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please welcome back to the show jennifer hudson, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> seth: welcomer. >> thank you for having me back. >> seth: it is so great to see you. i saw you -- i did not see you personally, i saw you on stage on monday morning. there is this thing called upfronts, for people who don't know, where the networks talk about their new fall schedules. and you open the morning at 10:00 a.m. on monday and you sang at radio city music hall and you brought the house down. was that fun to sing at 10:00 in morning on monday or awful? when i'm told to sing. it could be four in the morning, ten in the morning. but i thought i would be y'all alarm clock and wake you up. make sure y'all was ready for the upfronts. >> seth: yeah. >> did i wake up? >> seth: you woke me up. yeah, i was ready. were you -- have you ever been to the upfronts before? you ever been to something -- >> i have. i did -- let's see, fox upfronts before. own upfronts before. and now nbc upfronts. >> seth: there you go. >> so this is my third time around. >> seth: but the thing that shocked me -- i was say

former idol contestant jennifer hudson who will be a voice coach in the fall avoided talking to reporters and kelly clarkson skipped it completely. with the seat still open on kelly's season on the voice and with two spots to fill at the "american idol" table, who are the top contender. >> reporter: you were so amazing on "american idol" and the voice is looking for another coach right now. >> i think i have my hands full. >> jennifer lopez has the world of dance on nbc. but idol contestant chris daughtery is available. >> would you be on the new show -- >> nicole richie told us her dad lionel would be down for a gig on the singing competition and he loves tv, he loves the camera and he loves having all the attention. i'm sure he would do it. >> he'd be great. >> yes, he would. >>> meanwhile, nbc just weighed in on grabbing kelly clarkson and jennifer hudson as coaches, they said they've been talking with them for a long time about joining the voice. no connection to idol coming back. >> yeah, right. >>> kevin hart is a busy man these days -- new movie, new comedy material, a new baby on

then i thought jennifer hudson but she's doing the voice.o i thought, william hung. >> harry connick jr. was shocked. when we told him clarkson was joining the voice. >> no this is the first i'm hearing it. >> she's amazing. the perfect person to judge a ow knows from both sides. what it's like to have hits, and what it's like to be in a competition. she's going to be amazing. >> kelly will be on "the voice" in spring of next year, jennifer will be on this fall. >> there's also a big change for steve harvey's big talk show. last night they held a big wrap party, but no sign of steve. that was after a memo surfaced yesterday, where he laid down the law. with his staff. this is not going away any time soon even after steve tried to clear the air with us by phone. >> people then took this, and went crazy. >> today, steve retweeted chelsea handler, who apparently made some four-letter modifications to his letter. to address those working on her show. harvey captioned it now this is funny. m handled it a little bit differently. >> speaking exclus

"the voice" announcement came one day after jennifer hudson announced she'll join "the voice" in the fall. hudson was the winning coach on the uk version of "the voice" earlier this year. ♪ so where does simon stand in all this? well the former "idol" judge got in a laugh at his old show's expense. >> i always thought if they could get kelly it would be a big deal. someone told me she is doing "the voice." what about jennifer hudson? so i thought william hung. he would be a great judge. >> harry connick jr. was shocked when clarkson was joining "the voice." >> she's amazing and she's the perfect person to judge a show like that because she knows from both sides what it's like to have hits and what it's like to be in a competition. she's going to be amazing. >> reporter: as for hoe will host "idol" next year, ryan seacrest told us he'd do it. >> i love the show. >> reporter: his live host kelly ripa begged him to take is the job. >> you can do this. you can disconnect for that, on the days where it's the day after, i will -- you won't have to think. i'll do it all for you. >> we won't

but it all worked out. ♪ >> jennifer hudson. >> reporter: that performance won her an oscar.contestants. the chemistry between original hosts paula abdul, randy jackson, and simon cowell, part of the reason for the show's success. >> i would just like t simon, paula and randy come back. i really think that will be the key to getting people excited to watching it again. because we miss that original magic. >> reporter: simon's signature snark showing the truth sometimes hurts. >> i think you're amazing. >> really? >> amazingly dreadful. >> will he be softer now he's a dad? will paula be as whack a do? will randy still have weird glasses on? >> reporter: the trio moved on, replaced by a revolving door of celebrities. among them ellen degeneres. steven tyler. j. lo. and of course nicki minaj who futted with cojudge mariah carey. >> nobody said every moment -- >> excuse me -- >> that the music will cut me off -- >> clean your ears out -- >> this is "american idol." >> reporter: the one constant, perennial host ryan seacrest. >> i was terrified. i put on a bit of a brave face the

"american idol" launched the careers of kelly clarkson, carrie underwood, and jennifer hudson. it was canceled on fox a little more than a year ago. "american idol" is switching to abc.. and you'll be able to see it right here.. on abc-seven. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen - code orange air quality alert today - record highs possible today - best chance of storms friday - cooler weekend ahead today: hot and humid. record highs possible. highs: 90-95 winds: sw 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. very mild. lows: 67-71 winds: sw 5 mph thursday: partly cloudy. hot and humid. isolated pm thunderstorms, mainly west of d.c. highs: 89-94 winds: sw 5-10 mph injuries after chaotic protests yesterday here in the district. dueling protests turned violent as demonstrators clashed over president trum's meeting with turkish president he's accused of violating the human rights of the turkish people. in total 9-people were injured in those protests. 2 people were arrested. :35 - :40 :53 - 1:01(2nd hit) police say two people were arrested in the clashes. one is charged with assault while t

jennifer hudson makes the debut on "the voice" in september and then kelly clarkson in season 14 nextpring. >>> singing the blues about the weather? let's turn now to the meteorologist tammie souza. >> thank you so much, jim. outside right now we have cloud cover. it is mainly cloudy all day long and reached a high of only 68 today. that is about ten degrees where we should be. 62 in philadelphia with east winds to 7 miles per hour. keeping us a wee bit coolerment doppler radar sweeping the sky, see the system from the south. we talked about it last night. the one moving along the gulf coast and got here quickly. heaviest rain right now from dover off toward lewis, cape may picking up heavier showers. morris river, the same there. but for the rest of the area, we are just looking at either drizzle or light sprinkles. all of this to work way through the philadelphia area tonight and then gone for tomorrow morning's commute unless you're a very early morning commuter and then focusing on the huge area of low pressure in the plains and will be the weather maker by the time of thursday. a

can breathe for the first time ♪ >> reporter: even losers couldened up being dream girls like jennifer hudsonearly on season three. despite being widely praised by the judges. it wasn't just the contestants. the chemistry between original hosts, paula abdul, randy jackson and simon cowl, part of the reason for the show's success. >> i would just look to see simon, paula, randy all come back. i've really think that will be the key to getting people excited to watching it again. because we magic. >> reporter: simon's signature snark showing that the truth some times hurts. >> i think you are amazing. amazingly dreadful. >> reporter: if imitation is the greatest form of flattery, idol must have felt deeply flattered. paving the way for shows like "america's got talent." and "x factor" and "the voice." despite that, the pioneering show suffering dwindling viewership. >> if the show comes back and people have the appetite for it, if there are people viewers connect to and there is some body on there with talent, that brings something we haven't seen before. i think absolutely another superstar cou

and so is jennifer hudson. so i thought william hung.hink he would be great. >> she bang, she bang. >> i know how william rolls. >> you give her an opportunity to sing or dance. >> kelly clarkson starts on "the voice" in the spring. but now we have a peak inside her nashville home that is up for sale. >> the seven bedroom, eight bathroom home is on the market for $7.5 million. the great room is two stories tall with taxidermy mounted on the wall. >> the grammy winner and husband raised their two kids in the house but are selling because they're building a new residence on their farm near nashville. there are built in bunk beds in the children's fold up ping-pong table. and the master bath with a canopy tub. and how about a drink in the cowboy bar? the bar stools are horse saddles. and there's no reason to go to the movies when your theater has lounge chairs like these. the pool and hot tub are in front of a lake and there is even a sandy beach volleyball court. >>> across the country in the hills above sanita barbara, 10,000 plus square

kelly's announcement came one day after jennifer hudson announced she will join "the voice" in the fallshe was a winning coach on the uk version of "the voice" earlier this year. ♪ >> so where does simon stand on all of this? the former "idol" judge got in a laugh. >> i always thought, if they could get kelly, it would be a big deal. somebody just told me she's doing "the voice". and so i thought, william hung. >> harry connick jr. was shocked. >> she's amazing. the perfect person to judge a show like that, because she knows from both sides. what it's like to have hits, and what it's like to be in a competition. she's going to be amazing. >> kelly will be on "the voice" in spring of next year, jennifer will be on this fall. >>> and steve harvey, holding a big wrap party, but no sign of steve. that was after a memo surfaced yesterday, where he laid down the law. this is not going away anytime soon. even after steve tried to clear the air with us by phone. >> people then took this, and went crazy. >> today, steve retweeted chelsea handler, who apparently made some four-letter modification

"the voice" announcement came one day after jennifer hudson announced she'll join "the voice" in the fall. hudson was the winning coach on the uk version of "the voice" earlier this year. ♪ so where does simon stand in all this? well the former "idol" judge got in a laugh at his old show's expense. >> i always thought if they could get kelly it would be a big deal. someone told me she is doing host "idol" next year, ryan seacrest told us he'd do it. >> i love the show. >> reporter: his live host kelly ripa begged him to take is the job. >> you can do this. you can disconnect for that, on the days w iheret's the day after, i will -- you won't have to think. i'll do it all for you. >> we won't expect to see the revamped "idol" until next year but i'm ready for that one. now from ryan seacrest to news on another >> a leaked memo says that he told his staff not to approach or speak to him. >> what was reallyoi gng through his mind? we talked to steve exclusively. >> steve, what happened with the memo? >> i wrote it at the beginning of the year because i was trying to find out ways to get

come on, chris >>> now, also part of the final lea last night, jennifer hudson performed and she's joining voice as a coach this fall and blake you have to continue to watch out because jennifer won the latest season of the voice uk. >>> nischelle turner and gal gadot. >> kevin, listen, we have decided. we have decided she's a unicorn. listen to what chris pine told me. >> i never felt in an audience that palpable communal gasping and men and women alike were equally moved by those images of a strong, strong woman. >> the iconic female superhero kicks butt in an attempt to save the world. . >> finally, we get to tell this beautiful, iconic's story. and it's not only great for girls it's great for boys as well. >> chris is a world war i pilot who crashes onto wonder woman's secret island. while fighting evil together, he becomes her love interest. >> it's, you know, about time. >> chris strips down in a rock pool. can we talk about the amazon pool? >> let's get straight to it. >> i mean, it's only right that we always get objectified in bikinis. >> he came very prepared. he's been training

jennifer hudson was named a coach on nbc's the voice performed at the and yal presentation.rkson says she's in it to win it this fall. >> it's like a game. what is blake is doing? what is adam doing? what am i going to do? >>> well back to abc and "american idol" is not only the show they're bringing back to tv. the rumors are true, roseanne is getting a second life, but cam, i got to say, no second life for simone biles on "dancing with the stars." >> look at, this i felt just like those judges last night. lot of people were. we were stunned. something else happened last night but only in front of our "entertainment tonight" cameras. love connection going on between bonner and normani. >> bonner was like, i may ask out normani and he did it right there. >> i know. >> normani will you go out on me. >> yes, i will go out next week. >> not this week but the week after. >> yes, definitely i'll go out with you. >> i feel like i'm a matchmaker. >> whthere's no drinking involv because she's not 21. >> i turn 21 attend of the month. >>> but the big news of the night from inside the

but miley cyrus is returning to the coach's chair in the fall along with jennifer hudson.n the team in the spring of 2018. >> well, i can tell you that i used to think that miley cyrus would be the person that talks the most, ever, in the history of this show. now that they brought in kelly clarkson -- oh, my god. oh, my god. thank god they are at least on different seasons because my ears would fall off of my head. there would be no oxygen left in the room. neither one of them can stop talking. >> but will tonight's season finale mean we'll never see gwen in the coach's chair again? not so fast. alicia is giving us hope. >> gwen is coming back. we love wempb. hopefully gwen can replace -- >> i've been trying to get fired for years now. >> there's no getting rid of you at this point, blake. >> if one of blake's two contestants wins tonight it will be his sixth win. >>> kevin frazier, what's the truth about dwayne johnson. >> one thing i have learned, never doubt dwayne. is he serious about running for president? we found out last night when the stars of baywatch hit new yo

jennifer hudson was named a coach on nbc's "the voice" performed at the annual presentation of the network i want a voice that makes me want to turn my chair around. >> hudson says she's in it to win it. >> almost like a game. what's he doing? all right, wait. what adam doing? what am i going to do? >> "the voice," win, that's what you do. >>> well, back to abc and "american idol" is not only the show they're bringing back to tv. the rumors are true, "roseanne" is getting aon life for simone biles on "dancing with the stars." >> we know every week somebody's got to go home, but look at this. i felt just like those judges. a lot of people did. we were all stunned. something else happened last night but only in front of our "entertainment tonight" cameras. love connection going on between bonner and normani. a chat with bonner. >> bonner was like, i may ask out normani and then he did it right there. >> i know. he's a bold one. >> normani, will you go out on me? >> did you respond to him? >> yes, i will go out with you next week. >> wait, wait, wait. not this week. we got things to do this w

jennifer hudson in the fall. and kelly clarkson in the spring. >> jennifer hudson has some of the most impressive pipes i have ever heard in my life. >> we have "american idol" on the voice. >> yes. >> that's true. >> looking forward to that. it will be a day to watch that and also catch up on some of those shows. will be hard to stay inside, especially with temperatures so nice and comfortable. and looking live at the golden gate bridge. beautiful sunrise on this monday morning. this is for the mothers out there. and it's only 49 degrees. let's take a look at the temperatures. 51 now and heading up to 61 today. after this chilly start, it will be breezy with a lot of sunshine going into this afternoon. and the rest of the week, we will have a chance of rain tomorrow. mostly some light rain and then the rest of the week, we start on a warming trend. now as you head out the door, only 48 degrees in the peninsula. it's 41 degrees in the north bay. clear skies also in san francisco and the east bay, 53 degrees and h

careers, including, of course, kelly clarkson, the original american idol, carrie underwood and jennifer hudsong? >> i went into seclusion, are you going to host it? >> no. >> please, tell me, yes. >> whatever you want. >> yes, okay. >> your my work wife. i say yes and bow to you. >> uh-huh. >> huh. >> definitely not a no. >> it's not a no. we don't really know at this point. we actually don't know when idol will be on the air again. abc 7 it will announce the host and judges as they say in tv lands soon. >> right. >> because it's coming to host with kelly, and then we got american idol coming back. i don't know. >> yeah. >> i read the fine print. >> sorry, reggie. >> from us here, thank you for joining us. have a good day. >> it's a simple game, really. i set 'em up, they knock 'em down. and they walk away with a very big check. let's get this party started. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ everybody, welcome to the show! you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [audience cheering] with a million dollars, today's returning contestan

jennifer hudson has been preparing by judging the uk "voice." they will repolice alicia keys -- replace alicia keys and gwen stefani. >>> the snip family from trenton has that moment we've dreamed of -- they won a $429 million powerball jackpot. now, they're talking about how they're going to spend the money to help people in their community. last year, pearly smith and her adult children decided they wanted to give back. they formed the smith family foundation. so far they've given away $16 million in different ways. 100 bookbags filled with supplies to trenton public school students. they're hoping to build a bridge in bridgeton. in haiti, they're building a three-room schoolhouse. >> didn't go out and buy your mansions and those fancy cars, whatever they -- lamborghinis, no. >> the whole idea of the foundation is to transform lives. >> the family is now taking grant applications for nonprofits in the trenton area. if you'd like some more information, go to nbc10.com. we have a link to the family's foundation. certainly that money went to the

gener jennifer hudson will be replacing alisha keys and gw gwen stefani. >>> this is part of the widener nbc 10 leadership day. joining our news director was arthur schwartz. they talked about ways to grow their leadership skills. >>> local organization dedicated to helping opportunities learn how to manage money. bank of america is donating $100,000. the check was presented today at wright elementary school in north philly. >>> now to an exclusive. the smith family had that moment we have all dreamed of. they want a 429 million jock pot and they want to help people in their community. they decide today give back so they formed the smith foundation. they gave away 100 book bags filled with supplies. they are helping to build a church in bridgeton. in haiti they building a three-room schoolhouse. >> we didn't go out and buy those fancy cars, lam boborghin. >> the family is now taking grant applications for the nonprofits. if you would like to fill out a grant go to our web site, nbc10.com. we have a link to their foundation. >>> in a live interview with the general mesne manager we'll exp

listen here's something new joining me is jennifer hudson the director of the fairfax county library and you guys got a nice this is a cool thing. why don't you tell bus it. and this is your backpack and sponsored by the live virginia and partnership with state parks and coner is vacation and recreation and site museum of virginia and supporting children and adults going outside and doing other things other that reading a book. >> why don't you show us what is on a nature backpack. >> first things you want to see. >> what is the blue thing sticking up there? >> yes, this is a net so you can catch butterflies and dip it into the water and catch wigly creatures in water. >> all that hands on. >> maybe clean it before you bring it back don't stick it back wet into the backpack. >> clean i bring it back. we have wonderful field guides people can use or additional herbs and. >> there's my favorite. >> of course. >> for the weather. >> i looked through it it has a lot of cool stuff. you look through that you'll learn a lot. >> all of the guys here are to help you if you get strand outside

. >> idol alum kelly clarkson and jennifer hudson confirm they're going to "the voice".attle is on between nbc's hit singing sensation and the idol reboot. >>> who else are the shows fighting for? >>> colbert's steaming rebuttal at trump after the president called him a no talent. >> there's only one thing to say. >>> plus, why is he hitting the streets of new york? new clues to

jennifer hudson has been preparing by judging the uk "voice."e two will be replacing alicia keys and gwen stefani. >>> the smith family from trenton had the moment we've all dreamt of. they won a $425 million powerball jackpot. they're making plans how to spend the money to help people in their community. last year, pearlie smith and her adult children decided they wanted to give back. they formed the smith family foundation. so far they've given away $16 million. they gave away 100 book bags filled with supplies to trenton public school kids. they're helping to build a church in bridgetown. in haiti, they're building a three-room school house. >> didn't go out and buy mansions or fancy cars -- lamborghinis, whatever they're called, no. >> the whole idea of the foundation is to transform lives. >> the family is taking grant applications for nonprofits in the area. if you're interested, go to nbc.com, we have a link to their foundation. we'll be right back. you knew when you cast it they'd lock you up. but that didn't stop you. you traveled far a

kelly clarkson, carrie underwood, jennifer hudson, katharine mcphee, adam lambert. chris dawe tri.iscovered have won 14 grammys, two golden globes and academy award and generated more than 450 number one billboard hits and that's why the show is so great because you actually get to follow these people and put their songs on their playlist. host and judges by the way still announced at a later time. >> no speculation? >> we'll have to see. >> you were saying that you watched every episode. >> i'm a super fan and remember the kelly clarkson episode -- the finale. i was on vacation and left dinner early to get back to my room early to watch to see who won. >> did you see the movie? >> no, i didn't need to see the movie because i saw "american idol" episodes. i loved the show. something you can watch with your family. >> i brought up william hung, it's fun. >> sanjaya -- >> the pony -- >> even artists that did not all those involved. >> a guest judge over here. >> i would love that. >>> we'll move on to that major lawsuit from richard simmons. he's taking on the tabloids filing a 70-pa

that was jennifer hudson's version of the beatles' "carry that weight" from the movie "sing."l. let's talk about "will & grace." fans went wild when a hint of a revival came out. we know when it will air. megan mullally tweeted it out saying, here we go again, honey. as expected, it's a bit cheeky. the poster carries the same sense of humor that karen and jack reading back this fall. get it? the 12 brand-new episodes will air on nbc next fall. one of my favorite shows. and finally the in the works remake of "a star is born" has been getting a lot of attention. first because of its leading man, famous director and new dad bradley cooper. next was the news of lady gaga co-starring in the film. and now it's been announced that the one and only dave chappelle has joined the cast. he'll play a blues musician and cooper's oldest friend. the film currently has a release date of september 2018. this will be the fourth incarnation of it. more dave chappelle is always a great idea. it's getting chilly out here. >> is it cold? >> that's your pop start guys. it's cold and it will rain any

tonight -- jennifer hudson, from nbc's "great news", actor and comedian horatio sanz, showrunner of "ked former fbi director james comey to shut down the investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. and that comes on the heels of revelations that trump shared highly classified information wius

there's also solo performances from jennifer hudson, miley cyrus and chris stapleton all leading up to the announcement of the winner. i don't know why i got stuck on duet. >> because were you so impressed that usher would be out there showing some dance moves. i'm always so impressed with these performers, 15 years old person forming in front of a national audience that. has to be hard. real el fun to watch and also all of the stars. >> yeah. >> so let's check how the this forecast. that's going to be the star here. looking at some cooler temperatures. staying in the 60s all weekend in san francisco. inland areas. after today it will feel much nicer and maybe give the air conditioner a break at the end of the week. >> your forecast at the end of the day will be closer and closer pulling that into wine country. >> we'll see you tomorrow. >>> stand by, everyone. we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> it shocks me every time we hear this sort of news that attacks like this can happen, but especially when there will be so many children at this concert tonight. >> emotional james co