . >> i came out i almost did a back flip . i thought oh my gosh. my parents were scared i was going to fall over. >> you got me on my knees i am begging please. >> he said you have a great song choice and you know yourself and it felt good. there were many tears for those who saw the doors close forever on the dream. the competition in philadelphia. carrie: it is sad for the contestants that don't make it because this is the last year. >> idol is the key even though there is a lot of things like the voice. mike piazza goes into the met at. baseball's most prolific catcher makes his announcement and the news conference. he'll be

off it's final season, and after 14 groundbreaking years of discovering superstar talent, judge harry connick jr. knows they have a tough job ahead of them. " i think the last couple of years we put a lot of faith in some of these young performers to improve greatly over the course of the season... that doesn't happen as much as you'd like to see,o we're trying to pick people who are a little more ready to go right out of the gate." the contestants 3 are well aware that this is their last chance to become an the moment that i've been waiting my whole life for, and it's tomorrow, it's right now, it's incredible. "i was here last year actually, and i made it to the last round in hollywood week and i'm really hoping to surpass that this year and redeem myself in some ways." rap giant kanye west surprised the judges, with an impromptu audition in san franansco... "what arereou going to do for us today?" kanye west says: "i just wanted to do something original"lopez says: "we gave him a ticket, he can come to hollywood if he wants, 'you can come kanye, it's ok. i don't know if you could ever had g

. >> reporter: many hopefuls had potential but harry connick, jr. says that being good enough won't cut it this time around. >> i don't think that singing is for you but that should not take the wind out of your sails. >> the last couple of years, we put a lot of faith on these young contestants to improve during the course of the season. that does not happen a lot. we are trying to get people who are a little bit more ready to go out of the gate. past idol winners stopped by to lend a hand. while the contestants did their best to shoot for the stars, the judges took a break to shoot hoops many although a lucky few left the room with golden tickets, they said that singing in front of the judges was pretty scary of course whenever you first walk in, the judges are sitting there, looking at you and all the lights are so bright, it's intimidating but so awesome. i got pumped up. >> when you walk in, the nerves are flowing. you're so nervous. you walk in, you are talkative. my first song was shaky. let me sing a song and another song. you feel so much c

but for keith urban and harry connick jr, the city by the bay offered impressive talent. >> in the courseof two hours, five or six people come in that were just phenomenal, i mean really great. >> might be the best single day audition city since i've been on the show. hands down. >> why are you so fine? >> one of the contestants got a little flirty with jennifer lopez. and the idol judge took time to baby sit while another contestant sang. there were a lot of tears for those heading to hollywood. >> i came out and almost did a back flip i was so excited. oh, my god. my parents were afraid i was going to fall over or something. >> they said you have a great sense of self and great song choice. and you know yourself and it just felt good. >> and there were many tears for those who saw the idol doors closed forever on their dreams. the competition continues next wednesday in philadelphia. in hollywood, michelle paulino, fox news. >> this is the last year of american idol. you can watch american idol on ktvu next wednesday and thursday at 8:00. >>> we're getting our first look at the new netf

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mckenne bourg" from lafayette, louisianahe performed a medley including keith urban's "stupid boy", harry connick juniors "come by me" and j-lo's "love don't cost a thing"-the song won him a golden ticket.tonight the judges will hand out their last golden tickets in atlanta, back in phphly and san fran. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 partly cloudy with 3 highs in the mid-40s. showers pupuh in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. a winter storm watch is in effect for many upstate and snow likely from friday through early saturday for those north of i-85. trees down, power outages, and road concerns will linger through saturday night. 3 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're keeping an eye on: watch for black ice: mountain roads mainly but upstate may see some areas.csx railroad work greer:depot st,trade st school st, duke st paker sthwy 14 &; line st alternativesaccident rd 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.coming up, a major winter storm is he

american idol kicks off tonight with a two night- special. 3 tonight and thursday night-- judges-- harry connick jr., jennifer lopez and keith urban, along with host ryan seacrest will start looking for the 15th and final american idol.this years season will also be shorter-- ending in april.there will and present, starting with winners and stars from earlier seasons - like ruben studdard, clay aiken, taylor hicks-- advising singers at early auditions.the original three judges - paula abdul, simon cowell and randy jackson - are also expected to make an appearance. it all starts tonight right here on fox carolina at 8 oclock. 3 now to weather with nicole 3 bitter cold for the morning with early temperatures in the help highs reach the low to mid 40s this afternoon. partly cloudy skies build overnight with lows back in the 20s and 30s. rain arrives by thursday night. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: 3 3 we head to break with a live look at...pelham road you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watchin

harry connick junior always criticize contestants when they tried this. any one else will have a problem with her. that is great. remember when kanye west started auditioning. i asked her how she first found out. >> i think that i heard it on the radio. [laughter] >> asking why she is so good. take a listen. york earl. we have that street sense to us. i think that that works for cops. [laughter] >> more of her in my "american idol" highlights. the reboot of full house is just a month away. netflix released for photos. you get to see everyone here except for the olsen twins. here is a glimpse at the new kids. you get to see them in a series. you have to wait until february to six to see the new show. michael jackson reissuing his new album. michael jackson's journey from you can get the that package when it is released on february february 26. i hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. thank you so much. i have to go. professional guidelines. [laughter] stay tuned. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state with creative new bu

kicking off its final season and after ground breaking years of discovering superstar talent, judge harry connick knows they have a tough job ahead of them. >> i think the last couple of years, we put a lot of faith in some of these young performers to improve greatly over the course of the season. that doesn't happen as much as you would like to see. so we are trying to pick people who are a little bit more ready to go right out of the gate. >> you sang beautifully. that was a perfect performance. >> the contestants are well aware that this is their last chance to become an "american idol." >> this is the moment that i have been waiting my whole life for. and it is tomorrow. it is right now. it is incredible. >> i was here last year and i made it to the last round in hollywood. and i am really hoping to kind of surpass that this year and redeem myself in some way. >> kanye west? >> rap giant kanye west. >> surprised the judges with an impromptu audition in san francisco. >> what are you going to do for us today? >> i wanted to do something original. >> we gave him a ticket. he can come to hollyw

american idol kicks off tonight with a two night- special. 3 tonight and thursday night-- judges-- harry connick jr., jennifer lopez and keith seacrest will start looking for the 15th and final american idol.this years season will also be shorter-- ending in april.there will also be a mix of idol's past and present, starting with winners and stars from earlier seasons - like ruben studdard, clay aiken, taylor hicks-- advising singers at early auditions.the original three judges - paula abdul, simon cowell and randy jackson - are also expected to make an appearance. it all starts 3 now to weather with nicole 3 bitter cold for the morning with early temperatures in the teens and 20s. sunny skies help highs reach the low to mid 40s this afternoon. partly cloudy skies build overnight with lows back in the 20s and 30s. rain arrives by thursday night. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.the road to recovery continues for a greenville county deputy shot on duty.coming up -- the milestone dave dempsey

- the farewell season of american idol kicks off tonight with a two night- special. 3 judges-- harry connick jr., jennifer lopez and keith urban, along with host ryan seacrest will start looking for the 15th and final american idol.this years season will also be shorter-- ending in april.there will also be a mix of idol's past and present, advising singers at early auditions.the original three judges - paula abdul, simon cowell and randy jackson - are also expected to make an appearance. it all starts tonight right here on 3 now time for weather and traffic 3 bitter cold for the morning with early temperatures in the teens and 20s. sunny skies help highs reach the low to mid 40s this afternoon. partly cloudy skies build overnight with lows back in the 20s and 30s. rain arrives by thursday night. 3 chris is in the traffic center: 3 we're watching: feaster rd@ woodruff rdw. broad st@ s. main storchard park dr@ patewood drtraffic lights on flashbrushy creek rd @ s suber rdblack ice ice 3 3 3 it's ______.the odds are not in your favor.. but a lot of people are getting excited for tonight's huge

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- the farewell season of american idol kicks off tonight with a two night- special. 3 judges-- harry connick jr., jennifer lopez and keith urban, along with host ryan seacrest will start looking for the 15th and final american idol.this yearsrs season will also be shorter-- ending in april.there will also be a mix of idol's past and present, advising singers at early auditions.the original three judges - paula abdul, simon cowell and randy jackson - are also expected to make an appearance. it all starts tonight right here on 3 thanks for joining us for the morning news.and don't forget tonight's powerball drawing .. 3 when it comes to connecting to the world online, people have different needs. whether it's keeping up with loved ones or keeping up with the latest trends... at&t u-verse high speed internet lets you get the fast and affordable internet that's right for you. get high speed internet-just $15 dollars a month for 12 months with other qualifying service and a one-year term. all on one bill! no matter what you use it for, you'll get fast speed at an affordable price. connect all you

jennifer lopez, harry connick junior and keith urban will judge the singing competition this year. former judges simon cowell, randy jackson and paula abdul will all make appearances at some point this season. the show has helped launch the careers of singers kelly clarkson, carrie underwood and jennifer hudson, just to name a few. i owe maria 50 bucks... i'm going to win it all back betting on the nfl playoffs... hopefully. it's a big time of the year for las vegas sportsbooks... the nfl playoffs start this weekend and right now, five teams are essentially co-favorite to win the patriots, cardinals and panthers are 9-2 favorites at the westgate sports book. the seahawks and broncos are trailing behind at 5 to 1 odds. the texans are seeing the longest odds at 60 to 1. there's a real good chance we'll have a new nfl team right down the road from us here in las vegas... los angeles is getting a team... maybe two... the questions is which ones?? the chargers... rams and raiders have all filed paperwork with the n-f-l, to make the move to l.a... but the n-f-l says it will only support

harry connick, junior and keith urban are back. and ryan seacrest is hosting. they will pull out the stops. there will be surprises as the season rolls along. the final season is tonight. two hour special premier 8:00 right here of course on fox 13. >>> and geeks have converged on las vegas. not to gamble, they are plugging themselves into the gadgets that are coming alive at this the consumer electronic show. this is a big one. they released plenty of products. >> and chris chmura joins us now with a look at what caught his eye. i'll get it out. kelly. there are thousands of nerds out there with the exception of one. i have been following their tweets and the periscope videos. interesting stuff. there was a printer that prints on your nails. automated bartender that they are showing off. a shower head that shows you when are you wasting too much water. there are other innovations the stand bys. look at this, bigger tvs. the uh 9800. 98 inches across athlete 8 feet. forget 4 k. it jumps to 8 company. and tens of thousands. down the road in the future aging on t

harry connick jr. out in l.a.ed a little bit about the talent we can expect this season. >> the talent level is really, really huge. there's some great people. what's different about this year is that the people that we chose are a little bit more ready for primetime. sometimes we would choose people just based on how they are in that small room and they sang a song that was particularly moving. not really thinking so much about, well hopefully they'll come out of their shell as the competition goes on. these people are ready to go. they're august performers. some are big performers, some are small. they're all performers that are comfortable on the stage in one way or another and that's what we're most excited about. not to mention all of the things that idol's going to do to surprise everybody. it's been described as the most impactful show in american television history. it will be sad to see it go. >> me, too. i think they should have brought paula back for the final season. >> they're promising lots of return

. >> many hopefuls had potential but judge harry connick jr. said being good enough won't cut it this time. >> i don't think singing is for you but don't let that take the wind out of your sails. >> we are trying to pick people that are a little bit more ready to go right out of the gate. to lend a hand. while the contestants did their best to shoot for the cars, the judges took a break to shoot hoops hoops. >> when you first walk in the judges are just sitting there looking at you and the lights are so bright but i got all pumped up at that moment. >> you get in there and they are extremely talkative. >> and my first song was shaky and they said would you sing another song? and then i got more confidence. >> idol will revisit four more cities. >> hey, there, chip. nothing going on? it didn't take jason jason licht long to find his new coach. we'll take a look at what dirk koetter brings to the job. >> and who needs a selfie stick when you have one of these? okay. so right now, everyone is saying, "hurry! you gotta get fios." but why? well, bec

many singers were hoping to make it to hollywood...to make their dreams come true.judges harry connick jr., jennifer lopez and keith urban, along with host ryan seacrest are back....searching for the final american idol. 3 and we've been 3 talking about it all night - drawing!the jackpot now stands at 500-millionand with thousands across the country heading out to buy tickets - the final amount may be much higher!since november... there have been 17 drawings so far with no winner.if there's no winner tonight, the pot will just keep growing.before you get too excited...know that your chances of giving birth to quadruplets...or being killed by an asteroid are much greater than you winning the lottery. lottery.and keep your tickets handy - we're just minutes away from finding out the winner - so stay tuned to fox carolina for the live drawing! you can only watch it live, right here. 3 3 mostly clear 3 skies will lead to another cold night, but it will be a few degrees warmer than previous nights. lows will drop to 31 in the upstate and 25 in the mountains on thursday morning. clouds will

harry connick jowrn and keith urban reflecting on idle's run. rntion we put a lot of faith in some of the young performs to improve greatly over the course of the season that doesn't happen had aside much as you like to see. so we're trying to pick people more ready to go right out of the gate. >> interesting they think about idol is it's the first of its kind to stir on other shows that come after it. tinkered and realized that it is got it riewght right and gotten back to the last season and back to the heart. "american idol" kicks off the fox 5. bristol palin just gave burt to sailor but never said who the father is. many wondered whether dakota her ex-fiance is the dads they woke up a week beef they scheduled wedding elier this year. myer has now filed parte g paper s claim hadding he's the father. former marine and medal of honor recipient is seeking custody. but told e.t. he's trying to save face that for months wanted nothing to do with bris or baby. hbo girl show is ending. "hollywood reporter" says show will end after season six but han

host ryan seacrest will be back to judge jennifer lopez and harry connick junior but there are rumors that paula abdul. randy jackson and simon cowell will mac a surprise appearance or appearances. fair we also season premiers tomorrow night at 8:00 on fox 5. announced a lineup and it's a pretty good one. ice cuba there they are guns and roses reunion sortses first, and 93 playing together. guys. this festival takings place april 15th through the 24th. i don't understand how the reunion -- but -- it is awfully cold out budget up the kids and your head now. keep on shutting those -- when you're no way. savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day i get out of workpand i go to the store, and somebody' s,psmellin' around, "mmm! i smell cookies." i say, "oh no, you just smell me. s honey bunches s all."

the judges, keith urban, jennifer lopez and harry connick, jr., will return. this is a tv institution. it's not as big as it used to be, but it's massive and gets more ratings than most things on tv. it will be a big transition. dari: it set the bar for all those -- steve: created the whole thing that follows >> reporter: jennifer hudson won an oscar -- dari: carrie underwood. >> reporter: ran into jordin sparks. she's doing super well. it's exciting. steve: thank you. new yorkers needing a chik-fil-a fix have to wait. dari: why the shop didn't reopen today as planned. steve: and how lyft is racing against google to mass market a self-driving car. for the girl scout meeting... okay. for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! p at stop&shop, prices are down. savings are up. pwhich makes the checkout lane, victory lane. there' s a place online where you always get more than you pay for. tjmaxx.com brands you love, at prices that work for you... anytime. maxx life! shop tjmaxx.com hey, what are you doing? getting the c

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judges keith urban, harry connick jr. will 8:00 to kick of though final season of "american idol." this is huge. tune in tomorrow at 5:00. reflect on the show's hugely successful run. this is a television institutional that has been 15 years all of these huge stars have come are the show. jennifer hudson on broadway now. won an oscar. the list goes on and on. >> when i first started work on air. i doll came on. that night if you did didn't have a fox affiliate, then were you against idol, you were dead in the water no matter what? it blew everything off the tv. >> yep. steve: ek loo you said before, so much more. reporter: yeah. when you look at the other talent shows they cannot cope pete. once are in the show, are going to have a foo hits. who knows. >> without a doubt. >> well, the president control laws. >> the new steps he is planning to take without having to go through plus -- >> i don't think i can see it. >> what? present that made the 80 you couldn' t do anything about that driver running that red light. you couldn' t do anything about him hitting you while you were in th

harry connick said as she left the room it's going to be quite the competition this year.y. american idol final season continues next wednesday at 8:00 followed by the premier of second chance at 9:00. >>> nine-year-old takes the stand fighting back tears. who this little boy stood up to in court that would terrify most adults. >> and along the side of a local road to die. but there were bigger maps for this pup. the incredible response from the community f ♪ >>> that was bad idea. now i have to live with it for the rest of my life. >> wow that is a nine-year-old boy standing in court to face the man who killed his dad. that boy and his five-year-old brother saw their father shot to death. through tears that brave boy spoke at the killer's sentenci sentencing. chris, his little brother and his dad were at a wendy' it drive through a man tried to carjack them. the gunman opened fire killing their dad and hitting reid, jr. in the hand. the little boy had one question for the killer. >> why did you choose to do th this? he shot me. gave my brother nightmares and he took someo

. >> harry connick said that your family is so beautiful and sweet but it is justice strack wag theyre like -- >> what? >> wasn't good enough. >> wait. what? >> no, no, no. >> hey, hey. i never want you to feel like -- that you don't have another chance, alex. i'm proud of you. i love you. >> i was sitting there, my mouth was open, like are you kidding me? >> i can't. so she is going to say he was distracting because he was with the baby, to her song that she is singing supporting her? >> yes. >> and then she said that he lived all his dreams. okay, this is way more personal than american idol. let's be very clear. >> here is the thing though. she didn't even once say congratulations, baby, yes, it stings i didn't get in but i'm happy for you. >> well, we are going to hollywood as a family. our dream. >> i was blown away. honey there is isn't going to work out. she didn't support your dreams, man. she needs to be over there. you snow just the fact she was sitting there. did you see her face while performing, just like don't you like him, don't you like him. i didn't get in. you can't

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after 14 ground-breaking years of discovering new talent, judges harry connick, jr., jennifer lopez andth urban will look for one more idol. even kanye west surprised the judges with impromptu audition. you'll have to see that. >> i want to see how did he. >> i'm sure he did pretty well. >> urban says idol has return to its roots after it bids farewe farewell. >> i think the interesting thing about idol is that it's the first of its kind to spur off all these other shows that came after it and tinkered its formula a little bit. it got it right and circled back around in so many ways. >> hard to believe it's all coming to an end. catch the two-hour premier of american idol's final season tonight on fox 29 starting at 8:00. then get a full days wrap of the news, weather and sports right back here on fox 29 news at 10:00. >>> ♪ >>> right now on fox, a local man who worked with boy scouts and other young people under arrest. what he's now accused of doing with a child for years. >>> a technical. oh. >> a local high school coach on leave for what happened during a game. >> and jerry divine b

j.lo, harry connick, jr. and keith urban here back in august.f them waiting hours for chance to sing for the music super stars and maybe become the last american idol. >> we're hoping for a winner from philly, man film man, won that be great? wouldn't that be great? that would be awesome. >> you can watch the philly auditions tomorrow night see who make it through. make sure to tune into american idol beginning at 8:00 p.m. followed by the series premier of second chance and then fox 29 news at 10. >> speaking of scheme, howard eskin, hello. >> i don't know how you mean that. what i'm about to say or what? >> everything about you. your persona, what you talk about. what you tweet. >> it's the eagles what we're talking about now. what i tweet is what we're talking about at times. still looking for a head coach. so what's next for the eagles? and when do you think sports is just a game? it brings out the real passion in people. wait until you hear a coach of another sport who was devastated with one of the playoff loss >>> good morning. >> guess w

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off its final season and after 14 ground-breaking years of discovering superstar talent, judge harry connickr. knows they have a tough job ahead of them. >> i think the last couple of years, we have put a lot of faith in some of these young performers to improve greatly over the course of the season. that doesn't happen as much as you'd like to see. so we're trying to pick people that are a little bit more ready to go right out of the gate. >> you know, you sang beautifully. that was a perfect performance. >> really? rich the contestants are well aware that this is their last chance to become an "american idol." >> this is the moment that i have been waiting my whole life for. it's tomorrow. it's right now. it's incredible. >> i was here last year and i made it to the last round in hollywood week. i am hoping to surpass that this year and redeem myself. >> is that kanye west. >> reporter: kanye west surprised the judges with an impromptu audition in san francisco. >> we gave him a ticket. he can come to hollywood if he wants. you can come, kanye. it's okay. i don't know if you would have eve

, including, star auditions from the likes of rapper kanye west, the judges j-lo, keith urban, harry connick, jr., will kick it off tonight. auditions start at 8:00. >> a cancer survivor credit children's hospital of philadelphia with saving her life. making a huge donation to the hospital. emily whitehead, and her family, presenting a $100,000 check to chop's cancer center yesterday. whitehead is the first pediatric patient in the world to undergo an experimental immuno therapy treatment. doctors use that treatment to fight emily's accute lymphoblast i can leukemia. >> for patients with regular leukemia, chemotherapy works great. this is for patients whose leukemia has come back or even after transplant, those patients are tough to treat. so only doing this in patients with very resistant difficult disease. but in those patients it works great. >> that mondayly go to help research. >>> 4:56 this morning. an attorney for the so-called afluenza teen, ethan couch; tight-lipped this morning, as his mother faces some serious charges. details in the 5:00 hour. >> temperatures on this map are litt

but for judges keith urban and harry connick jr.by the bay offered impressive talent. >> we have a competition. >> in the course of about two hours, about five or six people come in that were just phenomenal. i mean, really great. >> might be the best single day audition city since i have been on the show. hands down. >> why you fine? >> reporter: one of the contestants got a little flirty with jennifer lopez, directing his audition to her, and the idle judge took time to baby- sit while another contestant sang. there were a lot of cheers for those heading to hollywood. >> ♪ too young too dumb to realize ♪ >> i came out and i almost like did a backflip. i was like, oh my god! >> ♪ got me on my knees, i'm begging please ♪. >> like how i know who i am. they said you have a great sense of self and you have great song choice. you know yourself. it felt good. >> reporter: and there were many tears for those who saw the idle doors close forever on their dreams. >> you know what? i know, honey. >> reporter: the competition continues next w

keith urban, jennifer lopez, harry connick are returning along with ryan seacrest, the shows made stars kelly clarkson, carrie underwood and everybody watched. this was mainstream america. this was the one show everybody, my wife, the kids, friends would come over. they loved it here's jennifer lopez on the "today show" this morning. >> i had a moment where i really realized wow, this is it. this is over. it's been a big part of my life. and a very special part of my life. >> we're going to miss that show. >> greg, you're up. she owes me money. we'll talk, j. lo. you know what i'm talking about. anyway -- >> you should pay her. >> greg's math question of the day. people love math but they forget about it after school. so here's the question for everybody here. what is the percentage of odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, among natural numbers? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8? what is the percentage of odd numbers among natural numbers? 50%? >> i already know the answer. >> i thought 50%. but they're exactly the same amount as odd numbers as there are natural numbers, because they go to infinity. okay. wo

kicking off final season, after 14 ground breaking years of discovering superstar talent, judge harry connickahead of them. >> itchy this the last couple of years, we put a lot of faith in some of these young performers to improve greatly over the course of the season, that doesn't happen as much as would you like to see, so we're trying to pick people that are a little bit more ready to go, right out of the gate. >> you know, you sang beautifully. that was a perfect performance. >> the contestant are well aware that this is their last chance to become an american idol. >> this is the moment that i have ' been waiting my whole life for. it is tomorrow. it is right now. it is incredible. >> so your last year actually, and i made it to the last round in hollywood week. i'm really hoping to kind of surpass that this year and kind of redeem myself. >> is this kanye west? >> rap giant kanye west surprised the judges with impromptu audition in san francisco. >> what will you do for us today? >> i just wanted to do something original. >> we gave him a ticket. he can come to hollywood if he want. bei

are not now featured a wide rangeot in little rock in san francisco but for keith urban and harry connick jr. san francisco offered some impressive talent. >> in the course of two hours about five peoplele come in who are just phenomenal. audition city since i've been on and stem. >> when the contestants can't got flirting with jennifer lopez corrected his addition to her and even took time to babysit while another contestant sang. >> a lot of cheers for those heading to hollywood . i almost did a backflip i'm so excited my printer afraid i was going to fall over or something. >> they like how i know who i am ,> i said i have a great sense of style and a great song choice is so good. >> there were many tears for those who saw the idol doors close forever on their dreams the competition continues this michelle pollino fox news. >> the british academy of film and tv arts announced the nomineest , for the best movies in 2015, the picture, but despise, carol, the revenant and spotlights the winners will be announced at london's royal opera house on february 14. >> is not too soon to pressure

selected and rejected rejed during the idol vetting processs judges jennifer lopez, keithke urban and harry connickewellel season. and they all remarked on howd o high the talent level was this year.year. so we got such a mix of some ofe the audition hopefuls to night.g a lot of different musicif everything from the country andd hahn key to know to celine dion to death cab for cutie ryan seacrest of course whose been the american idol host since the very beginning is back. he was there greeting everyonege behind the scenes. sce perhaps the biggest moment ofgen the evening was a special gueste that's already had it.ady h i already a huge star. s but he came in for auditionudio himself. >> i can tell by your charm anda your but i'm looking for the one.one. (laughter).. >> jennifer lopez was totally ty shocked he did a song goldonol digger which has jennifer lopezp in one of the lyric. the lyric. did he very well.l kim kardashian was waiting forai him behind the scenes with ryanr seacrest and they did give kanye a golden ticket. no word yet on if he'll be he' b making any more appearances this season.

big names, jennifer lopez, keith urban and harry connick jr. back as judges for this big farewell season. senior vice president of marketing sat down with one of those judges for what to expect. michael, i felt like this show was going to go on forever. >> it felt that way. >> it was huge at one point. >> huge. it's been called the most impactful show on television. when you look at the numbers at one point, 30 million people tuned in every night. it took up four nights of the entire week. it's the only show, there's been a lot of copy cats, that's the only show that's produced stars. carrie underwood, jennifer hudson. >> kelly clarkson. >> kelly clarkson. >> even the host, ryan seacrest. >> last night was an amazing show. fox looked back at the creation of the show, what they thought in the beginning, how it grew, how they were stunned, the judges came out of nowhere. no one knew who ryan seacrest is. look what's happening today. >> it pushed fox to become number one for the first time, too. >> here's what harry connick jr. has to say about th

judge harry connick jr.dge's strategy when it comes to choosing contestants this time around. >> i think the last couple of years, we put a lot of faith in some of these young performers to improve greatly over the course of the season, and that doesn't happen as much as you would like to see, so we are trying to pick people that are a little bit more ready to go, right out of the gate. >> now, there are a few surprises, along the way, and san francisco, as you can see, kanye west, popped in for a surprise audition. and needless to say, he did get a ticket to hollywood. not that he needs one. the final season of "american idol," premieres at 8:00, tonight, with a special two- hour episode, you can catch it all right here on ktvu, fox 2. >> time is 5:26. a teacher by day. a graphic novelist by night. the big honor a bay area man is receiving in washington, d.c., for his work. . >> we are live in the south bay, where the rain is coming down. we will show you what it looks like out here and tell you about the a

jennifer lopez, harry connick junior and keith urban will judge the singing competition this year. you can catch the show tonight at 8-p-m-- right here, on fox-5! let's take a look at what's ahead on fox five news this morning. "the criminals are gonna get the guns no matter what and they're gonna get them easier than we get them." president obama's executive action on guns has people on both sides digging in... and the real winner is this?? the companies who sell guns. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley all back in vegas! where you can meet the democratic presidentical candidates and the issues they'll be addressing. 170,000 people... toys... it's a gadget geek paradise here in las vegas this week... we are live at ces all morning long. good morning i'm dave hall. and i'm maria silva. welcome to fox5 news this morning. we'll get those headlines in a minute, but first... poor weather forced flight cancellations at mccarran airport yesterday, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded in our city. seven incoming and four outgoing flights were cancelled yesterday and ma

here is the new season with judges, jenner lopez, keith urban and harry connick, jr. >> for me, unquestionably the best audition of the day. last year. that makes me very proud to be on "american idol." that is what it es supposed to do. >> "american idol" kicks off the two night season premier on fox 59:00. we'll see your guys's full interview with host ryan seacrest. >>> after public outcry the game company, hasbro will add ray from the board game. it excluded her from the new evident edition of board game. they left her out to avoid spoiling film for fans. >> i don't think it was sexist at all. she wears regular cloth clothes. c-3po is a robot. that little ball robot? >> it includes guy from the new movies. >> bigger darth vader. >> darth vader was not in it. >> he was wearing a cloth. >> you think it was about costume. >> i don't think it was sexist. i think it was about the costume. >> they were criticized. they loved passion for rey and would include her for the box this year. >> what about action figures. here we go. you see how cool the stormtrooper is? and chewbacca -- >> maybe the gi

what does harry connick junior really think of j-lo? guy for alex on american idol. >> more than that, she told me she found my future boyfriends. >> oh, i will ' look forward to. that will more than 24 hours away, guys stocking up, to south philly the shop rite, being swarmed like humans. >> no savesies. more of the unique way philadelphia police are reminding people it is illegal to save street parking lots. >> they made this music video? >> they brought in drake to help with this one. >> wow. >> ♪ >> stunned hollywood, biggest talker how long she has been living with that diagnosis. she became a household name when she starred as meadow, which is tony's daughter in the soprano's, said she was diagnosed 15 years ago, when she was just 19 years old. she got the news right before the show's fourth season. and, you know, she recently married cutter dykstra, already i's son, mother of two year old boy named bo. she said she was largely symptom-free for years, but now she has to think about every step that she takes, and she can't run. so,

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no, no, harry connick junior, get a hug from him. >> i think a love song. >> like having your grandmomork with you every day to talk to. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and his last name is quincy, not q deezy. >> how do you feel about her? >> i like her, she good. not what you usually see on -- >> but hey. >> have you ever done that cotton eye joe? >> i'm all about the cotton eye joe. >> oh, ya. okay, now, i like her charm. i think -- >> yes, good. i like her. >> you can't take a luther vandrose song and give it to carry underwood. >> art kelly? >> oh, that. >> ♪ >> yes. >> the good news is we're here all morning. >> bottom line, you like -- >> they both did? >> yes. >> beer and exercise? let's do that story. >> no. it had something to do with something else. >> next hour? >> next hour. >> hey. >> dressed alike. >> if your new years resolution was to get in shape, that's the number one resolution every single stinking year, and you want six pack eastbound like quincy says, eastbound by june, pick up six pack of beer. >> really, that's going to help? >> well, no, won't than easy. but beer any alcoho