we'll show you coming up. >>> he may not be the next "american idol," but he is sure an idol in his hometown of san jose. he made his first public appearance since being voted off the show a few weeks ago. hundreds of people gathered in east ridge mall in san jose to get a autograph and picture with their "american idol." lots of folks there. and he was honored for his outstanding achievements on "american idol." his voice has been compared to artists such as prince and maxwell. he will soon rejoin the top ten contestants for this year's "american idol" s

you're still a very young man. >> yeah, and i think idol and the whole experience, the judges, my idolence and this feeling of just being myself that i just never had before. >> right. >> you know, just looking back on what i have done, there's really no reason to be sad. there's no reason to cry. i made it. even making it this far is great. i made it on tour. i've done things i didn't even dream of doing. i'm just proud. >> good. we're proud of you, too. you will be on the tour later on, because you are in the finalists group. that de barge song, it's one of my favorites. i thought you sang the heck out of it. >> thank you. >> did you know that song? it's older than you. >> i knew it. i love old music. it's what i really want to do as an artist. i want to bring back that r&b, thasound. back in the day, everybody was a falsetto singer. now it's so unappreciated. those few singers, i want to join them in the force and bring back music. >> right. >> even if it's not huge. i want it to be known. >> right. as a debarge fan, i appreciated it. it was great. we were up and dancing to it wedne

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she went from "american idol" to multiplat tum super star. tonight, carrie underwood talks marriage, kids sbtd song that touched her heart. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," april 25th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, we begin with the outrageous case of a debt collector who harasses and torments a woman for a debt she doesn't owe. millions of people across the nagts are in debt, and the collection business is booming. but some of the collections techniques you will see tonight are way over the line. and this time, they tangled with the wrong woman. abc news's elizabeth leemy reports. >> reporter: wheeling, west virginia s a small town. but diana mey has done something big. going after a debt collector that went after her and others nationwide. >> i'm a mom and a housewife and an accidental activist. >> reporter: the court ordered the company to pay diana $10 million. but she is is not stopping there. the latest pr

"people" magazine's idol book on newsstands now and on next wednesday night, idol's back.you get to vote. thursday night is the results show. adam housley, fox news, los angeles. >> what an amazing, how long the show went on. >> yeah. >> and people thought a couple of years. >> right. >> ten years later. >> and still a lot of people watching it and buzzing about it. >> i'll tell you, it's a good show. >> yeah. >> and a lot of people this year, too. >> they are. they very, very talented. >> i marginally watch and a talented group of people. >> yeah. yeah. >> awesome. >> and i heard the voices this weekend. whoa. all right. >> and everyone is stepping up the game. >> for many years, easter is so cold or really hot. >> uh. >> and the only thing, the breeze, right? >> yeah. >> and that is going to be breezy tomorrow and that is great for easter-egg rolling. and probably too dry. it's a beautiful friday, as well as pass over and easter weekend is upon us. that definitely got here fast. we have everything in bloom around the city. the azaleas are coming out and that is looking p

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. >> a top aid turning up the heat on idol. >> contestants traveled back to the 80s last night our idol chatter panel is back to break it down performances along with a special guest. >> also coming up this hour we are going to the movies 13 years after the original american pie made its big screen debut the cast is back together again, for an american reunion, kevin mccarthy sat down with films stars, allison happen began and jason bigs this hour. >> right now we have to give people a peek at the weather. >> mm-hmm. >> here is the headline tucker, take your jacket today. >> maybe a light jacket, it is not going to be that cold and all morning long wisdom and allison have not been terribly happy about this forecast but to be honest it will be beautiful next couple days a little on the cool side. take a look at your map and let me show you the cloud cover which continues across parts of the area, south and west, and what is going on here cold front came through late yesterday that front is hanging to our south it won't be a perfectly sunny day but generally here in washington we are look

here's the details. >> reporter: another one billets the dust as idol said -- bites the dust as idol testone. afterwards the judge talk about her potential. >> she kind of like needs the new talent and she can fill that void right now. >> singing led zeppelin, she's so phenomenal. >> reporter: elise stayed true to herself. >> i thought i made great choices. i'm just so shocked with how harsh their criticism was once again. i felt like i sang with my heart. it's just another door. >> casey abrams was there last year and here he is again. >> reporter: last year's finalist casey abrams came to visit and gave his perspective about life after idol and the summer tour. >> you go on stage with screaming fans. you go sign autographs, people screaming your name no matter what position you call from. >> reporter: queen has been a long time supporter of idol and this july adam lambert will join brian may and roger taylor for four live shows. >> queen, it was like so amazing. i don't know i'd ever be on the show, oh, dude. >> reporter: next week the top five take on a british music theme and at

another contestant bites the dust on american idol. idol. now.../ it's...h... rraction.../ to... the results.../ ssow. show. p((pkg)))america spoke and in the end.. the oldest contestaat on the show waa sent home "ryan says: after an incredible 58 million votes, the person who leaves us is 28 year old elise testone received the lowest number of voteesthis week.as you can imagine.. it's a difficult momenn, but he did find more time. nats: way ddwn inside... honey you need.. gonna give you my love,,gonna give ou y love.. heyelise took on led zeppelin's wwole lotta love" for her final performancee she sounds great and makes it look easyy i spoke with elise this morning and sse xplained why this journey is acttally very difficult for the conttstants. elise says: the most difficult partthas always been ffndinn the balaace in everything because one week they say you are missing this and then the &pnnxt week you try ttodo this and you might lose what you did the week beforr. it's also a personal journey learning about yyurself and what works best.you caa see he to

this is about young kids who are in to "american idol."in because my daughter will say to me, she idolizes jennifer. when she walks out on stage my daughter will comment on her outfit. she will saying she is showing too much boob tonight. they get it. >> he can she what he throws her up against the wall. what we are seeing is dangerous social unraveling of what was unacceptable sexuality and starting to permeate all layers of television prime time, parents watching it with heir kids, general audience and the problem here is that it's now going to be like when they go and make no mistake they will go to watch the full video because it's kind of a teeny bopper beat and they will see an original -- orgi. a faux orgi. >> you should have stuck around for that part. >> bill: i didn't want to have a heart attack. culture warriors everyone. coming right back. news quiz sitcom legend edition. you will like this one. moments away. if you have copd like i do, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd iludes chronic bronchi

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this is about young kids who are in to "american idol."ause my daughter will say to me, she idolizes jennifer. when she walks out on stage my daughter will comment on her outfit. she will saying she is showing too much boob tonight. they get it. >> he can she what he throws her up against the wall. what we are seeing is dangerous social unraveling of what was unacceptable sexuality and starting to permeate all layers of television prime time, parents watching it with heir kids, general audience and the problem here is that it's now going to be like when they go and make no mistake they will go to watch the full video because it's kind of a teeny bopper beat and they will see an original -- orgi. a faux orgi. >> you should have stuck around for that part. >> bill: i didn't want to have a heart attack. culture warriors everyone. coming right back. news quiz sitcom legend edition. you will like this one. moments away. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring i

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. >> seven contestants left on american idol tonight one of them will sing their swan song so who will likely be saying goodbye? our idol chatter panel is here with us to weigh in plus the life and loss of entertainment legend dick clark coming up next on fox 5 pgh >>> >> later this hour, holly is live, with the latest on the shuttle discovery, holly. >> hey, tony, and you can feel the excitement, reach cheating up there she is -- rachetting up, there she is people waving at her she is in the wings, just waiting for her to roll to her final place in udvar hazy, we are talking about how you can be part of the celebration.  >>> dick clark introduced the country to some of rock and roll's brightest stars the legendary tv host and american pop icon passed away yesterday from a massive heart attack at the age of 82. clark hosted the hit show american bandstand, of course and helped millions ring in the new year after american idol last night host ryan seacrest paid respects to the man he called his mentor. >>> i studied him as a kid, and i had the fortunate opportunity to work with him for

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which favorite idol contestant was given the boot last night. >>> welcome back. time is 4:53. university of colorado will end the annual rally celebrating all things marijuana. last year on april 20th or 4/20 more than 4,000 people gathered to smoke campus. anyone on campus without a valid student id could be ticketed for trespassing. >>> 4:54 is the time. 4/20, sal. >> pam, i have one little factoid about that school. the university sprayed fish fertilizer on that open ground to keep people from gathering. >> oh my. just to create a little extra smell. >> yeah. just to keep people away. good friday morning to you. let's go outside and well right now westbound 24 looks pretty good as you drive up to the caldecott. steve is reminding you that last friday at this time it was like winter. it was raining. today it's almost like summer. some temperatures reaching near 60 degrees. steve has a weekend forecast. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza it looks pretty good. needless to say driving around for the most part will be nice. san francisco is clear. we do have patchy fog

coming up, a few idol contestants took the spotlight with their unique rendition. >> yes, sir with a put a big old spin on a song jessica put a bill old -- jessica put a big old spin on a sullivan song joshua brought judges their feet with this bruno mars song. >> we will be right back  >>> this week the top seven performed, this morning we check in with idol chatter panel to discuss with they all thought. so let's welcome back jack diamond. >> good morning. >> the kiddie of the city, genie jones and the sound of the city, kenny martin. >> good morning kenny. >> i want a cool name. >> any way, so before we start watching the clips from last night, our own genie jones is out in l.a. and you hear a performance by season 6 blake lewis right. >> yes we have been together he was like really? no, a lot, that is who it was, still doing idol dutys in hollywood but he is doing great doing the la what grind he has a deal with microsoft 8, doing music for there and production in the uk. >> and you got a little video. >> absolutely. >> here is blake. >> on the hill ♪ [ music ] >> all righ

. >>> plus you will hear from the bay area singer who was trying to be the next american idol but hit the end of the line. >>> a quick note here stock markets are closed today. construction of a smart train project is set to begin soon in santa rosa. workers will rebuild railroad lines on april 27th in preparation for smart commuter trains that will run from santa rosa to san rafael. an extension north to cloverdale is also in the works but that would come later. >>> cal train says ridership is up and continues to grow. the transit agency says ridership was up 12% last year compared to the year before and that is inspite of higher fares and service cuts. it is the second year in a row that ridership has increased. even so cal train is still facing money problems. >>> it was the end of the line last night for the san jose teenager competing on american idol. 17-year-old deandrey left after an 80s performance, he had the support of jennifer lopez but not the others. he says he is taking it in stride. >> i am just so appreciative of just all you guys just loving and the fan mail, just ev

e'll talk with the latest guy kicked off idol and find outthii future plans. justta it overdue.n infected tooth, and the boy died. that made ben really sad. he wrote a law so every kid can see a dentist. we have special dental van that goes from school to school. he even helps make sure we learn how to brush our teeth. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have nine top safety picks like the passat and jetta. so we're celebrating with our "safety in numbers" event. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 jetta for $159 a month. lease the 2012 jetta the american idol journey ends for another contessaat.candace dold has reaction from the fina. finaliit. ((((kg))) heejun han received the looesttnumber of &psing for survival.nats: but noo i am so much better

we have an extensive american idol section. >>> the chp says the truck's engine burst into flames.ktvu assignment editor shot this video from the upper deck before the chp shut down the entire bridge. the closure lasted about 10 minutes while firefighters put out the flames. caltrain then examined the area and determined there was no structural damage. >> the fire department came out here to put the fire out took about 10 minutes. >> reporter: the truck driver was notified by another driver that his engine was on fire and he jump out unharmed. crews contained a small fuel spill by flames. the wine was not damaged at all. >>> we're learning a new details about a bizarre slow chase. an officer spotted a stolen construction crane at 2:15 in the morning. the crane's boom took out street light, power lines and tree limbs as officers were following behind. 54-year-old jerry kline from arkansas stole the crane. >>> prosecutors say edwin ramos shot anthony balonia and his two sons mistaking them for gang members. the defends contends a passenger fired the fatal shot. >>> police in fairfiel

>> reporter: with only three opportunities heft for idol judges to save a fine -- left for idol judges finalist, there's little room for error. >> unfortunately after talking we'ring if to have to let you go -- we're going to have to let you go, man. all these kids are singing so good. >> not everybody is equal. my job is to make sure that's pointed out to the audience. they are not all equal and you could do really well, but you still didn't do good enough. >> i think you got a real shot here of. >> reporter: music executive jimmy iovine's experience makes him a perfect fit on the show. >> i was a record producer when i was 19. i worked with singers. somebody comes in with a song or not a song or half a song or song's not good enough, they don't sing it good enough, we communicate. that's the way it works whether it's a brand-new singer like jessica or gwen stefani. >> reporter: although the contestants have been mentored by will i am, mary j. blige or sean combs, several have a favorite. >> stevie nicks is my favorite by far. she knew. she like did her homework. she was up at 4:00 th

american idol rrleased on hot &pmoves will be released on american idol tomorrow.but we have seen steamygetting some grief for the s pneak peek.you can see the 42 year old blindfolding her boyfriend... dancer casper smart.it says looe is blind her way of defenning the 18 the two. rrnt áagainá.this time he's er - not about an airline.. he is lashing out abouu the media. the 30 rock star tookkto twitter on monday raating against staff members of the photographer and crime - at his new fiance's yoga class. they wanted to photograph the 28 yyar old who is an that they disrupted the class to get their story and photos. "shhme on the no- talent trash from the daily news ffr invading the privacy of 75 a picture of someone" rest in peace, the new york daily news, which was once aa good newspaper. now run byythe same trash that runs the new yorkkpost." &pchat about alec baldwin we have great news closee to home.ravenn wide receiver africaahe went with former peammate larry fitzgerald.it was all to aise wareness ii the arra.he traveled with the interrational relief throughout his journey, journey,

san jose deandre brackensick is now off "american idol."his fans in the bay area he tells mornings on 2. cçrrú >>> breaking news. the oakland police department has just announced it's holding an 11:30 a.m. press conference, it's not clear what this news conference will be about. however, the oakland police department has been busy this past few days investigating the mass shooting at oikos university, and opd is still searching for the weapon used in that attack. you'll recall seven people died in the shooting rampage monday. stay with ktvu and ktvu.com for continuing coverage on the story. we'll have a complete update on ktvued ktvu channel 2 news at newschannel also happening rights now, a protest and march outside the lawrence livermore lab. live pictures from the demonstration, which started about two hours ago. right now protestors at the west gate of the lab, blocking that entrance as a show of solidarity and there's a standoff, looks like some of the leaders are being arrested right now, taken off by some of the armed guards. religio

we send the winner to american idol. not that they get on, but we give them a ticket to fly there.we are really thrilled because the second place person last year came in the top 7th in exfactor. she is going to be performing at our festival this year. >> i remember an idol singer performing a couple of years ago. it is not small town there. >> not anymore. we have a lot of talent in towsend. >> thank you so much for joining me. abc 2 will be there. we have a booth. come get your picture taken in the photo booth. enter to win $100 in free gas every hour. >> i heard about that. you guys are giving away over $1500. that's great. >> we could all use one. thank you for joining us. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be health

proud supporter of babies' play. ♪ >>> american idol fans, listen up.ave is sticking around. >> he has agreed to stay as the host of american idol and here is why. the fox network made the announcement yesterday, gave no details on what his contract would include. here is what i heard, $16 million over two years. seacrest has hosted the show since its premiere. >>> we have a report on the power of books in hollywood. >> reporter: whether it is twilight, the hunger games or a boy wizard translating the written word to the silver screen has been highly lucrative. >> the success lately is unbelievable. the harry potter films, a total of $8 billion. twilight has already racked up more than $2 billion. the first hunger games film has made half a billion which is more than the first potter or twilight film. >> reporter: so much momentum from hollywood, the nation's largest book festival brought big names to l.a. over the weekend. >> i wanted to be a forest ranger but then i wanted to be an author. so i've been kind of writing all my life. but then all of a su

. >>> these american idol [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids?it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver only from at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. at&t. >>> there are now just seven finalists left vying to be the next american idol, but deandres sang his last song tonight. >> reporter: we're at high five pizza where fans gather every week to show their support for deandre. the show ended more than an hour ago but they're still here. they say tonight's result was not what they wanted but they told us they're still proud. >> reporter: deandre. >> reporter: with the help of social media, these fans knew before the

like this he will be missed. >> he idolized him. he would have insisted the show must go on. now we took a slide show on our web. >>> we are nowlarying from a mother who lost her only child. jordan had grown up on the water and had been sailing since the age of 2. the they were considered lost at say. she is doing her best to focus on the moments she shared with her sop. >> so many people lose the people they love and their children and i have to think i lost mine doing something exciting that he loved to do. eight people were hit and jordan was in his last semester and hoped one day to have his own maritime business. >>> santa clara alameda business will focus on the reservoir. they turned up no evidence and more than 140 people were looking forking in suspense. for investigators the search of the reservoirs could take place. >>> federal agents raided four facilities earlier this month. yesterday the school's founder announced he was officially turnelling over control and they promise to only use the pooleddingses for upstairs audi

(((pkg)))) it's never easy idol come to an endd here's night.n who is at risk of leaving us and is singinn for the save tonight is ddandre deandre's family was visibly upsett...but he remained strong on stage.the teen had to ssng for survival ....in the end the juddes didn't save him . i spoke with deandre this morning and he told me he just wants to focus on his journey as a positive experience.deandrr says: i accomplished ss much why cry over stuff that i happy and proud of hat i did do not what didn't happenyou can see the remaaning contestants on american idol &pnext wednesday and thursdayya candace dold and that's your lowdown. 3 3 a beautiful day for baseball.... and the sun will be sticking around for easter weekend.meteorologist emilyy gracey is here with your skywatch forecast.3 3 first pitch" the 200h opening day in camden yards history...rick suttllffe thhoos out the first pitch to chris hoiles just like he did 20 years ago....bottom of thh 1ss...one on for nick markaks...gives it a ride to the opposite field...reaches home run of the

we were talking about american idol. oak grove high school senior was isn't home last night but look his friends, family they are still applauding even though they already knew the results. they say they are still very proud of him. >> it was sad, but honestly he made it so far. he reach his goal. >> this has been his dream since he was a little boy. he started when he was four years old. >> he's still their idol. deandre did make it in the top eight. he will still perform in the upcoming american idol concert tour. later on this morning, we will talk live to deandre about the competition and what he is planning for his future. that is coming up on ktvu mornings on 2. don't miss it. >> yeah. >>> 5:48 is the time. let's check in with sal to look at the friday morning traffic. a lot of people have the day off maybe for the holiday. >> that is right. it is good friday. some people don't no go school or work. we are hoping for better than usual traffic conditions. let's take a look at what we have with the san mateo bridge i

idol."e're going to hear his reaction and what he thought about being on the show when fox 5 morning news continues. we'll be right back.  >>> the person who's idol journey ends tonight is colton. >> shocking and unexpected elimination on last night's "american idol." america said goodbye to colton dixon. this was the first time dixon was in the bottom three all season long. after hearing the results, he apologized to his fans telling them he wasn't himself on wednesday night's episode. that's when he sang the song by lady gaga, earth wind and fire. those are difficult songs, difficult music by those performers. still, he says he feels lucky he was one of the top seven. >> i'm so blessed to have been able stand with the remaining six contestants for so long. they're all so amazing. you know, i was a fan even while i was here performing along side of them. it's how amazing they are. but just to make it this far, even after not wanting to audition, it's totally crazy. i am a blessed man for

. >> still ahead, a shocking bottom three on "american idol." said america got it wrong. find out who the judges decided to keep around for another week by using their one save. >> also, music legends in d.c. to celebrate the reopening of the howard theater. our karen gray houston caught up with some of them, including one of her former idols. one of her idols. her message -- his message to her next in the buzz bin. we love gardening... yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me, you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like soap is for showers. everyone grows with miracle-gro. >>> give me that mic. this is crazy! >> what an emotional roller coaster last night. doesn't j.lo look great? >> she does. >> the judges us

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we have the details on all the backstage fun. >> reporter: american idol said good-bye to season 11 hair high note reaching hopeful deandre brackensick narrowing down the feel to seven. mazingly we found someone who -- amazingly we found someone who may be more upset about this unanimous deandre himself, jeff stoltz of the fox show the finder. >> there's no way that kid should have been let go. j-lo, i got to be honest, she was sending some mixed messages like this is my guy, audience, america, vote for him and she has a chance to save him and doesn't. >> reporter: although jennifer lopez did admit she was just outvoted when it came to saving this once wildcard pick. >> are you saying you voted to save and the other two didn't? >> yes. that's what i'm saying. >> it was kind of tough that jennifer kind of wanted to save me, too but i understood because you can't save every time. >> reporter: other musical highlights of the night, the world premier of jennifer's video dance again and at least jeff was glad he was there for that. >> i felt a little weird sitting next to her boyfriend becaus

taylor wrote wow, in lessen years of watching american idol -- 11 years of watching american idol i've like that happen before. jenny wrote how could jessica sanchez be the one that got the lowest vote? >>> a big day for local sports fans. >> sports director dave feldman is here now with hohe locals fared. >> we'll start with the latest, that's the caps in boston playing the higher seed and the defending stanley cup champion boston bruins. caps aren't used to starting the post season away from verizon center. the playoffs means big hits. dennisand a huge collision with the players. the game was scoreless after two periods. we go into overtime scoreless. early in o.t. johansson shot his turn aside. the bruins break out and quickly and go ahead to chris kelly and his slapper for the game winner. one minute 18 seconds into the extra period the caps falling to the bruins 1-0 in overtime. >>> the other big story, davey johnson and the nats hosting the reds, the nats home opener looking for the first home opening win since '08. bases loaded two outs, base hit to right center. ian desmond com

on american idol. >> what was it about him? >> his voice. >> reporter: the 17-year-old was honored by members of the city council with an official commendation of the city. it's been a whirlwind since he's come back. even when he's in his car. >> everywhere i go, people are snapping pictures of me, in the car, it's cool. >> watching them and still think, i was on that same show with them. it's weird but it's just like, nice to know that i was with them and i know them. >> deandre spent the afternoon signing photographs and meetings admireerers. the young singer hopes to make r & b and reggae music. >> i'm sure he's going to be successful. he's a cute kid, he's very respectful and he has a lot of talent. >> reporter: he's grateful for his fans and is excited to perform in the summer tour. >> it's going to be amazing coming back on stage and or my hometown. >> reporter: deandre is finishing up his tour, he is set to fly back to l.a. in a couple of weeks where he will perform in the finale. >>> you can find our entire interview wi

she's an oscar winner, grammy winner, american idol finalist and multimillionaire spokeswoman. today she was introduced simply as witness for the prosecution. she took the stand in a chicago courtroom, three and a half years after her mother, sister, and young fef new were all gunned down in what prosecutors describe as a jealous rampage by her former brother-in-law. for the latest inside the courtroom, here's alex perez. >> reporter: jennifer hudson, her cinderella story, taking her down the red carpet and into the brightest spotlight. ♪ >> reporter: but today she was here, testifying as the first witness for the progds in the trial of william yam bal for, her former brother-in-law accused of murdering her mother, brother, and nephew. cameras are not allowed in the courtroom. on the stand, hudson's voice cracked as she teared up during her almost 50 minutes of testimony. i slept with my mom until i was 16 years old, she told prosecutors. on the tumultuous relationship with her sister, she said none of us wanted her to marry him. she testified, i tried to keep my distance from

. >> a member of american idol is going home after last week.s are showing support. >> coming up, the one part of bay area that could pick up a few sunday showers. and the change in the weather pattern for next week. ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months. >> american idol has said good-bye to season 11th hopeful deandre brackens. >> he's from the bay area and we spoke with him. he tells us what his teachers put together for him today. matt? >> oak grove students and faculty are now on spring break but before they left, they showed their american idol some love and support. >> reporter: he took his final bow on the american idol stage last night. this morning he spoke about his bay area fans during an appea

. >>> the idol top seven returning to the stage after the judges save jessica sanchez.e tips and tricks the judges are sharing to put them at the top this week.  [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. got my bearings. ♪ a little bird told me about a band. ♪ an old man shared some fish stories. ♪ ooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but i still got to see her. we talked for hours. ♪ everyone else buzzed about the band. music, stories, adventures, memories. ♪ ...all at my fingertips. ♪ there's a wireless mind inside all of us. ♪ so, where to next? ♪ >>> feign favorite back in the running to be -- a fan favorite back in the running to be the next american idol after the judges saved her from elimination and, of course, there are still psych others vying for that title. fox's -- six others vying for that title. fox's adam housley with the latest from hollywood. >> you ain't going home. go sit down. >> reporter: jessica sanchez rejoined american idol's top seven after the judges used their only save on last thursday's show. randy jackson says fans shouldn't presume

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has been applauded by the judges throughout american idol season 11. >> this is crazy. >> reporter:r they used their one save of the season on her after america's vote almost sent her packing. >> are you kidding me? please, everybody, please vote for the best. >> reporter: but that wasn't the only unprecedented move of the night. randy for the first time said to america they got the entire bottom three wrong. >> her and elise and josh, what we're like oh, this is crazy. crazy-- and joshua, we're like oh, this is crazy. >> i'm so glad the judges used their one save for the season and they saved her. what is america thinking? >> reporter: as for 16-year- old jessica, she knows she has as much to prove as anyone else on that stage. >> i do what i do best. i just work hard and i try my best. whatever happens happens. that's what i believe and i'm so grateful that they came up and saved me tonight. >> reporter: with no saves left for the season they are all sure to bring their best for the

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